GETTING INTERNATIONAL. Session 3.- A tour around the office.

Situation
Read the text and listen to the situation. In their tour around the office, Mr. Parker introduces the girls to the rest of their colleagues and shows them around the different departments. They start at the Sales Department where they meet rancesco, an Italian !oy" they follow with the IT Department where they meet #aren and Ste$e, who are %ritish, and they end up at the &uman Resources Department, where Miss %rown asks them some 'uestions to fill in some application forms and asks them to fill in other documents. Miss Brown: (hat)s your name* Lourdes: My name)s +ourdes Serrano Miss Brown: Is ,Serrano, your surname that is, family name* Lourdes: -es, it is. Miss Brown: .k. Ms. Serrano, (here were you !orn* Lourdes: I was !orn in Spain. I)m Spanish. Miss Brown: (hen were you !orn* Lourdes: I was !orn on /ugust 01th, 2334. Miss Brown: 5ould you please tell me what)s your address at home* Lourdes: My address is num!er 67, /lcal8 street. %ada9o: ;Spain<. Miss Brown: &a$e you already got an address here in +ondon* Lourdes: -es, I ha$e. It)s 04 Paddington +ane (50& =+/. +ondon Miss Brown: >reat, (hat)s your home telephone num!er* Lourdes: My telephone num!er is 44 67 30707?16@ Miss Brown: &a$e you got a mo!ile phone* Lourdes: -es, It)s 44 67 1?7=1@=73 Miss Brown: /re you married* Lourdes: Ao. I)m not. I)m single. Miss Brown: Do you suffer from any illness* Lourdes: Ao, I don)t, though I)m allergic to nuts. Miss Brown: .k, Ms. Serrano I think that)s all for now. Thank you $ery much. Lourdes: -ou)re welcome, !ye.

Thin a!out it
(rite in the forum. Do you like meeting new people* (hy* (hy not*

Do you usually get ner$ous when meeting new people* (hy* (hy not* (hat do you usually do when you are new in a place, do you go and introduce yourself or do you wait for people to come to you* (hy*

".- #hat to sa$.

%uotation
"You meet people who forget you. You forget people you meet. But sometimes you meet those people you can't forget. Those are your friends." &n nown author.

Situation

The girls ha$e spent the whole morning filling application forms and walking around the different departments in the company. It)s lunch time and some of the colleagues ask them to go with them to canteen for lunch. Lourdes and Susana are really ner$ous since they are in a real Bnglish company speaking Bnglish with real Bnglish peopleC .ne 'uestions goes on and on in their mindsD (ill they get used to this new situation*

Thin a!out it
(hat do you think %ritish people usually do when meeting new people* /nd when they see someone they already knew* %ritish people usually introduce themsel$es !y shaking hands, ne$er !y kissing like in Spain or other Buropean countries. &owe$er, when they find someone they already knew, shaking hands !etween man or kissing !etween women is also allowed. /s in any other language, the more you know someone, the more affection you show.

".".- Ta' in( a!out $ourse'f.

(hen meeting new people, it is 'uite normal to talk a!out oneself since after all, this is what meeting people consists off. &ere you will find some useful phrases for you to ask,

and others to help you introduce yourself so that you can interact with other people in Bnglish. Talking a!out yourself. 5ommon 'uestions. )OMMON %&ESTIONS TRANSLATION &elloE&i, my name)s F, what)s your name* &ola, me llamo F, G5Hmo te llamas* &i, how are you* &ola, GIuJ tal* (here are you from* GDe dHnde eres* G5Hmo te ganas la $ida* G/ 'uJ te (hat do you do for a li$ing* dedicas* (hat nationality are you* G5u8l es tu nacionalidad* (here do you li$e* GDHnde $i$es* (hat)s your telephone num!er* G5u8l es tu nKmero de telJfono* (hat)s your 9o!* GBn 'uJ tra!a9as* (hat do you usually do in your freeEspare GIuJ sueles hacer en tu tiempo li!re* time* (hat)s your address* GDHnde $i$es* G5u8l es tu direcciHn*

