Basic Requirements

1. Confirm internet connection

2. Check speakers and microphone
3. Be ready to participate and answer
4. Have pen and paper at hand
5. Get ready to learn
Do you remember this word?

NOUN
Office Supplies
Desk Filing Waste
cabinet basket

Keyboard
Sticky
Clipboard
notes Envelope
 Tape
Highlighter Stapler
Dispenser
 • Desk
•
Office •
Filing cabinet
Waste basket
Supplies •
•
Sticky notes
Envelope
• Clipboard
• Highlighter
• Stapler
• Tape dispenser
Shape up or ship out
• improve or leave
• After many mistakes, the accountant has to
shape up or ship out.
Hit it out of the park

To have success, to do something

really well!

• In this job I will hit it out of the park!

Go down the drain

Be totally wasted or lost forever

• Don’t let your efforts go down the

drain.
1. I am starting a new job today.
2. I am very happy and anxious.
3. My new boss is nice and polite.
4. I will hit it out of the park!
5. We are working together to increase sales.
6. We need to shape up or ship out.
7. We are increasing production next week.
8. I am working hard and doing my best.
9. This company is manufacturing office supplies
10. My effort isn’t going down the drain.
 Reading Fluency

The Company Products

I am starting a new job today. I am very happy and anxious. My new
boss is nice and polite. I know I am hitting it out of the park!
The company is investing a lot of money in new products. They are
arriving next week. I know we need to shape up or ship out.
The company sells office supplies such as; tape dispensers, staplers,
envelopes, clipboards, sticky notes and highlighters. These new
products join the old products; desks, filing cabinets, chairs and waste
baskets.
I am working hard and doing my best. Times are difficult, but my effort
is not going down the drain!
 Open Questions

The author has a new job.

1. What is the main message of the text?

2. Is the author positive about his future in the company? Yes, he is.

3. What is happening next week? New products will arrive.

4. What kind of products does the company sell? Office supplies

5. What does the author mean with the phrase “I’m doing my best”?
He is a hard worker.
Plural and Singular Nouns
Nouns indicate one or more units of an object.

An apple
Eight apples
How to make the plural of nouns
Most nouns just need an “S” to make their plural form.

• A dollar – two dollars

• A guitar – many guitars
Nouns ending:
• s - ss
• x – sh • A watch – two watches
• ch: we add "es" • A class – three classes
• A box – four boxes
• A brush – five brushes
Nouns ending in “Y”
Change the “Y” by “i” and add “es”

• One baby – Three babies

• One candy – 23 candies
• One Cherry – Five cherries
Nouns ending in “F” or “FE”
Drop the “F” or “FE” and change by V + ES

• One knife – Three knives

• One leaf – Four leaves
• One wolf – Six wolves
Complete the paragraph with the plural of the nouns
in parenthesis
The company has new ________
products (product). They include
____________
waste baskets (waste basket), ______
knives (knife) and ______
brushes
(brush) for painters.

_________(Clipboard)
Clipboards envelopes (envelope) are old
and _________
products. They also plan to make watches
_______ (watch) and
knives (knife). Yes, products are different; but we have
_____
special _____
boxes (box) for each.
 Plural
1 2 Feet
Foot
Let’s learn some irregular plurals
(There are no rules to irregular plurals, we just need to learn them)

Singular Plural Singular Plural

A person People A foot Feet
A man Men A mouse Mice
A woman Women A sheep Sheep
A child Children A fish Fish
A tooth Teeth An ox Oxen
 Practice

dog dogs

child children
We have one ………
ox.
We have two …….
oxen.
The ……..
child is happy.
The …….………
children are happy.
The ……..
foot is a part of the body.

feet are parts of the body.

The .……….
The ……..……..
woman is at the office.

women are in the city.

The .…….…….
Mickey is a famous ………
mouse.

Mickey and Minnie are mice.

…….
My pet is a …….
fish.

