UNIT 1

Nice to meet you

1. Business Situation
At the airport

A. 1) Hiroshi Akimoto works for GameZ, a video games company in Japan. He is at

the airport to meet two visitors. Listen. Check ( √) what you hear.
1. [ ] Excuse me. 6. [ ] This is my colleague.
2. [ ] No, I’m not. 7. [ ] Can I help you with your coat?
3. [_ ] Yes, that’s right. 8. [ ] That’s very kind.
4. [ ] Good afternoon. 9. [ ] How was your flight?
5. [ ] Welcome to Osaka. 10. [ ] It was fine.

B. 1) Listen again. Check ( √) true or false.

True False
1. Mr. Akimoto and Mr. Tomlin know each other.
2. Mr. Tomlin and Ms. Klein arrive in the morning.
3. The airport is in Osaka.
4. Ms. Klein is Mr. Akimoto's colleague.
5. The flight was long and hard.
6. Mr. Akimoto wants to take a taxi.

C. Work in groups of three. Practice meeting and introducing yourself and others.
Excuse me. Are you... ? Good morning/afternoon.
My name is... I'm... from...
Nice to meet you. This is...
Nice to meet you, too. Can I help you with... ?
How was your flight / your trip?

- airport - flight
- colleague - to meet -to introduce

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 2. Grammar Focus
The verb to be and the present simple

Hiroshi Akimoto Lin Yao Chen Christine Klein Robert Tomlin

from Tokyo, Japan Taipei, Taiwan Berlin, Germany Glasgow,
Scotland
works in Osaka, Japan Osaka, Japan London, UK London, UK
company GameZ GameZ Digital Design Digital Design
job Marketing IT data scientist Video game Product manager
manager designer

A. Read the information about these four businesspeople.

• Hiroshi Akimoto and Lin Yao Chen are colleagues. They work for GameZ in Japan.
What do they do there? Hiroshi is a marketing manager. Lin Yao is an IT data scientist.
They like their jobs. They live in Osaka, but they don’t come from there. Hiroshi comes
from Tokyo. And where does Lin Yao come from? She comes from Taipei.
Christine Klein and Robert Tomlin are colleagues, too. But they aren’t in the same
department. Christine is a video game designer. Robert is a product manager. They
work for Digital Design in London, but they don’t live in London. They live outside
London. And where do they come from? Robert comes from Glasgow and Christine
comes from Berlin. She isn’t English. She’s German. But she doesn’t speak German at
work. She speaks very good English. And you? Do you speak good English, too?

He is a marketing manager. She is an IT data

scientist. We use an before the letters a, e, i, o,
and u.

B. Complete the chart. How many examples of these forms can you find in the text?
The verb to be

Long form Short form Negative

He is He isn’t

She is

They’re

- Hiroshi is a marketing manager

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C. Complete the sentences.
Present Simple
Statements
Hiroshi ………… for GameZ. He ……… his Hiroshi and Lin Yao ........ for GameZ.
job. They ........their jobs.
Lin Yao ……… for GameZ, too. She also
…… her job.
Negatives
Christine comes from Berlin, but she …… Christine and Robert work in London, but they ……
there. there.
Robert comes from Scotland, but he
……… there.
Questions
A : Where …… Lin Yao .................. ? A : Where ……. Hiroshi and Lin Yao .......... ?
B : She works in Osaka. B : They work in Osaka.
A : What …….. she............ ? A : What …….. they… ............... ?
B : She’s an IT data scientist. B : He’s a marketing manager. She’s an IT data
scientist.

What do you do? asks about a person’s job.

D. Complete the chart.

Present Simple

Positive Negative Questions

I/you/we/they/he/she/it Work ……………………….. Do ........................ ?
…………………………. doesn’t ……………………………?

E. Work with a partner. Ask your partner five questions with Do you... ? Use these verbs:
work, like, live, come, speak. Answer your partner's questions.
A: Do you come from Osaka?

B: Yes, I come from Osaka. / No, I don’t come from Osaka. I come from Bangkok.

- Company – department -marketing manager

- Data - designer

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 3. Listening and Speaking
Opening and closing conversations

A. (2) How do you start a conversation? The words in these sentences are mixed
up. Put them in the correct order. Then listen and check.
1. At a hotel
A: me / excuse / Ms. Lee / are / you ?
B: that’s / yes / right / Mr. Tang / must / you / be
A: am/I/ yes /to/ keep / you / sorry / waiting / I'm
B: right / all / that’s

2. On an airplane
A: are / you / to / Indonesia / on / business / going ?
B: I/ yes /am/ you / and ?
A: no /on/ vacation / going / I'm
B: you / lucky !

