Stage 5 · B1–B2

Level B1–B2

Talking about your professional background — reuse it in speaking and writing

Talking about your professional background: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: cv-entretien-pratiquerPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will reuse “Talking about your professional background” in a sentence or situation of your own.

2. Discover

Read the “Talking about your professional background” examples as models. Identify what stays stable and what can change.

3. Understand

To understand “Talking about your professional background”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Picture the scene: who is speaking, to whom, for what purpose and how formally?

J’ai cinq ans d’expérience.Pourquoi souhaitez-vous ce poste ?Quelles sont vos compétences principales ?J’ai travaillé avec des clients internationaux.Quand pouvez-vous commencer ?Merci pour cet entretien.
Watch out

In a real situation, decide your intention first: ask, explain, refuse, thank… Then adapt the phrase to the level of politeness and the person you are speaking to.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create two personal examples with “Talking about your professional background”: one close to the model and one from your own day.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For Parler de son parcours professionnel , identify the context first, then the form carrying the useful information. Always check your answer in a complete sentence.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise “Talking about your professional background” in a new example.
  • I can justify my choice and create an example.