Lesson 11 - Level A2

Lesson 11 - Level A2 1

What Does Your
Company Have to
Offer?
(30 min.)








Objectives:

Talk about what companies do (company activities) using the
present simple and the present continuous.
Write a formal email to introduce self.


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Present simple or present
continuous

Use the present simple tense to talk about facts or things which are
generally true and regular actions.

Facts: The company provides insurance services.
Regular actions: We have sales meetings every month.

Use the present continuous to talk about actions in progress at the
moment.

Exercises

Part 1: Complete the sentences with the present simple of present
continuous form of the verb in parenthesis.

(work)
1) Does Ryan Morgan work in the sales
department?

________ he ________ there today?

Yes, he does.


No. Hes on holiday.
(do)
2) What ________ you ________ at the
moment?

What ________ you ________ ?


Im designing a new
products.

Im a design a manager.
(finish)
3) Why ________ they ________ early this
afternoon?
________ they usually ________ work at 4
oclock?

The store is closing for
repairs.
No, they usually at 5
oclock.
(develop)
4) ________ the company ________ new
software programs?
What ________ it currently ________?

Yes, it does.

A new engineering
program.


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Vocabulary:
Company Activities


Part 1: Identify the two verbs that you could use to complete each
sentence.

1) Does Robert still ________ the IT department?
run close manage
2) We ________ new products every season.
create design imagine
3) They ___________ good service a reasonable rate.
offer take provide
4) I_________ products for my company.
give purchase buy
5) When you ________ a company it is a good idea to financial
advice.
invest set up found


Part 2: Choose the correct word in italics to complete the text.

My company (1) produces /
products specialized software for the
film industry. Our (2) head / based
office is near Los Angeles, but we also
(3) specialize / operate in Europe and
the Far East where we have two (4)
services / subsidiaries. There are 500
(5) employs / employees in the
company. We (6) sell / sales our (7)
produce / goods to companies like
Dreamworks which (8) provide / make
animated movies. Our technology is
very new so we don't have many (9)
competitors / companies.






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Speaking:
Describing Your Company


Part 1: Introduce yourself and describe your company by completing
the information below.

1. Position/Job: _____________________________
2. Company name: _____________________________
3. Talk about your company using some or all of these phrases:

It's a(n) ... company / organization.
It's a subsidiary of...
Its head office is...
It makes / produces...
It provides / offers...
It has ... employees.
It is based in...
It specializes in...
Its main competitors are...


Part 2: Work with a partner. Take turns to ask and answer questions,
using the present simple or present continuous form of the prompts
below.

1) speak / English at work?
2) travel / a lot for your work?
3) boss / work / at the moment?
4) travel /anywhere this week?
5) work / today?












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Writing:
Introducing Self

You are working on a new project with a colleague from another
branch of your company. Read the email from your colleague and
write a reply (30-40 words) to introduce yourself. You can write about
yourself or invent information.

-Thank her for the email.
- Say what your job title is and what you do.
- Say what you are doing at the moment.
- End the email politely.


My name is Marina Huang and I'm looking forward to
working with you on the new project. I'm the project
coordinator and I work in the Marketing department in
the Hong Kong branch.
At the moment I'm taking extra English lessons to help
with our work!
Best wishes,
Marina Huang