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1 Warm up
Read the advice for meeting someone for the first time. Which three points do you think are the most
important?

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2 Vocabulary
Match two halves of each sentence to complete the definitions.

1. a trainer (n) a. is a person who teaches people new skills

2. a manager (n) b. describes the use of computer technology
3. digital (adj.) c. involves trying to get people to buy products or services
4. advertising (n) d. is a person who is responsible for a business

3 Listening for gist

Listen to some people meeting for the first time and answer the questions below.

1. Why are the people meeting?

2. How many people are there?

4 Listening for detail

Listen again and answer the questions below.

1. Who is the lead trainer?

2. What is Garin’s job?
3. What type of company does Sian work for?
4. Who owns his own restaurant?
5. Who is an advertising manager?

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5 Greetings and introductions

Part A: read the sentences below and fill in the gaps. Listen again and check your answers.

1. My name Jane.

2. I Sara.

3. Nice meet you.

4. I live London.

5. I am Brighton.

6. I work a clothes company.

7. I an advertising manager

Part B: write four sentences about yourself.

(Name)

(Where you are from/live)

(Your job)

(Your company)

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6 Personal information: the verb ‘to be’

Part A: complete the table below.

affirmative forms negative forms questions

I am ( I’m 1 ) I am not (I’m not) Am I?

2 3
You are ( ) You are not (You’re not)

He/she/it is He/she/it is not Is he/she/it?

4 5
( ) ( )

Short answers:
6
Yes, I am. / No, .

7
Yes, you are. / No, .

Yes, he is. / No, he isn’t.

Part B: read the conversation below and fill in the gaps.

Jennifer: Good morning and welcome to Living Habits, how can I help you?
1
Lina: Hello, my name Lina Drake, I am here to see Miss Wendal.
2
Jennifer: here for the interview?
3
Lina: Actually, no. starting a new job here today.
4
Jennifer: the new marketing manager?
5
Lina: Yes, .
6
Jennifer: Pleased to meet you. My name is Jennifer, and Miss Wendel’s assistant.
7
Lina: Nice to meet you. excited to be here.
8
Jennifer: from Manchester?
9
Lina: No, , I’m from Glasgow but I have lived here for five years.
10
Jennifer: That’s great, well Miss Wendal in a meeting right now, but she will
be finished soon, please take a seat.
Lina: Thank you!

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Part C: use the prompts to create statements or questions. Write the full form.

Example: I / from London (-)

I am not from London

1. He / businessman (+)
2. I / from Germany (-)
3. They / designers (?)
4. It / a big company (-)
5. She / an accountant (?)
6. We/bankers (+)
7. You/a shop owner (?)
8. He/ a new employee (+)

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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7 Meeting mingle

Meet and introduce yourself to everyone in the group.

Role-play cards

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Transcripts

3. Listening for gist

Jane: Good morning, everyone and welcome to our Digital Business Skills workshop. I am
excited to meet you all. Let’s start with some introductions. Please tell us your name,
position and where you are from. I will start. My name is Jane and I’m the trainer here at
Simple Solutions. I’m from Nottingham, but I moved to London ten years ago to start this
job.

Garin: Hello, pleased to meet you all. My name is Garin and I am from Cardiff, and I am the
manager of a language school.

Sian: Hello everyone, my name is Sian and I am from Brighton. I work for a clothes company.

Billy: Good morning, I’m Billy and I live in London. I have just opened my own restaurant.

Sara: Hello, I am Sara. I work for a big advertising company in Manchester. I am an advertising
manager. Nice to meet you all.

Jane: Thank you all very much. Nice to meet you all and I am looking forward to getting to know
you all more. Let’s start the course!

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Key

1. Warm up

10 mins.
This stage is for students to think about meeting people for the first time. They read the different points and
discuss which ones they think are important. First go through each point, concept-checking any unknown words.
Then ask them individually to choose the most important three. Then put the students in groups of three or four
and ask them to compare their answers. During feedback, see if there are common ideas for the top three.

2. Vocabulary

5 mins.
This stage is to pre-teach some key vocabulary in the text. First, ask the students to match the two halves to
complete the definitions. Practise pronunciation during the feedback.

1. → a. 2. → d. 3. → b. 4. → c.

3. Listening for gist

10-15 mins.
This stage is for students to develop their listening for gist and detail skills. Tell the students they are going to
listen to people meeting for the first time. Show the students the two gist questions and then play the audio.
Check the answers. Then show them the comprehension questions and elicit what kind of information they are
listening for (names, jobs, places). After playing the audio one time, ask the students to check their answers with
their partners. Then play it again if necessary. Check the answers.

1. To join a workshop on Digital Business skills 2. 5 people

4. Listening for detail

5 mins.
Instructions in the previous section.

1. Jane 2. Manager of a language school 3. Clothes company

4. Billy 5. Sara

5. Greetings and introductions

10 mins.
This stage is for students to identify keywords to complete the sentences used for greetings and introductions. Ask
the students to read the sentences from the audio and fill in the gaps with an appropriate word. Then, ask them
to compare their answers in pairs. Then play the audio again so they can check their answers. During feedback,
elicit the contraction for "I am". Then practise the pronunciation of each sentence. Students then personalise the
language by writing four sentences about themselves.
Part A:

1. is 2. am 3. to 4. in 5. from

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6. for 7. am
Part B: students’ own answers

6. Personal information: the verb ‘to be’

10-15 mins.
This stage is for students to practise the form of the verb "to be". Ask the students, in pairs, to look at the chart and
fill in the gaps. Check the answers and practise the pronunciation of the contractions. Then, students complete
the conversation with an appropriate verb form. Ask them to use contractions. Check the answers and then ask
the students, in pairs, to practise the dialogue.
Part A:

1. I’m
2. You’re
3. Are you?
4. He’s/she’s/it’s
5. He’s not/she’s not/it’s not
6. I’m not
7. you aren’t
Part B:

1. is 2. Are you 3. I’m 4. Are you 5. I am

6. I’m 7. I’m 8. Are you 9. I’m not 10. is
10 mins.
This stage is for students to focus on accuracy. Students, using the prompts, create statements or questions. Show
them the example first and ask them to write the full form. During feedback, check the answers. Then elicit the
contractions and practise pronunciation.
Part C:
He is a businessman
I am not from Germany
Are they designers?
It is not a big company
We are bankers
Are you a shop owner?
He is a new employee

7. Meeting mingle

10-15 mins.
This stage is for students to practise the language in a role-play task. Students can use their own information or
the role-play cards. If you use the roleplay cards, check each student understands their job. They should use their
own names.
Explain that they are all at a conference and they have to walk around and introduce themselves to each other. Do
a demonstration with two students first. During feedback, ask each student to tell the group about one person
they met.
During the speaking task, listen out for good examples of language or errors and use them for some post-activity
language feedback.

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