Talking a!out yourself. 5ommon answers. )OMMON ANS#ERS TRANSLATION &i, nice to meet you. &ola, encantado ;o encantada< de conocerte. It was nice meeting you, !yeC &a sido un placer, hasta la prHxima. My name)s F and I)m F years old. Me llamo F y tengo F aLos. I li$e in +ondon. Mi$o en +ondres. My address is num!er @, Princess Mi direcciHn es Princess /$enue, nKmero @. /$enue. My home telephone E mo!ile Mi fi9o es... E mi mH$il es... num!er is... I)$e got 0 !rothers and one sister. Tengo dos hermanos y una hermana. I)m an only child. Soy hi9o Knico ;o hi9a Knica< I)m a teacher E an engineer. Soy profesor, soy ingeniero. ;. profesora, ingeniera< I)m Bnglish. Soy InglJs E Inglesa. Bstoy soltero E casado E comprometido. ;o soltera E I)m single E married E engaged. casada E comprometida< I lo$eE en9oy playing !asket!all E Me encanta 9ugar al !aloncesto E $ia9ar. tra$elling. In my free time I usually read Bn mi tiempo li!re suelo leer. !ooks. My fa$ourite filmE !ook is ... Mi pelNculaEli!ro fa$oritaEo es. I)m good at paintingElanguages... Se me da !ien pintar E se me dan !ien los idiomas. I)m interested in politics. Me interesa E me gusta la polNtica.

A ste* ahead (atch these $ideos to listen to people introducing themsel$es. In the first one, you will learn how to introduce yourself in an informal situation, whereas in the second one, you)ll listen to what to say when looking for a 9o!. &a$e funC Resumen textual alternati$o

Resumen textual alternati$o

Thin a!out it Imagine you are new at %ritish 5orporation. Think a!out what you would say to introduce yourself in an informal way. (hen you are ready, enter the forum and record your $oice. Try to sound natural.

+.- ,ow to sa$ it: The *resent: Si-*'e and )ontinuous.

Thin a!out it Read these two sentences carefully, what is the main difference !etween them* My boss always speaks English to his partner in London. My boss is speaking English with his partner. >reatC /s you may ha$e thought, in the first sentence the $er! OspeaksP refers to a ha!itual action, something my !oss usually does, that is why it is in the *resent si-*'e. &owe$er, in the second sentence, the action takes place at the moment of speaking and therefore we need to use the *resent continuous. Trans'ation 5lick here to read the Spanish $ersion. >enial, tal y como te ha!r8s dado cuenta, en la primera frase el $er!o se refiere a una acciHn ha!itual, algo 'ue mi 9efe suele hacer cada dNa por ello $a en *resente si-*'e. Por el contrario, la segunda frase ha!la de una acciHn 'ue est8 teniendo lugar en el momento de ha!lar por ello $a en *resente continuo. As $ou a'read$ now the .resent continuous is used to e/*ress:

/ctions that take place at the moment of speaking B.g. o 'm checking my emails at the moment.
o

Mr. !arker is ha"ing lunch right now.

Sometimes we use the present continuous to talk a!out the future. (e use it when we want to talk a!out what we ha$e already arranged to do.
o o

'm meeting my colleagues tomorrow at #.$% a.m. My boss is tra"elling to &hina on 'riday morning.

Trans'ation 5lick here to read the Spanish $ersion. Qsamos el presente continuo para expresarD /cciones 'ue tienen lugar en el momento de ha!lar. /cciones futuras ya planeadas de antemano o anotadas en una agenda. ,ow to -a e the .resent )ontinuous: Affir-ati0e 1or-: Su!9ect R Mer! To %e R main Mer! R IA> !aul is talking on the phone. Ne(ati0e 1or-: Su!9ectR Mer! To %e R A.T R main Mer! R IA> (oseph isn't reading the newspaper.

Interro(ati0e 1or-:

Mer! To %e R Su!9ect R main Mer! R IA> R 5omplements R * s he working at the moment) )o--on .resent )ontinuous Ti-e E/*ressions:

/t the moment. Aow. Today. This week. This month. Tomorrow. Aext week ;for future arrangements<. 5urrently.

+.".- Now $ou *ut it into *ractice.

Now it2s $our turn )hoose the correct 0er!a' tense. 2. (hat 0. Math 9o!. ;work<. 6. Molly always 7. /fter work, he often ?. /pple 1. My !oss ;ha$e<. =. Sohn your sister for a li$ing* ;do<. in a factory at the moment till he finds a !etter

at the canteen on ridays. ;ha$e lunch<. down to the gym round the corner. ;go<

a new IP.D in two weeks. ;launch<. a $ideoconference with his partner in Tokyo right now.

to the office today* ;come<. always here, I a!out her 9o!. ;complain<. 9ust some money. ; not

@. Paul and Rachel 3. I am at the !ank. I work E withdraw<. 24. She 22. The dollar 20. I 26.

the new manager. &e is $ery demanding. ;like<. against the Buro. ;fall<. like doing all this stuff today. ;not feel<. you a lot for !usiness* ;tra$el<.

