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In our last class…

We worked with:
• The alphabet
• Numbers
• Common objects
Let’s practice!

Combining numbers and objects

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Spelling combinations!

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Counting!

78
2 203
135
Six hundred and twenty-four thousand,
seventeen
Three million, four hundred and thirty-
two thousand, five hundred and five
17 666 301

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Introduction to English

Where are you from?

What do you do?
How old are you?
Introducing ourselves

Please, watch closely the following video:

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Introducing ourselves
Here you can read a transcript of the previous video:

VICTOR: Thank you very much.

SAM: Ah, hello. I don’t think we’ve met. Sam Eriks.
VICTOR: Victor Tang. Pleased to meet you.
SAM: And what company are you from Mr. Tang?
VICTOR: OceanWide. I’m the sales representative for this region.

SAM: Ah, yes. I know your company. Er, your business is expanding very rapidly at the moment.

VICTOR: Yes, we’re doing quite well. And yourself, who do you work for?
Actually, I work for myself. I’m the CEO of a small export and packaging company. We
SAM:
specialize in seafood.

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VICTOR: It’s a growing market.
SAM: Yes, but a very competitive one, Mr. Tang.
VICTOR: Please, call me Victor.

Sam. Victor, let me introduce you to someone. Lin, this is Victor Tang. He’s the
SAM:
Regional Rep for OceanWide. This is Lin Chan, my Sales Manager.

LIN: How do you do Mr. Tang?

VICTOR: I’M VERY WELL, THANK YOU. Nice to meet you MS. Chan.
LIN: And you.
VICTOR: Can I get you another drink?
LIN: Thank you.

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 Let’s look at introductions.

First, how did Sam introduce himself to Victor,

who he didn’t know?
English Introductions

Remember, Victor replied by saying his name and “Pleased to

meet you”

“Pleased to meet you” is a good formal greeting for most

situations. Let’s practice!

Student 1: Hello. I don’t think we’ve met. ___________.

Student 2: ______________. Pleased to meet you.
English Introductions

Usually, when we first meet someone in a

business situation, we want to find out what
they do, what their job or position is.

Let’s see how Victor and Sam do this.

English Introductions

There are a few different ways you could ask this question.
Let’s try some of them.
• What company are you from?
• Which company do you represent?
• What’s your line of business?
• Who do you work for?

Now, we’ll try and answer this questions with our own
words.
English Introductions
 Introducing someone else

Let’s watch how he does this.

English Introductions
English Introductions

“Let me introduce you to someone”

This is a useful phrase.

Also, when Sam introduces Lin, he has four pieces of

information:
• Lin, this is Victor Tang.

• He’s the Regional Rep for OceanWide.

• This is Lin Chan, […]

• [..]my sales manager.

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 Asking for information
name?

job?
his
What´s her company?
your
address?

telephone
number?