Lesson 1 - Level A2

Meet My Boss!

(30 min.)

Objective:
Introduce yourself and others using to be and Whquestions.

Lesson 1 - Level A2

Lesson 1 - Level A2

To be; Wh-questions
+ I'm (=am) He's / She's / It's (=is) You're / We're / They're (=are) I'm not (=am not) He / She / It isn't (= is not) or He's / She's / It's not You / We / They aren't (= are not) Am I Is he / she / it Are you / we / they a student. from Poland at work American. here Chinese lawyers.

late? at the office? tired?

Questions with to be You put the form of the verb to be at the beginning. Am I early? Is it here? Is he a manager? Are you Spanish? You do not use the short form of the verb in answers. Are you a consultant? Yes, I am (NOT Yes, I'm) Is she married? Yes, she is. (NOT Yes, she's.) Are they okay? Yes, they are. (NOT Yes, they're.) Wh- questions What Who Where 's are 's are 's are your job? their names? your boss? they? my case? the files?

Lesson 1 - Level A2

Lesson 1 - Level A2

Exercises Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form from the box. am 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 'm are 're is 's

Mrs. Turner ______ a programmer in Leeds. Lucien and Marie _____ our agents in Bordeaux. I ____ Swiss, but my company _____ Italian. Where ____ your new assistant from? Excuse me, _____ you the new technician? My boss and I ___ from Frankfurt.

Part 2: Make short answers to the questions. 1) Are you in Production too, Maria? __________. I'm the Assistant Production Manager. 2) Is Akos from Turkey? ________. He's from Hungary. 3) Am I late for the meeting? ______. But just by five minutes, so don't worry. 4) Is Linda English too? _______. He's from Australia. 5) Am I in Room 243 tomorrow? _______. You're in Room 112. 6) Is the new sales assistant French? ______. He's from Lyons.

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Lesson 1 - Level A2

Speaking: Nice to meet you!

Useful Language Introducing People I'm... My name's.... This is.... He's /She's in Sales. He's / She's with Samsung. Asking about business How's business? Offering a drink Would you like a drink? How about a coffee? Another drink? Greetings Pleased to meet you. Nice to meet you. Good to see you again. You, too. Replying Not bad, thanks. Fine. / Okay. / Not too good. Thanks very much. I'd love one. Yes, please. / No, thanks. Saying goodbye See you later. Nice talking to you. Goodbye. See you soon.

Part 1: Using the expressions above, complete the following conversations. 1) A: Hello. ____ Patrick Keller ______ the new assistant. B: Oh, hello. ______ to meet you. I'm Diane Vincent. 2) A: Good morning. My ________ Hiroshi Ito. ______ is Mayumi Nitta, my assistant. B: Nice to _______ you both. I'm Dan Marshall from Marketing. 3) A: Hello, Jimmy. B: Hi, Dave. A: _________ to see you again. B: You, too ___________? A: Not too good. B: Oh, really? Sorry to hear that. What's the problem?

Lesson 1 - Level A2

Lesson 1 - Level A2

Part 2: Practice doing a role-play with a partner using the expressions above. 1) Introduce the new assistant department head of Accounting to the staff. 2) You saw your former colleague in a coffee shop and you want to know how his business is doing. 3) Its 3 oclock in the afternoon and you have an appointment with a client at 4. One of your co-workers is sharing stories about last nights company party. How will you excuse yourself and say goodbye?

Reading: Meet Phil Knight

Read the article then complete the chart below. Phil Knight is the founder and CEO of Nike, a famous sports and fitness company. He is from Oregon, USA. He is 65 and is a very rich man. He is married, and his wife's name is Penny. They have two sons and one daughter. Knight loves sport, including tennis, running and golf. He also likes fast cars. He says, 'I love the fact that Nike is about sports.' He has a tattoo of the Nike logo on his left leg. Knight's ad agency is Wieden and Kennedy. At his first meeting with Wieden, Knight said, 'Hi, I'm Phil Knight. And I hate advertising.' But they are still partners after 21 years. At meetings with Wielden, Knight is relaxed and tell jokes. He wears blue jeans, a t-shirt and suit jacket, and a pair of Nike shoes. Knight is interested in Asia, especially Japan. His office is full of objects from Asia. It is in Nike's World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

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Lesson 1 - Level A2

Phil Knight Age Nationality Family Job

Type of company Interests

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