Meeting new colleagues

ou can use formal or informal English to introduce O" New language Alphabet and spelling
yourself and greet colleagues or co-workers, depending Aa Vocabulary Introductions and greetings
on the situation and the people you are meeting. ft. New skill Introducing yourself to co-workers

11 KEY LANGUAGE INTRODUCING YOURSELF

English uses a variety of polite phrases for
introducing yourself and greeting your co-workers.

This is a formal greeting. You can also say

"Good afternoon" and "Good evening."

.
This is an informal greeting.
Good morning.
Hello, Alisha. My
My name is name's Tom Robinson.
Alisha Sharma. Hi, I'm Lee. Hi, Lee. I'm Jana.
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This is an informal way You can also say "It's "Hello" can be used in formal "I'm" is implied
to say your name. nice to meet you." and informal situations. before "pleased."

I'm Sally James. Hello. My Pleased to

• i name's Carla. I • meet you.

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This is a formal way
to say your name.
' This is very formal.
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"Good to meet you"

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You can also say

or "Nice to meet you ." This means "Great

to meet you , too."
Great to
My name is
meet you. You too.

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Sidique Ali. It's a pleasure to
meet you, Mr. Ali.
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Using titles and
last names is
very formal.

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 • 1.2 FILL IN THE GAPS USING 1.3 PRONUNCIATION THE ALPHABET
THE WORDS IN THE PANEL Listen to how the letters of the alphabet are
pronounced in English when they are said individually.
It's good to ---'""'-"""""-=t _ _ you.
wi.ee.

name's
J
0 Hello. My Sebastian .
afternoon Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee
8 Good . My name isjoe Carr.

f) Hi, Marie.
I'm
Clive. Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk
too
0 It's great to meet you , , Sven.
LI M m Nn Oo Pp
pleasure
8

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It's a to meet you .
Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu
afternoon pleasure _m.eet-
Vv W w Xx Vy Zz
I'm name's too
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1.4 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND MARK THE NAMES YOU HEAR

LORNA

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 .5 KEY LANGUAGE INTRODUCING OTHER PEOPLE
You can also use polite formal and informal phrases
to introduce your co-workers to each other.

This is a formal introduction. This is an informal

introduction.

May I introduce Maria

Diaz? Maria is our sales It's good to meet Amit, meet Edward.

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manager for Europe.

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you, Maria.

It's a
pleasure
to meet
you too.
Edward, Amit and I
work together.
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Great to meet
you, Edward.

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This is a formal introduction. Use "this is" to introduce other
people in less formal situations.

I'd like you to It's nice to

meet Zoe Carr. This is my new Hi, Levi. Good
meet you, assistant, Levi. to meet you.
Ms. Carr. • • w\j
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1.6 REWRITE THE SENTENCES, CORRECTING THE ERRORS

Hello, Sam . Nice meet you. ~ 0 This my new colleague, Martin.

Hello, 5'11wt.. Nice to meet yo~ This is my new colleague, Martin

0 To meet you, it's a pleasure, too. 8 Marisa, meeting Roula, my partner.

It's a pleasure to meet you, too

8 Hi, I'm name's Adedeyo. 0 It's good to meet to you, Katherine.

Hi, I'm Adedeyo It's good to meet you, Katherine

8 Greet to meet you . 0 I may introduce Claudia Gomez, our new CEO?
May I introduce Claudia Gomez, our new CEO?
Great to meet you

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 1.7 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND 1.8 SAY THE SENTENCES OUT
..._.., ANSWER THE QUESTIONS . . . LOUD, FILLING IN THE GAPS USING
THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

(
May I iflli:rodw,e Marta Lopez?
II
Marta and I work together.
Jill has started a new job. She
goes to a meeting with her new
colleagues, Mr. Singh and Daniel. 0 Hello, Mr. Lucas. It's a pleasure to

What is Jill's role at the company? meet -you

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Design assistant D
Finance manager 0 Ashley, _meet
_ _ Andre. Andre and
Intern D I work on the same project.

0 What is Jill's last name?

e
Greene D _Hello name's
_ _ ,Sophie. My _ __

Cheam D Rachel Davies. Great to meet you.

Green D
0 This
8 How long has Mr. Singh been working _ _ _ is my colleague, Hayley.

with Spandone and Co.? We went to college _together

_ _ __
14 years D
15 years D It's
good
to meet you, Cori.
16 years D My
__ _ _ name's Angel.
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f) What is Mr. Singh's role at Spandone and Co.?
Lawyer D 0 Hello, James. _It's
_ _ really nice
CEO D _to_ meet you. My name's Alex.
Accountant D
0 Which two people are meeting for the first time? good together It's My to
D
Jill and Daniel
Jill and Mr. Singh
Daniel and Mr. Singh
D
D
[ introEluce-
meet same
name's
you
pleasure
This
Hello
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o0 Alphabet and spelling D Aa Introductions and greetings D alJ. Introducing yourself to co-workers D
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 Everyday work activities
Use the present simple to talk about things that you o0 New language Present simple
do regularly, such as your daily tasks or everyday Aa Vocabulary Work activities
work routines. ilJ. New skill Talking about workplace routines

2.1 KEY LANGUAGE THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Use the present simple •
to talk about things
that happen regularly
as part of a routine.
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Every morning, we prepare the food and Justin sets the tables .
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2.2 HOW TO FORM THE PRESENT SIMPLE

With regular verbs, use the base form of the verb to make the present simple with
"I," "you," "we," and "they." With "he," "she," and "it," add "s" to the base form .

SUBJECT VERB REST OF SENTENCE

I I You I We I They prepare

the food every morning.
He I She prepares

2.3 FURTHER EXAMPLES THE PRESENT SIMPLE

Present simple form of "be"

f
"Be" with "I" is "I am ."

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The short form is "I'm " f with "he," "she," and "it."

I'm a lifeguard at i7i1i { Mia is an excellent

the local pool. nft fl II tour guide.

i-: • •-;'J~" They have a meeting We usually stop for

m11fl~ every morning. tea and coffee at 11.
Present simple form of "be"

f ' ' .
with "we" "you " and "they"

Stephanie works from We are always busy

home on Mondays. in the evening.

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 2.4 MATCH THE PICTURES 2.5 FILL IN THE GAPS USING
TO THE CORRECT SENTENCES THE WORDS IN THE PANEL

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) He brings the team
,~ , tea and coffee every We lwrve.. a meeting every day.

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afternoon.

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0 ,~ft She is a hairdresser.
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0 nn I read the bulletin
boar~ every
morning.
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I o.t-- He travels by train every morning.

• •• •
r't\ She walks around • (!)

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n1111 her office every
30 minutes.
e -A~i She leaves work at 6pm every day.

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She drinks coffee twice a day.

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He opens all the
windows in the
afternoon . 0 ~~
mr He eats lunch at a local cafe.

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She shouts at the
computer every day.

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l leaves
eats
.J:lave-
is
travels
drinks

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2.6 LISTEN TO THE AUDIO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

,6J. tihTr1 Zoe has started a new job in a cafe.

Her manager tells her about her
n everyday tasks at work.

przerwa
The cafe opens at lOam.
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D
Q Everyone has a break at 11:30pm.
( True False Not given True D False D Not given D
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0 All the staff arrive at 8am . 0 Employees eat lunch in the kitchen .
True D False D Not given D True D False D Not given D
sprawdza stoy
8 Zoe checks the tables before the cafe opens. 0 The cafe closes at 6pm.
True D False D Not given D True D False D Not given D

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