jeudi 3 octobre 2024

LESSON BTS CG 2 thursday the 3 rd of october

 

BTS CG 2 2024 2025

PROJECT 2

GETTING READY FOR THE EXAM

TALKING ABOUT YOUR INTERNSHIP

SESSION 3

GOALS :

For the BTs : talking about your internship

For the working world : talking about a company

For the DCG : writing an application letter ( to get accepted in the company ) and finding a new internship

WORDS OF THE DAY : INTERSHIP / WORK PLACEMENT /TRAINING PERIOD / SANDWHICH COURSE

STEP 1 SPIN THE WHEEL answer your colleagues ‘ questions


STEP 2 TURN AND TELL :ANTICIPATION :

  1. if you had to talk about your internship what information would you give

  2. sharing and writing on the board

  3. TICK AND CHECK here are the information we usually include

  • l/ In what company did you do your training course?


  • 2/  How long did the internship last?

  • 3/ Who arranged the course for you? Did the company have a record of offering training courses to students?

  • 4/ What did you do there?

  • 5/ Were you given a special project to do? If so, describe it at length.

  • 7/ How did your colleagues treat you?

  • 8/ Did you use any English during the course? If so, when and where?

  • 9/ Did the company offer to take you on permanently?

  • 10/ Would you say this course was a useful experience for you?



STEP 2 VOCABULARY WORK

  1. SPECIFIC VOCABULARY WORK

FICHE VOC SPECIFIQUE

The Management (la gestion)

A Chartered accountant ( un expert comptable)

An Internship = a training course =a work placement

A Sandwich course

A Competitive exam ( concours)

(to) Record expenditure and benefits ( enregistrer les dépenses et les bénéfices )

A Subsidiary ( une branche de votre compagnie )

An account termination ( une fermeture de compte )

(to) check ( verifier )

VAT (value added tax) declarations ( VAT = TVA)

A Tax report (declaration d’impôt / de revenues ) = an Income ( an income = un revenue) tax return ( declaration d’impot)

a diploma in accounting and management (DCG diplome de comptabilité et de gestion )

the Legal services (services juridiques)

An InVoice (la facture)

An Account reconciliation ( reconciliation de comptes)

A Customer request (une demande d’un client)

A Pay slip (une fiche de paye)

The pay roll ( la paye des employés)

A salesman ( un commercial)

Informative ( instructif)

A recovery plan ( un plan de redressement)

A CEO =chief executive officer ( the boss)

A CFO = chief financier officer (directeur financier)

A deposit ( un accompte )

The balance ( un solde)

The Suppliers accounting ( la comptabilité fournisseur)

A supplier ( un fournisseur)

A Department ( un department)

  1. Pdg

  1. CEO / manager

  1. Expert comptable

  1. Chartered accountant

  1. Gestionnaire de patrimoine

  1. Estate administrator

  1. Controleur de gestion

  1. / tax inspector Audit manager

  1. Auditeur comptable

  1. Audit accountant

  1. Directeur financier

  1. Financial manager

  1. Chef comptable

  1. External auditor

  1. Employé du trésor public

  1. Treasury officer

9.Commissaire au compte

  1. Chief accountant officer

10.Controleur financier

  1. Audit financier

11.Comptable

  1. Accountant


  1. DIPLOMAS

 

1. LICENSE : a bachelor's degree 

2.BTS : a two year technical degree 

3.Brevet des colleges : GCSE 

4.BEP :technical School Certificate 

5.BACCALAUREAT : A level 

STEP 3 ON YOUR OWN AND THEN BACK AND FORTH QUESTION TIME WITH YOUR PARTNER GET READY TO TALK ABOUT YOUR INTERNSHIP : preparing an answer to these questions + A TOOL KIT


FICHE REVISION QUESTIONS STAGES

I - QUESTIONS À PROPOS DU STAGE

l/ In what company did you do your training course?

(Give the name and location of the company, describe its activities, products and customers, its workforce and working atmosphere)

EXAMPLE

- I did my training course at CGSAT, a small software-development company located in Coignières, with a staff of only 3 persons. The atmosphere there was family-like.

- I did my training course at SOPELEM, a Bezons-based company specialising in the development of optronics systems for civilian or military use. It has a 600-strong workforce. The atmosphere was business-like but pleasant.


   training course : stage professionel -

   customers : clients -

   workforce : personnel, employés -

   working atmosphere : ambiance de travail

be located in


2/  How long did the course last?

(Specify when it began and ended and its duration)

EXAMPLES

- The course lasted 2 years, starting on May 24, 2008 and ending on July 21, 2010.

- I did a two-year post A-level sandwich course. The company is meant to offer me a permanent contract at the end of the month of June.

- My course began on May 24, 2009 and ended on July 2nd, lasting 6 weeks.

- The course was supposed to have lasted only six weeks but I was asked to stay on another six weeks.


to last : durer

3/ Who arranged the course for you? Did the company have a record of offering training courses to students?

EXAMPLE

- The company approached the school for a student trainee. The company offers courses on a regular basis.

- I found the course all alone, by writing the company a letter with an enclosed resume.

- The company is not in the habit of offering courses / It is not customary for the company to offer courses.

- The course was arranged by a friend of mine, who already works in the company.


   to have a record of + ger. : être connu pour + inf. -

   to offer a course : proposer un stage

4/ What did you do there?

(Give a detailed description of your activities, objectives, procedures, achievements; state whether you had a tutor)

EXAMPLE

- My job consisted in + ing .

- My main activity was + noun

- I took part in + nom / ing .

- I worked under the supervision of a tutor

- I did not have a tutor, except for the first few days of the course.


   achievements : réalisations -

   to state whether : dire si oui ou non

do bank reconciliation ( rapprochement bancaire)

to register invoices ( saisir les factures)

to demand payments ( réclamer des paiements)

an accounting office

a small company

(to) document financial transactions ( enregister les transactions financières)

(to) resolve discrepancies ( comprendre et résoudre les différences dans les comptes)

(to) prepare and review invoices ( review = vérifier)

(to) submit and calculate the tax return ( the tax return = la déclaration d’impot)



5/ Were you given a special project to do? If so, describe it at length.

(Specify its aims, the number of people working with you, the way it proceeded, the difficulties encountered, and whether the project was successfully completed)

   aims : buts, objectifs -

   at length : en détail


6/ How did your colleagues treat you?

EXAMPLES

- I was treated / They treated me

- well / in a friendly way / in a relaxed manner

- not badly / in a business-like way (avec un sérieux tout professionnel)

- indifferently (avec indifférence) / coldly

- in a hostile manner / badly


8/ Did you use any English during the course? If so, when and where?

-EXAMPLES

I used my English to read technical documentation.

- I was asked to translate a letter into French.


9/ Did the company offer to take you on permanently?

EXAMPLES

- The company being very small, couldn't afford to hire any more employees / trainees

- I have been offered a post within the company (after completing my studies). I will be given priority over other applicants.

10/ Would you say this course was a useful experience for you?

EXAMPLES

- The course proved a worthwhile experience for me as it gave me the opportunity to learn a new language and to make friends with professional programmers.

- The course provided me with a chance to get first-hand experience of the working world

HOMEWORK 

 preparez votre passage oral sur la session du mercredi 2 octobre et 3 octobre



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