Unit 1 - Market Leader Elementary 3e605i

MARKET LEADER

(Elementary)

UNIT 1: INTRODUCTIONS

Starting up A. Listen to four businesspeople. Match the speakers to their business cards.

B. Listen again and complete the introductions. Use the words from the box. from

name‟s

My

I‟m

name‟s Erika Schulz. I‟m a product 1. Good morning. My _______ manager from . I‟m in marketing. I‟m 2. Hello. I‟m Nikolai Ivanov. I‟m from Russia. _______ an ant. from 3. Hi. I‟m Bo Cheng _______ China. I‟m a university student. 4. Hi. I‟m from Argentina. I‟m a senior manager. _______ My name‟s Eva Rosado.

C. Talk about yourself. Hello, I‟m from……

Vocabulary A. Write J (job) and D (Department)       



ant finance marketing manager technician engineer cashier production

J

 director D  doctor D  telephone operator J  human resource J  receptionist J  lawyer J  sales assistant D  personal assistant (PA)

J J J D J J J J

B. Work in pairs. Talk about your job and studies. Eg: I‟m a technician. / I‟m a student. / I‟m in finance.

Vocabulary 2: Nationalities Complete the chart of countries and nationalities. Brazilian

Polish



Kuwaiti

French

Oman

Italian

Spain

Russia

Turkey

Japanese

Swedish

China

Greece

British

American

Country -an Brazil ............... Italy Russia ............... -ese Japan China ............... -i Kuwait Oman ...............

Nationality Brazilian ............... German Italian ............... Russian Japanese ............... Chinese

Kuwaiti ............... Omani

Vocabulary 2: Nationalities Complete the chart of countries and nationalities. Brazilian

Polish



Kuwaiti

French

Oman

Italian

Spain

Russia

Turkey

Japanese

Swedish

China

Greece

British

American

Country -ish Poland Spain ............... Sweden Turkey ............... others Greece ............... The UK The US

Nationality ............... Polish Spanish Swedish ............... Turkish French ............... Greek British ............... American ...............

B. Ask about nationality of the companies P1: is Sony Japanese? P2: Yes, it is. P1: Is Givenchy Swedish? P2: No, it isn‟t. It‟s French.          

Sony Givenchy Volvo Zara Gucci Aeroflot Michelin Siemens McDonald‟s Olympic Airways

         

Japanese French Swedish Spanish Italian Russian French German American Greek

C. Think of three companies you know. Give their nationalities. Group A: Tell the names of companies. Group B: Tell their nationalities.

Reading: Describing people A. Read the text and complete the chart about Meet Phil Knight. Phil Knight Age Nationality Family Job Type of company Interests

65 American Wife, 2 sons, 1 daughter CEO of Nike Sports and fitness

Sport, fast cars, Asia

B. Tick the correct sentences. Correct the mistakes in the other sentences. 1. Phil Knight is the head of Nike. 2. He isn‟t rich. 3. Knight is married with two children. 4. His wife‟s name is Penny. 5. Knight‟s tattoo is on his right leg. 6. Wieden is in advertising. 7. Knight‟s office is full of objects from Austria. 8. Knight‟s office is in California.

  He is very rich  He is married with 3 children   His tattoo is on his left leg   His office is full of objects from Asia  His office is in Beaverton, Oregon

C. Ask & answer questions about Phil Knight & his office A: Is Phil Knight American? B: Yes, he is. B: Is his wife‟s name Sandra? A: No, it isn‟t

BUSINESS LEADERS Name: Henry Ford Age: 1863 - 1947 Nationality: American Job: Engineer - CEO Family: Married 1888 Wife: Clara Bryant Children: 1 son: Edsel Bryant Ford (died 1943) Type of company: Ford motor company (founded in 1903, 11 investors, $28,000) Famous product(s): Model T Features: Steering wheel on the left side, the engine and transmission fully enclosed, easy and cheap to repair and a low purchase price. Interests: Mechanics

BUSINESS LEADERS Name: Bill Gates Age: 1955 Nationality: American Job: Cofounder, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Family: Married in 1994 Wife: Melinda French Gates Children: Jennifer, Rory and Phoebe Type of company: Most successful software company in the world Famous product(s): Computer software Features: Powerful and innovative but friendly used software Interests: Computer science Notes: - Bill dropped out of Harvard University to spend more time on the new business (with computer software). - At the age of 31 Bill Gates became the youngest self-made billionaire in American history.

Language focus 1 To be -I‟m (=am) + - He‟s/She‟s/It‟s (is) - You‟re/We‟re/They‟re (are)

a student from Poland at work

- I‟m not (am not) - He/She/It isn‟t (is not) or He‟s/She‟s/It‟s not - You/We/They aren‟t (are not) or You‟re/We‟re/They‟re not

American

- Am I ? - Is he/she/it - Are you/we/they

late? at the office? tired?

here Chinese lawyers

A. Complete the information about Ingrid with short forms of the verb “to be” My name (1) ______ Ingrid. I (2) ______ „s „m a graphic designer. I (3) ______ „m German, and I (4) ______ „m from Munich. I (5) ______ married with two children. They „m

„re both in high school. Their school (7) _____ „s (6) ______ near my office. My husband (8) ______ an engineer. „s We (9) ______ interested in travel and the cinema. My „re

sister (10) ______ an ant. „s

D.