Now it2s $our turn )o-*'ete this te/t with the correct *resent tense. My name family. Most people ;to !e< Peter, I ;!elie$e< we ;to li$e< in the su!ur!s of %oston with my ;to !e< rich !ecause we ;to seem< to !e like any ;to en9oy< !eing in the ;to make< a cake and you can)t ;to

;to li$e< in a !ig house. %ut our family other one. &a$e a lookD Maggie, my wife, talk to her. (hat really ;to lo$e< cooking. She kitchen with her friends. /t the moment she

;to worry< her is our daughter, who

prefer< to chat in front of her computer instead of cooking with her. +ike many teenagers, Senny and she ;to think< it always ;to complain< a!out her parents ;to !e< easier to get ad$ice from someone she ;to play< !asket!all in the garden and I ;to

;not R to go to< see later than listening to her parents. It)s ? pm. Paul, my son, watch< TM, waiting for that delicious cake that Maggie family like yours. Peter. ;to cook<. I told you, a

+.+.- Stati0e 0er!s.

/ccording to grammarians, there are two types of $er!sD Stati0e and 3$na-ic. That is, those $er!s that cannot !e used in the present continuous and those that can !e used in any $er!al tense. &ere you ha$e a list of the $er!s that cannot !e used in the present continuous.

&ere you ha$e a list of the 0er!s that cannot !e used in the *resent continuous. +ike.T#now.T%elong.T+o$e.TRealise.T it. &ate.TSuppose.T5ontain.T(ant.TMean.T5onsist. Aeed.TQnderstand.TSeem.TPrefer.T%elie$e.TDepend. /gree.TRemem!er.TMatter.TMind.TRecognise.TSee. .wn.T/ppear.T+ook. ;Useem<TSound.TTaste.TSmell. &ear.T/stonish.TDeny.TDisagree.TPlease.TImpress. Satisfy.TPromise.TSurprise.TDou!t.TThink ;Uha$e an opinion<. eel ;Uha$e an opinion<.T(ish.TImagine.T5oncern.TDislike. %e.T&a$e.TDeser$e.TIn$ol$e.TInclude.T+ack. Measure. ;Uha$e length etc<TPossess.T.we.T(eigh. ;Uha$e weight<.

A ste* ahead

To learn more a!out Stati$e $er!s, watch the following tutorial. Text summary

+.3.- Now $ou *ut it into *ractice.

Now it2s $our turn )hoose the *resent si-*'e or *resent continuous 4these 0er!s are so-eti-es stati0e5. &se contractions when *ossi!'e. 2. She 0. My hus!and first. ;like< ha$ing a !ath e$ery e$ening. ;always E taste< the food

6. /D (here)s +uke* %D &e doctor now. 7. I ?. &e 1. This coffee =. (e @. (hat 3. She 24. It 22. They 20. I 26. The waiter 27. She

;see< the

;not E think< that)s a good idea. ;ha$e< a party at the weekend. ;not E taste< right. , ;see< Sohn and Susie next weekend. ;you E think< a!out the war in Ira'* ;ha$e< a headache. ;!e< cold today. ;not E ha$e< a car. ;not E see< anything, I can)t work the telescope. ;taste< the wine now. ;not E !e< a doctor.

+.6.- Re0ision of Gra--ar.

A *iece of ad0ice (hy don)t we re$ise some of the main grammar points we)$e seen in this unit* Take a look at the following presentation. -ou might find it interesting. Text summary

+.7.- .ronunciation. The third .erson Sin(u'ar II: 8oice'ess sounds.

Loo and 'earn. The V;e<s of the simple present tense is pronounced as 9s9 after a $oiceless sound, except 9s9, 9sh9, and 9ch9. The $oiceless sounds are sounds that are produced with no $i!ration of the $ocal chords. The $oiceless sounds in Bnglish areD 9f9: 9 9: 9*9: 9s9, 0oice'ess th ;as in with<, ch ;as in watch<, sh ;as in wash< BxamplesD laughs* talks* stops.

