Interacting with colleagues

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Starter
In pairs, discuss these questions.

• What are some situations in which

you have to introduce people? In a
new class? In a party? In a meeting? 5

• What are the differences between

good and bad introductions? 4 1

3 2
TIME LIMIT:
5 minutes
Listening
Listen to a conversation between two men and a woman.
Are the statements below true (T) or false (F)?
Listening
Listen again and complete the conversation.
Look at the pictures
Are they in a formal or informal situation? Why?
Listening
Listen to conversation A and B. Write A/B in the box.
Listening
Listen to conversations C to G. Are they formal or informal?
For Your Information
A formal introduction

• A formal introduction consists of two

parts: giving the names and giving some
information about the people being
introduced.
• In making a formal introduction,
subordinates are first presented to
superiors, men to women, younger to
older. Afterwards, the presentation is
reversed.
For Your Information
A formal introduction
Speaking
In groups of three, act out the roles below.
Reading
Listen and read the blog extract.
What is the best way to make a conversation flow?
Reading
Read the extract again.
Complete the table using information from the text.
Listening
Listen to a conversation between a businessman and a colleague.
Tick the topics that are suggested to talk about.
Listening
Listen again and complete the conversation.
Practice
Match the questions to the appropriate responses.
 Speaking
Imagine you are at a party.
Stand up and mingle with your classmates.
Introduce yourself and make small talk to
several students.
Try to sound interested and keep each
conversation going by asking questions.
Take notes of topics/information you talked
about.