Unit 1 Introductions and greetings
1.1 Introducing yourself
(1) Vocabulary
Morning, afternoon or evening? What do you say?
8.30 a.m. 8.00 p.m..
1 Good morning 2 ______________
2.00 p.m. 11.00 a.m.
3 ____________ 4. _____________
(2) Language in use
Complete these conversations with the correct form of the verb to be (am, are, is)
1 A: Good morning. I (1) am Angela Mancini.
B: Pleased to meet you. My name (2) _______ Michael Levitt.
2 A: (3) _______ you Ms Forgues?
B: Yes, I (4) _______. Please call me Maria.
3 A: Excuse me, (5) _______ your name Shepherd?
B: No, it (6) _______. It (7) _______ Johnston.
4 A: (8) _______ you Mr Lee?
B: No, I (9) _______. I (10) _______ Mr Fung.
5 A: (11) _______ your name Perroni?
B: Yes, it (12) _______. How do you do?
6 A: (13) _______ they Mike Lee and Melanie Hamilton from Toronto?
B: Yes, they (14) _______.
Now listen and check your answers.
(3) Vocabulary
Match the title to the person like this:
1 Ms (+ family name) a man
2 Mr (+ family name) b married woman
3 Miss (+ family name) c unmarried woman
4 Mrs (+ family name) d married / unmarried woman
1.2 Saying where you’re from
(1) Language in use
Use the phrases in the box to complete these two conversations.
Conversation 1
Conversation 2
Now listen and check your answers.
(2) Listening and speaking
Practise introductions and greetings. Listen and answer like this:
Voice 1: Pleased to meet you. (beep)
You: Pleased to meet you, too.
Voice 2: Pleased to meet you, too. (repeat )
1.3 Introducing other people
(1) Speaking
You are introducing these people to people in your office. What would you say?
1 Mrs Lee / China / Beijing 2 Mr Kim / Korea / Seoul
3 Mrs Regueira / Brazil / Sao Paulo 4 Ms Gething / Australia / Melbourne
1 This is Mrs Lee. She is from China. She works in the Beijing office.
2 I’d like to introduce
3
4
(2) Language in use
Complete this conversation with suitable words.
PETER: Hello, Mrs Lee. It’s (1) nice to see you again. How (2) ________ you?
MRS LEE: (3) ________. And you?
PETER: Not too bad. Mrs Lee, I’d like to (4) ________ Steven Winters. Steven, (5) ________ Mrs Lee. She (6) ________ in the Beijing office.
STEVEN: Hello. Pleased to (7) ________ you.
MRS LEE: Nice to meet you, too.
STEVEN: Is this your first to Chicago?
MRS LEE: No, it (8) ________. I was here two years ago.
(3) Vocabulary
Use these clues to complete the word grid.
1 Greeting used after lunch and before dinner. (2 words)
2 The capital of England.
3 Beijing is the capital of this country.
4 I’d like to _______ Mr Kwon. Mr Kwon, this is Ms Black.
5 ________ me, are you Mr Robinson?
6 Greeting used when you leave someone in the evening. (2 words)
7 _______ to meet you.
8 The two days at the end of the week when most people don’t go to work.
References
1.1
1 2 good evening 3 good afternoon 4 good morning
2 1 A: Good morning, I’m Angela Mancini.
B: Pleased to meet you. My name’s Michael Levitt.
2 A: Are you Ms Forgues?
B: Yes, I am. Please call me Maria.
3 A: Excuse me, is your name Shepherd?
B: No, it isn’t. it’s Johnston.
4 A: Are you Mr Lee?
B: No, I’m not. I’m Mr Fung.
5 A: Is your name Perroni?
B: Yes, it is. How do you do?
6 A: Are they Mike Lee and Melanie Hamilton from Toronto?
B: Yes, they are.
3 2a 3c 4b
1.2
1
Conversation 1
MAN: Hello, Ms Tan. It’s good to see you again. How are you?
WOMAN: Fine, thanks. And how are you?
Conversation 2
WOMAN: Excuse me, are you Mr Ramasamy?
MAN: Yes, I am.
WOMAN: My name’s Alison Walsh. I work in the Manchester office. How do you do?
MAN: How do you do?
2
1 VOICE 1: Pleased to meet you. (beep)
(pause)
VOICE 2: Pleased to meet you, too (beep)
(pause)
VOICE 2: Pleased to meet you, too
2 VOICE 1: How do you do?
VOICE 2: How do you do?
VOICE 2: How do you do?
3 VOICE 1: How are you?
VOICE 2: Fine, thanks.
VOICE 2: Fine, thanks.
4 VOICE 1: Nice to see you again.
VOICE 2: Nice to see you again, too.
VOICE 2: Nice to see you again, too.
1.3
1 suggested answers
2 I’d like to introduce Mr Kim. He’s from Korea. He works in the Seoul office.
3 I’d like to introduce Mrs Regueira. She’s from Brazil. She works in the Sao Paulo office.
4 This is Ms Gething. She’s from Australia. She works in the Melbourne office.
2 2 are 3 Fine, thanks 4 introduce 5 this is 6 works 7 meet 8 isn’t