Complete the sentences with negative forms of “to be” 1. I‟m Russian, but ........................... from Moscow. I‟m not they aren‟t 2. They‟re Japanese, but ........................... from Tokyo.

3. He‟s German, but ........................... from Munich. he isn‟t I‟m not the manager. 4. I am in sales, but ...........................

you aren‟t 5. You‟re in Poland, but ........................... in Warsaw. 6. Her name is Sophia, but ........................... Italian. she isn‟t

E. Match the questions and answer about Sergio 1. Are you Spanish? 2. Are you a sales manager? 3. Are you married?

4. Is your wife a manager? 5. Is she Italian?

a. No, I‟m a financial analyst. b. No, she‟s Polish. c. No, I‟m Italian. d. No, she‟s a lawyer. e. Yes, I am. That‟s a picture of my wife.

Language focus 2: a/an with jobs    

We use „a‟ before words beginning with a consonant sound such as b, c, d: a receptionist We use „an‟ before words beginning with a vowel sound such as a, e, i, o and u: an astronaut We do not use „a‟ or „an‟ with plural nouns:They are architects We use question words such as „what‟, „who‟ and „where‟ to ask for information: . What‟s your job? I‟m a lawyer (not I‟m lawyer) . Who‟s your boss? . Where are you from?/Where‟s he from? . What‟s your job? I‟m an engineer.

Language focus 2: A/an with jobs; WH - questions Write the jobs from the box under the correct heading trainee

ant analyst consultant

executive director engineer

a (trainee)

optician architect doctor

lawyer manager pilot

an

lawyer

ant

director

executive

manager

optician

consultant

analyst

doctor

architect

pilot

engineer

WH - Questions What‟s your job? Who‟s your boss? Where are you from?

Where‟s he from?

1.3. Listen and complete the chart Pierre

Olga

Anna

an architect

an engineer

a lawyer

2. Where is he or she from? Switzerland

Russia

Poland

1. What is his/her job?

3. Where is his or her office?

Zurich

Moscow

Poznan

4. Who is his or her boss?

Irene

Eugenia

Alex

Introducing yourself and others Conversation 1: 1. Patrick is a sales assistant 2. Diana Vincent is a sales manager Conversation 2: 3. Hiroshi Ito is Mayumi‟s assistant 4. Dan Marshall is in finance Conversation 3: 5. Jimmy is pleased to meet Dave 6. Business is good

ANSWER TRUE FALSE

FALSE FALSE

TRUE FALSE

Complete the conversation From conversation 1: I‟m Patrick Keller. .......... I‟m the new sales assistant. A. Hello, .......... B. Oh, hello. Pleased .......... to meet you . I‟m Diana Vincent. From conversation 2: This is Mayumi Nitta, my A. Good morning. My name‟s .......... Hiroshi Ito. ........... assistant. meet you both. I‟m Dan Marshall from marketing. Let‟s go B. Nice to ............ into my office. From conversation 3: A. Hello, Jimmy. B. Hi, Dave. Good to see you again. A. .......... B. You, too. How‟s ......... business? . A. Not too good. B. Oh, really? Sorry to hear that. What‟s the problem?

C. Work in pairs, practise conversations like those in Ex B. Use phrases from „Useful language box.‟ Introducing yourself: - I’m ...... . - My name’s ...... . - This is ..... . - He’s/She’s in sales. - He’s/She’s with Nokia. Asking about business: - How’s business? Offering a drink: - Would you like a drink? - How about a coffee? - Another drink? Saying good-bye: - See you later. - Nice talking to you

Greetings: - Pleased to meet you - Nice to meet you - Good to see you again - You, too. Replying: - Not bad, thanks. - Fine./OK/Not too good - Thanks very much. I’d love one - Yes, please./No, thanks. Good bye. See you soon.

PRACTICE FILE Notes: „s can be used in the following situations - short form of is (be) Eg: Bill Gate‟s one of the richest man in the world. - short form of has Eg1: She‟s (got) her own company. Eg2: She‟s been on business for 2 weeks. - Possession Eg1: It‟s his father‟s car. Eg2: It‟s my parents‟ room.

PRACTICE FILE Homework: Do all exercises of Unit 1 in Practice File Check keys (if necessary)

Many thanks for your attention!

Writing guides Name  Age  Birthplace / Nationality  Education  Present job  Present office  Present business (good or bad)  Special abilities  Others 

Introduce about myself Let‟s me introduce about myself. My name is Minh, 20 years old. I was born in Ha Tay but now I am living in Ha Noi. My family have 5 including my parents, one sister, one younger brother and me. At present I am a first year student at Dai Nam University – a new university in Ha Dong city. My major is ing/ Civil Engineering/ Finance and Banking. Although Dai Nam University was set up only two years ago but it has got a very good learning environment. I have to learn many subjects at university. They are quite difficult but interesting especially English. In this subject I have to learn four skills: speaking, listening, writing and reading. My teacher is very strict but friendly and enthusiastic. I do not have much free time and in my free time I like going out with my friends to discover some beautiful places in Ha Noi. I also like listening to music and or surfing internet for news. For my future plan, I want to become a chief ant/ an architect/ a bank clerk in a big and famous company/ bank. But first of all I really want to learn well at university. That‟s some brief information about me and I hope you will understand me better after reading this essay.