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05 CC 8 Aed
05 CC 8 Aed
05 CC 8 Aed
Unit 1: Jobs
Say what you do and where you are from
Objectives
Spell
Example: Dahlia is from India. The UK South Africa Italy Poland Japan
The USA India Brazil
2. Say the nationality of the people using words from the list. Then listen and check.
4. Look at the people in 1 again. Listen and write their job titles in the table. Use the words from the list.
Audio 1.3
Name Job title Nationality of company
Personal Assistant 1 Dahlia Receptionist
Technician 2 Raquel
Chief Executive Officer 3 Randy
Sales Rep 4 Lukasz
Financial Director 5 Tiziana
Team Leader 6 Charlotte
Receptionist 7 Yuko
Human Resources Manager 8 Jacob
5. Listen again and write the nationality of the speakers’ companies in the table in 4.
Audio 1.3
6. Which jobs in 4 are in your company? Which other jobs are in your company?
but its customers aren’t only Italian. They are in countries all
Officers. For Emma, the family company isn’t her only job. She
Language point 1
Audio 1.4
B: Yes, it 2is / am. Steno Marcegaglia started the company in 1959, and his children Antonio and Emma 3is / are the CEOs.
B: They 9is / are in Italy and in many other countries, too, such as Brazil and China.
4. Complete sentences 1-5 with the correct form of the verb be.
Make the sentence true about you.
Example: I’m not Spanish. (I’m French.)
Language point 2
Is your company American?
My company is Italian.
Our company is a steel company.
Its customers are all over the world.
Emma is CEO. Her brother Antonio is also CEO.
Their father started the company. His name was Steno.
Tip │ ‘m or am?
We use ’m, ’s or ’re for speaking or for
informal writings (e.g. emails to colleagues):
6. Look again at the sentences in 4. I’m = I am
Ask and answer questions about the sentences with Is / Are …? She’s = She is
They’re = They are
Example: A) Are you Brazilian? We use am, is or are for short answers:
B) Yes, I am. / No, I’m not. Are you at work all the time?
Yes, I am. NOT Yes, I’m.
7. Look at the profile of Sofia Aguilera. Complete the interview with her below. Use words from 5.
6__________ 7__________
My company is Toyota. Its CEO
Sofia: Yes, it is. customers are small businesses. We work with websites. is Akio Toyoda.
8. Look at some profiles on a website. Ask and answer questions about the people below. Use some
of the information from the list to complete their profiles.
Student A Student B
IT companies restaurants Managing Director Germany Takeyama India Serna multinationals Sales Reps Uchida
supermarkets Brazil Excel TUX Spain Personal Assistant Japan Sales Director small businesses
Receptionist
Audio 1.6
1. _________________________ 2. _________________________
your name
your company’s name
your job title
Business communication │ Saying hello and goodbye
VISITING:
MRS. 3__________ DA ROCHA
Key expressions
Saying hello and introducing yourself Saying hello to someone you know
Hello. My name is … / I’m … It’s good to see you again.
Pleased to meet you. How are you?
How do you do?
Nice to meet you (too). Saying goodbye
Nice meeting you.
Introducing someone See you soon.
This is … Have a good journey.
Do you know …? Goodbye/Bye.
4. Practice this conversation.
7. Listen and check. Then practice
A: Say hello to B (a colleague). the conversation in 6.
Audio 1.8
1 2
your name, job
and nationality.
3 4
Spell your Hello, my name’s Introduce
Are you Italian?
company’s Pablo Yapur. yourself with the
8 7
name.
6 5
information on
card B.
Ask your partner: Are you from Introduce the Tell your partner
name? Ireland? person on card A about your boss
9job?
nationality?
10 11
to your partner.
12
– name, job,
nationality.
16 15
colleagues –
names, jobs,
nationalities.
14 13
customer.