Describe Someone

Fivety-year-old Julia is from a small town in West Java.
She is married to Jonathan.
They have a son (15) and two daughter s(10 & 12).
The children are at an international school.

Lunch

+ What are you having for lunch ?
I think I will have a salad.
That is what I usually have for lunch here.

+ Where do you have lunch ?
I usually have lunch in the company restaurant.
About twice a week, I go out for lunch with visitors.
We eat in the company cafetaria four times a week. 

I sometimes go home for lunch, because it is close to work.
The other days, I have lunch with my colleagues in a restaurant.
I do not stop for lunch.
I usually have a sandwich at my desk.

Meet

Oh ! Bram ...Nice to meet you at last.

Nice to meet you Bram. I am Yana.
Pleased to meet you, Yana.

+ Where are you from ?
I am from Indonesia.
I am here to attend a conference.

+ How about you two
We are from Singapore.
We are here to visit Head Office.

Let me introduce you to my colleage, Roy. He is my assistant. 

+ How long will you be with us? 
About three months, maybe longer.

Ok, Bram, see you later.
Enjoy your visit.

Self work

I run my own small business.

I have my own company.
It is  small, just six people.

Working

I am Jeff. I am in sales.
I am Susan. I work in human resources.
I am Davis. I work in sales.

My name is Lucy. I am a finance director. I work for a supermarket group.
I am Brandon. I am a director of public relations. I work for a big media company.

I am Serena and I am an architect.
My name is Gustaf. I am a lawyer. I work for the United Nations.
I am Peter. I work for Foster Wheeler, an international engineering company. I am an engineer.

She is a journalist for the Jakarta Post.
My wife is an IT consultant.
 

First Meet

I usually say:
"Hello, how are you?"
"Where do you come from?"
"What do you do?"

I usually find out what is important to them, why they are there.

I usually wait until they have asked me a question before I talk to much about myself.

I usually wait until the person I am meeting offers me a business card before I offer them mine,
so we will exchange them at the point.

Phone

Good morning, how can I help you ?

I am sorry, I did not catch your name.
Could you say it again.

Just one moment please.
I will connect you.

Good morning.
My name is Yana, Yana Suyana.
I would like to speak to Marketing Manager, please.

Can I talk to ... = I would like to speak to ...
Just a moment. = Thank you. Hold on.
I will connect you = I will put you through.
Am I speaking to A ? = Hello. Is that A
Yes, it's me = Speaking
The reason I am calling is ... =  Yes, I'm phoning you about ...
Can I have your name and address = Could you give me your name and address, please?


 Making Calls
Could I speak to Robin, please?
Yes, this is Yana Suyana from Indosemar.
Is this the Sales/Finance/marketing department?
I am calling about ...
Could you transfer me to the IT department, please?
Could you tell him/her that I called?
Could you ask him/her to call me back ?
Can I leave a message, please?

Receiving Calls
Who is calling please?
Could you tell me what it is about?
I will put you through.
Can you hold on?
He seems to be with someone right now. Can I get him to call you?
I am afraid there is no answer. Can I take a message?
I am sorry, there is no answer. I can transfer you to his/her voice mail.

Pick Up

+ You must be Yono.

Yes, that is right.
Sorry I am late.
There was a delay with the flight.

+ I am Yana. Yana Suyana from Yogya.

Oh Yana, nice to meet you.
I have heard so much about you.

+ Let me help you with your bag.


Did you have a nice trip?

I think you need to check in at reception.
Let me show you.