Warm-up
Company Structure & Job Roles
Company Structure & Job Roles
After this lesson you'll be able to...
- Use key vocabulary for company structure and job roles
- Describe a job with who, which, that and whose
- Explain who reports to whom
- Introduce a team to a new colleague
Get to know each other (3 minutes)
- Who do you report to at work?
- How many people work in your team?
- Which department do you work with the most?
- Is a big company or a small company better for you?
Say it out loud
Describe a person. → Anna is the manager who leads the marketing team.
Fact worth knowing
Vocabulary
Key vocabulary
Useful phrases
| I report to the head of sales. | Я підпорядковуюся керівнику відділу продажів. |
| Anna is the manager who leads the marketing team. | Анна — менеджер, який очолює відділ маркетингу. |
| She is in charge of the budget. | Вона відповідає за бюджет. |
| This is the department that deals with customers. | Це відділ, який працює з клієнтами. |
| Tom is the colleague whose desk is next to mine. | Том — колега, чий стіл стоїть поруч із моїм. |
| Our headquarters are in Warsaw. | Наш головний офіс у Варшаві. |
| We have a workforce of about 300 people. | У нас працює близько 300 людей. |
| Let me introduce you to the team. | Дозвольте познайомити вас із командою. |
Try out the new words
Say one sentence with a new word. → …
Say one phrase from the list about your work. → …
Which word is it?
Fill in the missing word
Choose the correct word
Translate the phrase
Write each phrase in English.
Grammar
Relative clauses
| who — for people | Anna is the manager who leads the marketing team. |
| which / that — for things | This is the department which deals with customers. This is the report that I wrote. That is also common for people and things in speech. |
| whose — possession | Tom is the colleague whose desk is next to mine. Whose = of whom. |
| where — for places | This is the office where we hold meetings. |
| No extra pronoun | Wrong: The man who he works in HR … Right: The man who works in HR … The relative pronoun is already the subject. |
Which sentence is correct?
Complete with the correct word
Rewrite it
Join the two sentences with a relative pronoun. Several answers are possible.
Correcting mistakes
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.
Put the words in order
Put the words in the right order and write the full sentence.
Say it about your own work
Describe a colleague with who or whose. → … is the colleague who …
Reading
Read: a company profile
About GreenTech
GreenTech is a company which produces solar panels. Our headquarters are in Warsaw, and we have branches in Prague and Berlin. The workforce is about 300 people.
The CEO is Maria Novak, who started the company in 2012. She works with four directors. Each director is in charge of one department: sales, production, finance and human resources.
The sales department, which is the biggest one, has 60 employees. They report to the Sales Director, Peter Kovac, whose team works in the open office on the second floor.
The human resources department is the place where new employees start. HR organises training for everybody who joins the company.
True or false?
GreenTech produces solar panels.
The headquarters are in Prague.
Maria Novak started the company.
Each director is in charge of two departments.
The sales department is the biggest.
Answer the questions
Where are the headquarters?
Who started the company?
How many employees does the sales department have?
Who organises training for new employees?
Find the key language
Write the word (or phrase) from the text.
Fill in from the text
Why is this a good text?
Your own opinion
- Which department would you like to work in? Why?
- Is a big hierarchy good or bad? Why?
- How is GreenTech similar to your company?
Practice
Picture the situation
CEO → Directors → Managers → Team leaders → Employees. Everybody knows who they report to.
Match the phrase to its function
Put the words in order
Put the words in the right order and write the full sentence.
Fill in the missing phrase
Say it in your own words
Write one sentence. Several answers are possible.
Translate into English
Write each sentence in English. Several answers are possible.
A useful tip
Speaking
How to use this section
Your tutor plays a new colleague. Describe your company, your team and your job. Use who / which / that / whose / where and report to / be in charge of.
Describing your company
Task: tell a new colleague what your company does and where it is.
Starter: "We are a company which produces solar panels. Our headquarters are in Warsaw, and we have two branches."
Explaining the structure
Task: explain the main departments of your company.
Starter: "There are four departments: sales, production, finance and human resources. Each one has a director."
Introducing your boss
Task: say who your manager is and what he or she does.
Starter: "I report to Peter Kovac, who is the Sales Director. He is in charge of a team of sixty people."
Introducing a colleague
Task: introduce a colleague with a relative clause.
Starter: "Let me introduce you to Tom, the colleague whose desk is next to mine. He works in IT."
Describing your job
Task: explain what you do and what you are in charge of.
Starter: "I am a marketing manager. I lead a team of five people, and I am in charge of social media."
Pointing out places
Task: show a new person around the office.
Starter: "This is the room where we hold meetings. That is the department that deals with customers."
Asking about someone’s job
Task: ask a new colleague about his or her work.
Starter: "Who do you report to? Which department are you in? What are you in charge of?"
Full conversation — no stops
With your tutor, role-play a welcome meeting for a new employee: describe the company, the structure, your job and introduce two colleagues — entirely in English.
Let's talk — reflection
- Is it easy for you to describe people at work?
- Would you like to be a manager? Why or why not?
- Which relative pronoun is the most difficult for you?
Cool down
Now I can...
- Use key vocabulary for company structure and job roles
- Describe a job with who, which, that and whose
- Explain who reports to whom
- Introduce a team to a new colleague
Quick self-check
Which pronoun do we use for people?
What does whose show?
What does “report to” mean?
One more thing before you go
Tell your tutor about your job. → I am … I report to … I am in charge of …
Homework
Words to remember
| a department | відділ, департамент |
| headquarters | головний офіс |
| a branch | філія |
| a CEO | генеральний директор |
| a manager | керівник, менеджер |
| a team leader | керівник групи |
| an employee | працівник |
| a colleague | колега |
Fill in the missing word
Choose the correct form
Open the brackets
Correct the mistake
Each sentence has one mistake. Write the correct sentence.
Translate the phrase
Write each phrase in English. Several answers are possible.
Write it yourself
Write a short profile (6–8 sentences) of your company or an imaginary company. Use at least four relative clauses with who, which, that, whose or where.
Practise out loud
Say your profile aloud as if you were welcoming a new employee.
Read aloud
Read the text “a company profile” aloud twice before the next lesson.
- 8.7 I did the writing task
- 8.8 I practised out loud
- 8.9 I read the text aloud twice