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Elementary

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Introductions at work
Lead-in

1 What departments do most large companies have? Discuss in pairs and make a list.

2 Which department do these people work in?


1 Sales representative
2 Computer technician
3 Website designer
4 Recruitment manager
5 Laboratory assistant
6 Accountant
3 Which jobs earn the most money in your country? Name the ‘Top 5’ jobs.

4 Match the descriptions 1–6 with the jobs a–f.


1 Rogerio flies 747s for TAM.
2 Belinda works at one of the largest hospitals in Singapore.
3 Clara works on the front desk at HSBC in Bangkok.
4 Felipe drives about 30,000 miles a year.
5 Henry works at the airport checking passengers.
6 Sally runs the Hilton on George Street.
a Hotel manager c Doctor e Sales representative
b Pilot d Immigration officer f Receptionist

Input

1 1.1 Laura arrives for her first day at work. Listen to the three conversations. Where do the

conversations take place?


1 2 3

2 1.1 Listen to conversation 1 again. Complete the gaps.


1 R Good morning. Can ?
L Hello. Laura Jones. I’m new. It’s my first day.
R Hi, Laura. Top Foods. I’m Rachel.
2 L Thanks, Rachel. .
R , Laura. Good luck.

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3 1.1 Listen to conversation 2 again. Number the lines in the correct order (1–10).
a H Hi, I’m Henry Martinez. Good to meet you.
b L Thank you.
c C Henry is here for six months. He’s from our New York office.
d L Hello. You must be Mrs Brown.
e L Oh! Are you American?
f L Pleased to meet you, Henry.
g C Please call me Charlotte. Welcome to Finance.
h H No, I’m not. In fact I’m from Brazil.
i C Let me introduce you two. Henry, this is Laura Jones.
j C Hello. Are you Laura?
4 1.1 Listen to conversation 3 again. Complete the dialogue.
Henry Tim Laura    
question.

Is 1
?
response. greeting. question.

Sure. 2

?3
response. question. introduction.

Good, thanks, Tim.


?4

response.


response.

question.


response.

information.

Tim 10
.
11


question.

12
?
answer. information.

13

14


Enjoy your meal!

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5 Work in threes. Practise the conversations. Change the names, the jobs and the countries to
make new conversations.

Language focus

1 Complete this sentence in five different ways

I am …



2 Work in pairs. Ask questions to get the same information from your partner.
3 Report back to the class with one or two sentences about your partner.
4 Complete the ‘Me’ column in the table below.

Me Partner 1 Partner 2
Nationality
Home
Employer / College
Job / Subject
Status
Age
Hobby

5 Work in threes. Get the same information from your partners to complete the table.
6 What questions did you ask? Write them here
Questions with ‘to be’ Other questions
What is your job? Where do you live?



Task

1 You are going to introduce your team to a visitor. Your teacher will give you a department. Each
student will then take five cards (Name, Age, Job, Nationality, Extra information) to create their
character. Work in groups of five.

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2 Take it in turns to be the visitor. Move from group to group being introduced. After the task,
draw an organisation chart for the last department.

Review

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