EBE - Lesson 11

ELEMENTARY BUSINESS ENGLISH
Session 11
UNIT 4: Employment USEFULNESS
Lesson 11
This topic can help you be prepared to share simple information with
Specific achievement people in you company.
By the end of the lesson, the
students will be able to identify
objects and people by using this that
these those and learn adjectives to
describe people in the company.
Practically speaking: How to use this, that, these, and those.
1. This is your vistor’s pass. 2. Those are two of my colleagues.
3. These are our products. 4. What is that building?

It is the warehouse.
Business communication : Showing a visitor round.
1. When a visitor arrives at your company, Where do they go first ? Through a security gate ? To reception ?
Do they sign in ?
2. Listening . Track 40. Jim Berman arrives at the reception.Listen to three parts of his visit and answer 1 - 3 .
1. What does the receptionist give him ? Key expressions:
2. Does Jim want a coffee? Arriving at Reception / Security.
3. What does Diego del with? Good morning. I have an appoinment with…
3. Complete these phrases with verbs from the list. Can you sign here, please?
This is your visitor’s pass.
sign see is show like Take a seat.( Ms Gonzalez ) will be rigth down.
take introduce have will find
1. I_______an appointment with Olivia Gonzalez. Meeting your visitor/host.
Nice to meet / see you ( again ).
2. Can you ________here, please ?
Did you find us ok ?
3. This is your visitor’s pass. Would you like a coffee?
4. Please________ a seat. Showing your visitor round.
5. Ms Gonzalez ______be right down.
6. Nice to _______you again. Let me show you round.
7. Did you ________us ok ? This is ……, and that is …….
8. Would you _______a coffee? Let me introduce you to …….
9. Let me _______you round. He’s in charge of ………
10. Let me _______you to Diego.
Designing the perfect workspace
Background.
New offices for Pfizer.
In 2005, the Czech branch of the pharmaceuticals company, Pfizer, moved into its new offices.
The original offices didn’t have many meeting spaces, so it was difficult for teams and
departments to work well together. The new offices are a better place for teams and
communication. Inside, There are a lot of open spaces for employees to meet and talk: coffee
áreas, meeting romos, etc. The staff cafeteria seats 100 people and has a garden which can be
used for mettings too. The offices, though, are small, so people can concentrate when they
nedd to. Communication between the departments was also very important. So the Medical,
Marketing, and Sales Departments are connected by stairs and small meeting areas between
the floors. Altogether, the new offices are a comfortable place to work, with a balance of open
spaces for good communication, and small spaces for individual work.
Discussion.
1. How are Pfizer’s new offices different from the old ones ?
2. Do the staff work in big or small offices?
3. How does the design help departments to work together?
4. What is your workplace like ? Do you have a lot of open spaces ? Are the different departments well located ?
Starting point:
Working with words : Employment 1. How many employees are
1. Read these job adverts. there in your company?
1. What type of company is it ? 2. How does your company
2. Which job needs a particular skill? What is it? recruit new employees?
We are currently offering three positions for the right people:
Summer placement
Are you an energetic student with ambition? Get some work experience this summer. Every June-August
we employ a friendly young person to help in our offices. Learn new skills and earn some money.
Web editor
We are looking for an imaginative but focused web editor to join our team.You are a
practical person who can deal with problems on your own.
Web site production assistant
This post needs a careful and patient person with basic skills in HTML. You assist
experienced web producers and receive training.
Match the adjectives in bold in 1 to definitions 1 -8.
1. thinks about things and does not make mistakes. ___________
2. can deal with everyday problems.____________
3. has new and exciting ideas._______________
4. very active and lots of energy.____________
5. can work on one job for a lonfg time. __________
6. kind and helpful._________
7. has lots of skills and knowledge in the job. _________
8. can wait for a long time.___________

Listening: track 42
Track 42. Listen to Anton and Sandra in the HR department of the company. They are discussing candidates
For the Jobs . Make notes about Monica and Roberto in the table.
Monica Roberto
Personal qualities Friendly
Current situation
Skills and experience
Qualifications
Listen again and match 1 - 5 to a-e.
1. She has a lot______ a. …….good at working on his own.

2. She’s good________ b. …….of experience in book editing.
3. He has a _________ c. …….any experience in editing.
4. He doesn’t have ______ d. …….qualification in IT.
5. He isn’t very _________ e. …….at editing websites.
UNIT 4: Employment
Lesson 11
Let’s remember:
Specific achievement
By the end of the lesson, the
Answer these questions:
students will be able to identify 1. How many employees are there in your office?
objects and people by using this that
these those and learn adjectives to
2. How does your company recruit new employees?
describe people in the company.
What parts of the class were difficult?

What parts of the class were easy?
Thank you!

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ELEMENTARY BUSINESS ENGLISH

1. This is your vistor’s pass. 2. Those are two of my colleagues.

3. These are our products. 4. What is that building?

Web site production assistant

1. thinks about things and does not make mistakes. ___________

2. can deal with everyday problems.____________

3. has new and exciting ideas._______________

4. very active and lots of energy.____________

5. can work on one job for a lonfg time. __________

6. kind and helpful._________

7. has lots of skills and knowledge in the job. _________

8. can wait for a long time.___________

Listen again and match 1 - 5 to a-e.

1. She has a lot______ a. …….good at working on his own.

What parts of the class were difficult?

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