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The Functioning in Business radio course will help you learn American business English through listening to business meetings and discussions and to interviews with American business people.
With your radio host, Elizabeth Moore, you will follow the story of an important business trip. You will listen to conversations which introduce vocabulary and expressions used to conduct business in English. You will also listen to Business Dialogs which present many kinds of business situations.
Our business and culture expert, Gary Engleton, will offer Culture Tips about American business culture. Gary will also focus on important language functions used in business and social situations.
This week on Functioning in Business, you will meet Mr. Mike Epstein.
Mr. Epstein is Senior Systems Engineer at Advanced Technologies. Advanced Technologies makes electronic components for computers. Mr. Epstein's main job is to reduce production costs.
| Elizabeth: | What's your background? |
| Mr. Epstein: | I have a background in both engineering and business. |
| Elizabeth: | I see. Where did you study engineering? |
| Mr. Epstein: | At Stanford. I majored in Electrical Engineering. |
| Elizabeth: | And when did you graduate? |
| Mr. Epstein: | 1988. I graduated in 1988. |
| Elizabeth: | I see. And what did you do after graduation? |
| Mr. Epstein: | My first job was as an engineer for a small company in San Francisco. |
| Elizabeth: | And what were your responsibilities? |
| Mr. Epstein: | I was a quality assurance engineer. |
What is the average work day and work week in the United States?
We generally think of an 8-hour day and a 40-hour week as "normal." High-level executives, however, are usually expected to work as much as 50-60 hours a week because they are paid so much. But at startup companies, people work even more hours, sometimes for very little pay.
If you have questions about American business and culture, write to gary@dyned.com.
Ms. White is having a job interview. The interviewer asks her about her work experience.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Interviewer: | Can you tell me a little about the jobs you've held? |
| Ms. White: | Certainly. How far back would you like me to go? |
| Interviewer: | Tell me about the two you held before your current job. |
| Ms. White: | All right. Well, from 1991 to 1994 I was an at a food processing plant in New Jersey. I was in charge of scheduling on the assembly line. Then at the end of 1994 I took a position as general manager with Ace Foods. I held that until I moved to my current position in 1997. |
| Interviewer: | And what were your responsibilities as general manager? |
| Ms. White: | As general manager, I made sure production schedules were met. |
Functioning in Business will teach you about how to use English in business and social situations. You will study important Language Functions, such as requests, suggestions, and so on.
Here are some examples of how to talk about job responsibilities:
Each week you will receive e-mail Study Tips, news, and activities. Join today!
The Functioning in Business radio course is based on DynEd's Functioning in Business courseware and the Functioning in Business textbook, by P. Lance Knowles and Francis Bailey, published by Longman.
For more information about DynEd courseware, contact sales@dyned.com.
If you have any questions or comments,write to elizabeth@dyned.com.
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