Trans'ation 5lick here to read the Spanish $ersion. Mira $ a*rendeD +a terminaciHn V;e<s del presente simple se pronuncia como EsE tras los sonidos sordos, exceptoD EsE, EshE, and EchE. +os sonidos sordos se producen sin $i!raciHn de las cuerdas $ocales. +os sonidos sordos en InglJs sonD EfE, EkE, EpE, EsE, EthE ;como en ,with,<, ch ;como en ,watch,<, sh ;como en ,wash,<. NO# IT2S ;O&R T&RN.

-4e5s *ronounced as <S= Read these words a'oud. Ma e an effort to *ronounce the fina' -4e5s sound: /ttacks T/ttemptsT/ttractsT%eeps. %linksT%oastsT%reaks T5irculates. 5itesT5oastsT5onflictsT5onfronts. 5onsistsT5orruptsT5oughsTDefeats. DemonstratesTDetectsTDe$elopsT&its. IrritatesTSumpsT#nocksT+aughs. +eapsTRatesTReactsTReflects. ResentsTRetreatsTRisksTShapes. SitsTSleepsTSnapsTStacks.

SticksTStopsTSwapsTTapes. Thanks TThinksTTypesT(inks. &itsTIuotesTPuffsTProps.

;ou shou'd now 5lick on the we!site !elow to listen to the pronunciation of the pre$ious words. Pronunciation exercise.

3.- #ords $ou need: .arts of a co-*an$.

/s you already know, most companies are di$ided into different departments and sections, all of them with workers carrying out different tasks. +et)s take a look at the most common ones.

Moca!ulary related to the parts of a company. .ARTS O1 A )OM.AN; TRANSLATION 3E.ARTMENTS 3E.ARTAMENTOS &uman Resources. Recursos &umanos. Research and De$elopment. I R D. IT Information technology. Inform8tica. Production. ProducciHn. inance. 5onta!ilidad. Marketing. Marketing. Sales. Mentas. 5ustomer ser$ice. /tenciHn al cliente. +ogistics. +ogNstica. Purchasing. 5ompras. >OBS 9 .OSITIONS )ARGOS Secretary. Secretario o secretaria. Manager. >erente, administrador. Deputy manager. Su!Vgerente, segundo de a!ordo Director. Director. /ccountant. 5onta!le. Intern. %ecario o !ecaria. /nalyst. /nalista. Designer. DiseLador. 5hairman E president. Presidente. 5ommercial agent. 5omercial. 5leaning staff. Plantilla de limpie:a. 5aretaker. 5onser9e. OT,ER 1A)ILITIES OTRAS INSTALA)IONES

Parking lot. Reception desk. 5afeteria E 5anteen. +ifts ;%ritish Bnglish< E Ble$ators ;/merican Bnglish<. Mending machine. Toilets ;%.B.< E Restrooms ;/.B.<. Staff room. 5leaning room. 5opy machine.

/parcamiento. Mostrador de recepciHn. 5afeterNa. /scensores. M8'uina expendedora. %aLos. Sala de personal. 5uarto de la limpie:a. otocopiadora.

3.".- Now $ou *ut it into *ractice.

Now it2s $our turn Match u* the fo''owin( de*art-ents to what the$ do. &uman Resources TResearch and De$elopment TIT Information technology TProduction T+ogisticsT inance TMarketing TSales T5ustomers. 2. Responsi!le for taking care of customers needs. . 0. Responsi!le for making the product. 6. Responsi!le for selling the product. 7. Responsi!le for how the product is launched. . ?. Responsi!le for hiring and dealing with staff. 1. Responsi!le for the company)s network and computers. =. Responsi!le for payments, !ills and expenses. @. Responsi!le for de$eloping and impro$ing the product. 3. Responsi!le for the shipping and handling of the product. . . . . . . .

Now it2s $our turn There are different *osts in a co-*an$. 1i'' in the (a*s with the ri(ht ?o!.

/nalyst T designer T chairperson T partner T secretary T manager T commercial agent T accountant T receptionist T cleaning staff. 2. /mancio .rtega is the 0. .ur 6. I work as a 7. Please, contact my of Indetex.

will $isit your !usiness soon. at the Royal &otel. to arrange our next meeting. .

?. Sam works at %ank of /merica as a financial 1. I would like to speak to the =. .h, sorry, you are right. The @. The

of the sales department. has made a mistake in the !ill.

of our company logo has !een awarded a pri:e. and my friend for o$er 04 years. to tidy up the mess.

3. Mr. ox has !een my !usiness

10. My office has !een refurnished. Aow I need the