Organisation

A selection of business English discussion questions.

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  1. How many departments are there in your organisation? Are they all useful?
  2. What does your department do? What is your role?
  3. How many buildings does your company own? Are they in one place or spread around?
  4. Where are your company headquarters? Would you like to work there?
  5. Do you have your own office? Would you like one?
  6. Do you have an assistant who works for you? Would an assistant be useful?
  7. Are you near the top of your organisation? Would you like to get there?
  8. Is there too much bureaucracy in your company? How do you deal with it?
  9. Would you describe the leadership of your company as democratic? Should it be?
  10. How would you restructure the hierarchy of your organisation if you had the chance?
  11. Are there any activities in your company which should be centralised? Why?
  12. Are there any activities which would be better decentralised in your company?
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How to use the organisation ESL discussion questions

It is recommended that you download the organisation ESL discussion questions in PDF format using one of the links above. The best way to encourage classroom interaction is to download and print the organisation discussion questions in the 'pairs' or 'threes' PDF format and then divide the questions by cutting along the dotted lines. This allows students to take turns asking and answering the organisation discussion questions in groups of two or three. Alternatively, you could use the 'cards' format to distribute the questions to any number of students to ask and share.

It is advisable to prepare students for using these discussion questions by first introducing them to the topic of organisation in an interesting and engaging way. An anecdote, quiz question or a related image or video could all be used to achieve this. Depending on the level, it may also be necessary to pre-teach any challenging vocabulary related to organisation contained in the discussion questions.

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