B. (3) When we meet somebody for the first time, we often talk about everyday
topics. Listen to the conversation and check (+) the topics the two people talk about.
[ ] food [ ] hobbies [ ] jobs [ ] language [ ] traffic [ ] vacations
What do you talk about in your country when you don’t know somebody?
C. (4) Listen to two ways to finish a conversation. Complete the sentences.
1. A: Well, it was .............. to you.
B: Yes, I hope. ................. sometime.
A: That would be great. I'll call you next time I...............
B: Fine.
2. A: Would you .................. ? I have to go soon.
B: What time ........... leave?
A: At six. Sol really..........
B ................ Shall I call you a taxi?

D. Work with a partner. Practice the conversations in 3A and 3C.

- topics - conversation 4
- excuse me - on business - on vacation
4. Vocabulary focus
Focus 1: Numbers

A. (5) Listen to the flight announcements and fill in the chart.

No Destination Gate
No Flight Destination Gate Flight
Number
Number

1
1 Bangkok
2
2
3
3

B. (6) Complete the telephone messages with the numbers you hear.

To: Ms. Chen

1 From : Christine Klein 2
To: Mr. Akimoto Message: She has some
From : Robert Tomlin information. Please call.
Message: Please call at the Number: _
Hilton in Osaka
Number: _

To: Ms. Otaka 3 To: Yoshio Tani

From : Miti Arak, Palace Hotel From : Cintya Dewi
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Message: Room is booked. Call if Message: Fax is working. Please
you have questions send documents.
Number: _ Number: _

C. Work with a partner. Ask your partner for these numbers. Write the numbers down and
then your partner can check them.
1 his/her age ……………….
2 the age of two members of his/her family ...................
3 his/her house number ……………….
4 his/her telephone number ..................

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 4. Vocabulary focus
Focus 2: Countries and regions
D. (7) Listen and check ( √) the countries and regions you hear.

E.Talking about … countries and regions Step

Step 1: Work with a partner. List...

[ ] five countries in Asia. [ ] two countries in Africa.

[ ] five countries in Europe. [ ] two countries in South America.
[ ] three countries in ASEAN. [ ] two countries in North America.

Step 2: Form a small group and compare your lists.

F. Key Words. Look at the words at the bottom of pages 1-4. Choose the best words to
complete the sentences.
1. A lot of planes fly from this...................
2. Christine and Robert work together. She is his...................
3. Hiroshi works in the marketing...................
4. Christine is a video game....................
5. I’m not here on business. I’m here...................
6. We use everyday ...............
7. How was your............ ?
8. Is this seat free?

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 5 Reading
Talking about jobs

A. Before you read You have three minutes to make a list of all the jobs you know. Then
skim the article to see if the jobs it talks about are on your list.

Asian Business Online

talks to four young people in the ASEAN region about when they use English in their jobs.
My name is Tran Van Huan. I’m a computer specialist in Hanoi. I make
computer networks for companies, and I train people to use the
networks. I don't work for a company. I work for myself. I like my job. It's
interesting. I work with companies all over the world, and we use English
to communicate.
My name is Nadia Tengu. I'm a department manager in a bookstore in Kuala
Lumpur. I wear a uniform, but only at work. I like my colleagues a lot. Our store is
open every day, so we work very hard. Sometimes we have customers from China
or Europe, and I need to speak English to help them.
My name is Cintya Dewi. I’m a website designer. I work in an electronics
company in Jakarta. It's a big company, so I don’t know everyone, only the
colleagues in my department. We do a lot of business with Chinese and
Indian firms, so I need to read and write emails in English.

My name is Miti Arak. I'm a hotel receptionist in Bangkok. I meet a lot of people in
my job. Sometimes I work at night, but | don’t like that very much. Most of our
guests are from other countries, so we usually use English to communicate. Some
of our staff also speak Chinese and German.
B. Scanning for detail Are the statements correct? If not, correct them.
Tran Van Huan 1... works for a company.
He doesn't work for a company. He works for himself.
2... trains people in companies.
3... thinks his job is boring.
Nadia Tengu 4... works in Kuala Lumpur.
5 ... wears a uniform all the time.
6... works in a store that closes on Sundays.
Cintya Dewi 7... designs websites.
8 ... works in a small company.
9 ... knows all her colleagues in the company.
Miti Arak 10 ... works in a hotel.
11 ... meets a lot of people.
12... likes to work at night.
C. Now you Choose a person from your family and write about his or her job.
My brother is a(n)... He works in... He likes/doesn't like his job because...