Introducing Yourself Professionally (ESL Business English)

Front

(To introduce yourself most formally) ______ John Peters. Options: I'm, This is, My name is, You must be

Back

My name is

Answer explanation

"I'm..." is more informal.

"My name is..." is better in a professional context.

Use "this is...." to introduce somebody to someone else.

"You must be..." is useful for anticipating the identity of someone you have heard of but never yet met.

Front

I _______ technical support for the company.

Back

handle

Answer explanation

I (___) + N

You need a verb, conjugated in the 1st person.

(Possible answers: handle / manage - not manager! / am responsible for...)

Front

I _______ a large team of technicians.

Back

manage

Answer explanation

I (___) + N

You need a verb, conjugated in the 1st person!

(Possible answers: handle, manage, am responsible for, lead...)

Front

I am _______ routine maintenance and software upgrades.

Back

responsible for

Answer explanation

I am (___) + N

You need an adjective!

Be + responsible for + N or V-ing

Front

I work _______ computer science.

Back

in

Answer explanation

work in + field

(work in the + department

work as a + job title

work at/for + company

work for + boss

...)

Front

I work _______ Apple.

Back

for

Answer explanation

work at/for + company

(work in the + department

work as a + job title

work in + field

work for + boss

...)

Front

I work _______ computer scientist.

Back

as a

Answer explanation

work as a + job title

(work in the + department

work at/for + company

work in + field

work for + boss

...)

Front

Fill in the blank: I am _______ computer scientist.

Back

a

Answer explanation

job title: A(n) + N

I am a ...

or

I work as a ...

(!! You can't use "am" + "work" together.)

Front

I am _______ : I work for myself.

Back

self-employed

Answer explanation

I am + adj OR determiner+N

I am self-employed (past participle = adjectival use)

(Independent / autonomous = grammatically correct but inappropriate vocabulary)

OR

I am a freelancer (determiner "a" obligatory before job title)

Front

I work _______ computer science department of the UIT.

Back

in the

Answer explanation

in the + department

in the + type of organisation (ex. the UIT / the university of Montpellier)

for or at + NAME (proper noun) of university or company (ex. at Montpellier University)