Talking
about my work experience
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Use
these guidelines
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Useful
words and expressions
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1.
Introduction |
...
the company ( name, type of activity, number of people who work
there, location, how you got there) |
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A
work placement / a training period / a training session / a work
experience -
A trainee = un stagiaire
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It is a small firm that
….. it is located in
… X km away from...
I went there by
(+ transport)...
- there
are X people ... |
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2.
Explain... |
...
how you prepared your work experience.(how you chose / found the
company ; why you chose it). |
-
start applying for
a position in + date.
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help someone find
something / find
something thanks to /
with the help of
...
-
be difficult to
+ BV
a
place where /
that
/ in which
…
linking words :
because / so that / in order to |
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3.
Describe... |
… the
job of you supervisor / tutor + what it consists of/in
...
your activities. ( what you had to do / if you work on your own or
in a team / what you learned )
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Mr Wayne is a ….... It is someone/ a man / a woman who...
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worked on my own /
with ... .
-
be
in
charge of
something.
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have
to
+ BV.
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My
job consisted in/of
reorganising the warehouse.
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I
was asked to
reorganise the warehouse.
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I carried out
a study of the supply chain.
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learn about + V-ING / nom
learn
how to + BV
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I had no difficulty +
V-ING
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the staff = pluriel
- be
friendly / distant / ill-at-ease / shy / feel comfortable |
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4.
Analyse... |
...
your impressions
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in terms of personality: what qualities you could develop
(self-reliance, patience, team-work, creativity, ...)
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what you liked and didn't like. |
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force someone
to
+ BV / help
someone to
+ BV
show
someone how
important it is to + BV
master
new skills / team work / be more confident
you
need to
be + adj / you should
be + adj
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enjoy / like / love / dislike / hate
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5.
Conclude... |
-
what you get out of this experience ( if it changed your attitude
/ your vision of working life ; your choice of a career) |
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I think it was a great experience.
It's
the first time that
+ present perfect
before
/ now / after this placement / as a conclusion
change
my mind / discover that / know / realize
it
was challenging /
interesting /
useful
/ boring
/
entertaining
It was not quite as positive as
I expected. |
