Needs analysis and business small talk
with link to business socialising
Business Result Pre-Intermediate Unit 11
Ask each other questions to write as much information as you can in each box below (as key words, not sentences). Your teacher will tell you if, when and how you can use the suggested questions on the next page to help.
| Job/ Duties/ Present projects |
| Use of English at work (present/ past/ future) |
| Use of English/ Studying English outside work (present/ past/ future) |
| (Non-work related) personal information* |
*Possible topics for the last box
Hobbies/ food and drink/ free time/ sports/ transport and travel/ accommodation/ home town
When your teacher stops you, match the suggested questions on the next page to boxes above, then discuss the discussion questions.
Suggested questions
- What do you usually do at the weekend?/ How was you weekend?/ Where are you from?/ Do you live near here?/ Have you been to any foreign countries?
- Do you use English at work?/ Have you ever used English at work?/ Will you use English more in the future?
- Have you studied English before?/ Would you like to study abroad?/ Do you do any other English study now?
- What do you do?/ What’s your job?/ What do you do in your job?/ What are you working on (at the moment)?
Discussion questions
What topics and questions from above are good for small talk in business situations? Are there any others?
What questions could you ask and what could you talk about in these situations?
- The golf range
- A stadium
- A bar
- A restaurant
What places are best for corporate entertaining?
What are your own experiences of corporate entertainment?
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