AGENDA:

Unit 1 o Office facilities file

o There is/ There are; prepositions of place;
OFFICE FACILITIES need + to V; be used to + V
o Conversations about office supplies,
furniture and equipment
o An ideal office

(Source:https://www.atlantisoffice.co.uk/Contract25?fbclid=IwAR3qkrKX8kxQoICpTlTbZL3bJGqU43
fJnFsuos9XOcViI5nztzV4QX7_ePg, May 14th, 2019)

1. OVERALL OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
 identify office supplies, furniture and equipment
 make a conversation about office supplies, furniture and equipment
 describe an ideal office

2. KEY LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Vocabulary: Supplies and furniture
 air conditioner /eə(r) kənˈdɪʃənə/
 calculator (n) /ˈkælkjuleɪtə(r)/
 calendar (n) /ˈkælɪndə(r)/
 check (v) /tʃek/
 coffee machine /ˈkɒfi məˈʃiːn/
 monitor (n) /ˈmɒnɪtə(r)/
 mouse (n) /maʊs/
 office chair /ˈɒfɪs tʃeə(r)/
 office desk /ˈɒfɪs desk/
 paper clip (n) /ˈpeɪpə(r) klɪp/

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 coffee table /ˈkɒfiˈteɪbl/
 conference table /ˈkɒnfərəns ˈteɪbl/
 diary (n) /ˈdaɪəri/
 fax (v) /fæks/
 fax machine /fæks məˈʃiːn/
 filing cabinet /ˈfaɪlɪŋ ˈkæbɪnət/
 folder (n) /ˈfəʊldə(r)/
 highlighter (n) /ˈhaɪlaɪtə(r)/
 ink cartridge /ɪŋk ˈkɑːtrɪdʒ/
 keyboard (n) /ˈkiːbɔːd/
 photocopier (n) /ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpiə(r)/
 photocopy (v) /ˈfəʊtəʊkɒpi/
 reception desk /rɪˈsepʃn desk/
 scan (v) /skæn/
 scanner (n) /ˈskænə(r)/
 security camera /sɪˈkjʊərəti ˈkæmərə/
 shredder (n) /ˈʃredə(r)/
 stamp (n) /stæmp/
 stapler (n) /ˈsteɪplə(r)/
 tape (n) /teɪp/

Language Focus
Language Focus 1: There is/are
We can use There is/ are to describe what we see and to talk about things/ people that
are present or not present.

There’s/ There is + a(n) singular noun/ uncountable noun.

E.g.: There is a calculator on the table.
Positive
There is some ink in the printer.
sentences
There’re/ are + plural noun.
E.g.: There are 3 folders on the office desk.

There isn’t/ There is not + a(n) singular noun/ uncountable noun.

E.g.: There is not a calculator on the table.
Negative
There isn’t any ink in the printer.
sentences
There aren’t/ There are not + plural noun.
E.g.: There are not any folders on the office desk.

Is there + a(n) singular noun/ uncountable noun?

E.g.: Is there a calculator on the table?
Questions Is there any ink in the printer?
Are there + plural noun?
E.g.: Are there any folders on the office desk?

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Language Focus 2: Prepositions of places

Language Focus 3: Useful structures

Use + N + to +V-inf
1
E.g.: We use the photocopier to make copies of documents.
S + to be + used to + V
2
E.g.: Printer is used to print our documents.
S + need(s) + N + to V
3
E.g.: We need a filing cabinet to store our files.

3. ONLINE LEARNING CHECKLIST

Look at the list of online learning tasks below and tick the tasks you have completed.
Online learning task Task focus Completed
Vocabulary
Presentation 1 Office facilities - Presentation …………
Task 1 Office facilities - Meaning …………
Task 2 Office facilities definition - Meaning …………
Task 3 Office facilities - Spelling …………
Task 4 Office facilities - Meaning and spelling …………
Section Test Words - Word Writing …………

Grammar
Presentation 1 There is/ are - Presentation …………
Presentation 2 Prepositions of places - Presentation …………
Presentation 3 Useful structures with “need” and “use” …………
Task 1 There is/ are - Practice …………
Task 2 Prepositions of places - Practice …………
Task 3 There is/ are/ isn’t/ aren’t - Gap filling …………
Task 4 Useful structures – Practice …………
Task 5 Useful structures - Sentence completion …………
Section Test There is/ are; prepositions of places, useful …………
structures - Multiple choice

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Listening
Task 1 Listen to a conversation about office facilities - …………
Gap filling
Task 2 Listen to a conversation about a woman’s office …………
- True/ False
Task 3 Listen to three small talks about office facilities …………
- Short answers
Task 4 Listen to a phone call about office facilities - …………
Short answers
Task 5 Listen to a conversation about office facilities - …………
Gap filling
Task 6 Listen to a conversation about office facilities - …………
Short answers
Reading
Task 1 Read a passage about office facilities - True/ …………
False
Task 2 Read an article about office facilities - Multiple …………
choice
Task 3 Read a letter about wrong furniture shipment - …………
Short answers
Task 4 Read a passage about an office supplier - …………
Sentence completion
Task 5 Read an email about office facilities - Summary …………
completion
Task 6 Read a passage about office facilities - Short …………
answers
Writing
Task 1 Sentence arrangement …………
Task 2 Sentence building …………
Task 3 Sentence completion …………
Task 4 Passage completion with words …………
Task 5 Passage completion with words …………
Task 6 Paragraph writing …………

