Business English: Introductions, Grammar, and Taking Care of Visitors

Apprentice

A person undergoing practical training and instruction in a trade or profession within an apprenticeship programme.

Vocational school

An educational institution that provides specialized job-related training and professional knowledge (German: Berufsschule).

Word order for birth details

The English grammatical convention where the place of birth is typically stated before the time or year of birth (e.g., 'I was born in Turkey in 1995').

Indefinite article with professions

The English grammatical rule requiring an indefinite article ('a' or 'an') before a job title (e.g., 'She\'s a tourism consultant'), unlike in German where no article is used.

Waitress and Actress

Notable exceptions to the general rule in English where profession titles do not distinguish between male and female forms (counterparts to waiter and actor).

Surname-only introduction

A practice occasionally found in Germany where people introduce themselves using only their last name, which is never done in English-speaking countries.

"How do you do"

A formal English greeting rarely used today, conventionally replied to with the same phrase, the person's name, and 'Pleased to meet you.'

"Hi you guys"

An informal greeting used particularly by young people to address a group, regardless of whether the group is all male, all female, or mixed.

"To be into (something)"

An informal idiomatic phrase meaning to be keenly interested in or enthusiastic about an activity or hobby (e.g., body-building).

Industrial clerk

A commercial business professional handling administrative and commercial duties in manufacturing or industry (German: Industriekaufmann/-frau; also termed industrial business management assistant).

Freight forwarding and logistics services clerk

A commercial role specialized in organising freight transport and logistics operations (German: Kaufmann/-frau für Spedition und Logistikdienstleistung).

Publisher's assistant

A publishing and media administrative management professional (German: Verlags-/Medienkaufmann/-frau).