Who’s Who in the Office

In this unit students will be able to describe people in office and their
responsibilities
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Before Listening

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation task
Match the definitions (a – f) with the vocabulary (1 – 6)
Vocabulary Definition
1. …… to deal with a. a person you work with
2. …… a printer b. a part of a company or organisation
3. …… a colleague c. controlling and organising something
4. …… IT systems d. a machine for printing documents, photos, etc.
5. …… a department e. information technology systems
6. …… management f. to do something about (a particular problem or situation)

Exercise 1: Listen to the first part of dialogue and fill in the blanks!

Jani: [1]____________________ to the department, Yuki. Let me [2]______________ you around

and tell you about your new [3]____________________. I’ll [4]_______________ you to
them all [5]_______________.
Yuki: [6]____________. Thanks. So, who are [7]_______________ people over there?
Jani: That’s the [8]____________ __________________________ team. Luciana [9]_____________
with the new orders. She’s the one with [10]__________, [11]__________ ___________.

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Yuki: In the purple [12]_____________?
Jani: Yeah, that’s right. You’ll [13]_____________________ work closely with her
[14]_______________ you are learning about our ordering [15]_____________________.
Yuki: Got it, thanks.

USEFUL EXPRESSION

❑ Asking about a person ❑ Describing person

✓ Who are people over there? ✓ He is the marketing
✓ Who is that guy/man/woman on director/secretary
the phone? ✓ She’s the one with long, black hair.
✓ Who is he, the one by the window? ✓ She is in purple dress.
✓ He is in the green shirt.
✓ He works in communication.
✓ He is next to the printer.

❑ Telling about Job responsibility

✓ She deals with the ordering process.
✓ She is responsible for the internal IT system.

Exercise 2: Listen to the complete dialogue and complete the table!

Luciana; Ian;
✓ .... ✓ ....
✓ .... ✓ ....
✓ .... ✓ ....
✓ .... ✓ ....

Maria; Sebastian;
✓ .... ✓ ....
✓ .... ✓ ....
✓ .... ✓ ....
✓ .... ✓ ....

| : LISTENING
 Exercise 3: Listen to the audio once again and state whether the sentence is
TRUE or FALSE by giving a tick (√) in the provided box!
Are the sentences true or false?
1. Jani is new in the department. ❑ True ❑ False
2. Luciana has short, dark hair. ❑ True ❑ False
3. The guy on the phone is called Ian. ❑ True ❑ False
4. Maria is responsible for the new orders. ❑ True ❑ False
5. Yuki should write everything down. ❑ True ❑ False
6. Sebastian works in communications. ❑ True ❑ False

Exercise 4: Match the answers (a–f) with the sentences (1–6).

Beginning Ending
1. …… The first people they see a. is the marketing director.
2. …… The woman in the purple dress b. can get Yuki email access.
3. …… The man in the green shirt c. will introduce herself to Sebastian later.
4. …… Maria d. is responsible for information technology systems.
5. …… Yuki e. do order management.
6. …… Sebastian f. will be working with Yuki.

Discussion: Can you describe your colleagues? What do they look like and
what do they do?

GROUP WORK: Role Play performance

1. Make a group of 3 – 4 students

2. Write a short dialogue about describing colleague(s)
in the office
3. Take turn perform for the class