I have 25 fish.
……
Let’s write!
Instructions: Today is your first day of work. You are the financial manager. You have a
new office, but it’s empty.

• Write the list of furniture and office supplies you need to begin working. Make sure
you use plural of nouns.

I need the next furniture and office supplies:

• .
• .
• .
• .
• .
• .
We are learning something new today!!!
Demonstrative Adjectives

We use demonstrative
adjectives to point out
specific people or things.
 Near Far
SINGULAR This That IS

PLURAL
Thes Thos ARE
e e
•Are these trees?
•Is that the sun?
•Is this your house?
•Are those windows?
This bicycle is blue.
“This is used to point out something that is near by”
This
------- dress is blue.
That bicycle is red.
“That is used to point out something that is farther away”
That
------- shirt is yellow.
These books are green.
These
----------- tennis shoes are green.
Those books are yellow.
Those
---------- apples are red.
SUMMARY
Unscramble the sentences!

What
is What
is that?
that?

my
Thatis iscat.
myThat
cat.
Unscramble the sentences!

Children?
Where arethose
thoseare Where
children?

school Those at are

Those children are at
children.
school.
Unscramble the sentences!

apples
Are these
these fresh?
apples Are
fresh?

are
Yes,Yes, apples
these these
apples are fresh.
Unscramble the sentences!

Is that
car? your car?
that

my isn’t
No, that isn’tcar.
mythat
car.
Who’s who in the office?

It’s Yuki first day! This is her tour

around the office.
Who’s who in the office?

This exercise was adapted from The British Council

Are these statements “True” or “False”

1. Jani is new in the department.

False
True
2. Luciana has short, dark hair.

3. The guy on the phone is Ian. True

4. Maria is responsible for the new orders.

False

5. Sebastian works in communications.

True
Who is who in the office?
Choose one of the options in the box to complete the sentences

is the marketing director. – do order management. – will be working with Yuki

is responsable for IT – can get Yuki e-mail access.

1. The first people they see do order management.

2. The woman in the purple dress will be working with Yuki.
3. The man in the gree shirt is the marketing director.
4. Maria is responsible for IT.
5. Sebastian can get Yuki e-mail access.
Script – Role Play
Jani: Welcome to the department, Yuki. Let me show you around and tell you about your new
colleagues. I'll introduce you to them all later.
Yuki: Great. Thanks. So, who are those people over there?
Jani: That's the order management team. Luciana deals with the new orders. She's the one with
short, dark hair.
Yuki: In the purple dress?
Jani: Yeah, that's right. You'll probably work closely with her while you are learning about our
ordering process.
Yuki: Got it, thanks. And who's that over there? The guy who's on the phone?
Jani: Oh, you mean the one by the window? In the green shirt? Ah, that's Ian. He's the marketing
director. And that's Maria beside him. She's responsible for the internal IT systems.
Yuki: OK, I'll try to remember all of this. I should probably be taking notes!
Jani: Don't worry about it. For now, it's just good to put some faces to names.
Yuki: OK, great – and who do I talk to about setting up my mobile phone with email access? Is
that also Maria?
Jani: No, you need to talk to Sebastian who works in communications. He can help you. That's
him over there, next to the printer.
Yuki: Thanks. I'll introduce myself to him later.
Let’s practice in context!
• That is a book.
• That isn´t a book.
• Is that a book? Yes / No.
• What is that?
• These are the computers.
• These aren´t the computers.
• Are these the computers?
• What are these?
• This is a book.
• This isn´t a book.
• Is this a book? Yes. / No.
• What is this?
• What color is this book?
• How much is this book?
• Those are shoes.
• Those aren´t shoes. What are those?
• Those are sneakers.
• Are those shoes? Yes/No.
• What are those?
⁻ What’s that Allan?
⁻ It’s a book.
⁻ Yes, it’s my book and it’s in your bag
⁻ Sorry Bob, but that’s my history book
⁻ No it isn’t; because your book is on the desk and your
book is grey and my book is black
⁻ Oh! You’re right