4. FACE-TO-FACE CLASS MATERIALS

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 LESSON 1
Office Supplies

Objectives: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

- identify office supplies, furniture and equipment
- make a conversation about office supplies, furniture and equipment

Warm-up: Office supplies and furniture

Work in 2 groups. Look at the picture of office supplies and furniture in ONE minute.
Write the names of the office supplies and furniture with their quantities. Take turns to
say them out loud.

1. 2. 3. 4.
5. 6. 7. 8.
9. 10. 11. 12.

Activity 1: Matt’s office room

Work in pairs. Look at the picture of Matt’s office room. Ask and answer questions
about the office furniture, machinery and their positions in the picture.

an office chair a bookcase a reception desk a bin

printers filing cabinets plants a coffee table

an office desk a conference table a monitor a telephone

Is there an office chair? Yes, there is.

Where is it? It is under the office table.

Are there any printers? Yes, there is one.

………………………? ………………………..

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Activity 2: Finding the differences
Work in pairs. Student A looks at the picture below, Student B looks at the picture in
Activity File on page 78. Describe your picture to your partner. Each student finds 3
differences between the two pictures.

Sample: In my picture, there’s a bookcase under the window.

STUDENT A:

Activity 3: Drawing the picture

Work in 2 groups. Send out a student from each group to describe the office. Listen to
the other group’s description to draw their office.

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Sample:
1. The shelf is on the wall.
2. There is a telephone on the desk.

Activity 4: A new office

Work in pairs. Student A is an employee who has just moved to a new office. Student B
is a colleague. Call and ask student A about his/her new office.

STUDENT A STUDENT B

Greet
Greet and ask about your colleague’s
new office room
Respond: Yes, bigger and more
beautiful
Ask whether there are air conditioners
and conference tables
Respond: 2 air conditioners, no
conference tables
Ask if it has computers and printers
Respond: Yes
Reason: to print documents Ask about positions of the machines

Respond
Ask whether it has a shredder and a fax
Respond: No, use them in machine
Administration Department
Give compliment
Thank B and end the conversation
End the conversation

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 LESSON 2
An Ideal Office

Objective: By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe an ideal
office.

Warm-up: Ringing the golden bell

Work in 2 groups. Look at the clues on the
slides about office supplies and furniture,
then guess what they are. Ring the bell to
answer.

Activity 1: Guessing office facilities

Work in pairs. One student describes office facilities without mentioning the
names of the items. The other student listens to the descriptions and guesses
what they are. Then, change the role.
Example: We/ use/ this/ machine/ display/ images/ from/ computer.
 We use this machine to display images from a computer.
Answer: It’s a monitor.

Activity 2: An office movement

“Paula Hart needs to move her office. Her new office is in a good location but
it is smaller than her old office”.
Work in groups of 4. Look at the list of furniture in Paula’s current office and
her comments. Decide what furniture she needs for her new office and gives
reasons.
Sample: She only needs one filing cabinet because she can keep the
information on her computer.
Furniture list Paula’s comments
4 filing cabinets 1. I can keep the information on my computer.
2 bookshelves 2. I don’t use all the books at work.
2 desks 3. I have my computer on the small desk and I work at the
big desk.
3 chairs 4. This is for clients, but I usually only need one.
1 sofa 5. It’s a comfortable place to work, but I don’t use it often.
1 photocopier 6. There is a photocopier on the third floor.
1 big cupboard 7. I keep the shredder, pens and paper here.

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1 small 8. This is empty.
cupboard
1 computer 9. I use it every day.
1 printer 10. I use it three or four times a week.

Activity 3: Drawing the map

“Paula Hart is going to have a meeting on the day that the furniture and
machines arrive at her new office”.
Work in pairs. Student A is Paula Hart and student B is student A’s secretary.
Student B listens to student A’s description about the positions of the furniture
and machines, then writes their names on the map.
Sample: First, put the desk opposite the door. Next, place the printer under the
desk. Then…

Activity 4: Free talk

Work individually. Make a list of equipment and furniture that you would like
to have in your ideal office, where you put them and why you need them.
Present your talk in front of the class.

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Use the following suggestions:

- What equipment and furniture do you

want to have in your ideal office?
- How many of them do you want?
- What will you use them for?
- Where will you place them?
- Which one do you like the most?
Why?

5. STUDENTS’ SELF-ASSESSMENT
Look at the objectives specified at the beginning of the unit and write down
what you have (not) achieved and what you need to do to improve your English.
I can I still cannot I need to

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