Lesson 1 - Level A2

Lesson 1 - Level A2 1

Meet My Boss!
(30 min.)





Objective:

Introduce yourself and others using to be and Wh-
questions.



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To be; Wh-questions



















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?
+ I'm (=am)
He's / She's / It's (=is)
You're / We're / They're
(=are)
a student.
from Poland
at work
- 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)
American.
here
Chinese
lawyers.
? Am I
Is he / she / it
Are you / we / they
late?
at the office?
tired?
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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 's
are
your job?
their names?
Who 's
are
your boss?
they?
Where 's
are
my case?
the files?




Exercises


Part 1: Complete the sentences with the correct form from the box.

am 'm are 're is 's

1) Mrs. Turner ______ a programmer in Leeds.
2) Lucien and Marie _____ our agents in Bordeaux.
3) I ____ Swiss, but my company _____ Italian.
4) Where ____ your new assistant from?
5) Excuse me, _____ you the new technician?
6) 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.
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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.




















Speaking:
Nice to meet you!
Useful Language
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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?
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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.
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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.












Phil Knight
Age
Nationality
Family
Job
Type of company
Interests