ELEMENTARY BUSINESS ENGLISH

Session 2
UNIT 1: Products and Services USEFULNESS
Lesson 2

Specific achievement This topic can help you to provide relevant information about
By the end of the lesson, students the company you work for.
will be able to spell personal
information, say hello and goodbye,
introduce themselves and others,
and ask and answer about company
types and activities, using the verb
be and other verbs in present simple.
What do you know about them?

Jeff Bezos Oprah Amancio Virgilio

Winfrey Ortega Martinez

Can you spell their names?

Practically speaking: How to spell

Look at the letters of the alphabet. Listen and repeat. Why are the letters in these groups? 1-5

1 2 3 4
A H J K B C D E G F L M N I Y
P T V (Z) S X (Z)

5 6
7
O Q U W
R
Practically speaking: How to spell

Listen to two conversations. Write the names. 1-6

1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________

What is the question in each conversation?

_____________________________

Work with your partner. Say and spell.

1. Your name
2. Your company’s name
2. Your job title
Business communication: Saying hello and goodbye

Two visitors are in Reception. Listen and complete this visitor board. 1-7

FRIDAY 12TH SEPTEMBER

Welcome today to:

Mr Alek 1 __________________
Mrs 2 __________________ Wozniak

Visiting:
Mrs 3 __________________ Da Rocha
 Let’s remember:
Business communication: Saying hello and goodbye
Saying hello and introduing
yourself
Match expressions 1-6 to responses a-f. Then listen and check. 1-7
Hello. My name’s… / I’m…
1. Hello. My name is Alek Gorski. __ a. Pleased to meet you, Eva. Please to meet you.
2. I’m Eva, Maria Da Rocha’s assistant. __ b. No. How do you do? How do you do?
c. How do you do, Mr Gorski? Nice to meet you (too).
3. This is my assistant, Elzbieta Wozniak. __
4. It’s good to see you again. __ d. I’m fine. Introducing someone
5. How are you? __ e. Nice to meet you. This is…
6. Do you know Elzbieta? __ f. And you. Do you know…?
Saying hello to someone you
know
Put expressions 1-6 and their responses into these categories. It’s good to see you again.
How are you?
1. Saying hello and introducing yourself: ___ , ___
Saying goodbye
2. Introducing someone: ___ , ___
Nice meeting you.
3. Saying hello to someone you know: ___ , ___ See you soon.
Have a good journey.
Goodbye / Bye.
Business communication: Saying hello and goodbye

Complete this conversation with the expressions in the list.

Have a good journey See you soon Nice meeting you

Maria 1___________________, Alek.

Alek Yes, goodbye Maria.
Maria 2___________________, Elzbieta.
Elzbieta Nice meeting you too.
Maria Bye. 3___________________.
Alek Thanks. Bye.

Listen and check. Then practice the conversation in groups of three. 1-8
What nationalities are these companies?

What do they produce?

American Peruvian Japanese Brazilian

Software & Cookies,crakers, Electronic sandals

electronic noodles equipment
device
Working with words: Company types and activities

Match the company type t the picture.

pharmaceutical real state electronics recruitment
hospitality software financial services automobile

1_______________ 2_______________ 3_______________ 4_______________

5_______________ 6_______________ 7_______________ 8_______________

Working with words: Company types and activities

Listen and complete the sentences. 2-1

1. Natasha works for a 1__________ company. She provides staff in the 2 __________
industry.
2. Malik’s company produces 3 __________ for 4 __________ companies.
3. William works in 5 __________. He wants a job in the 6 __________ industry.

Listen and underline the stress in these words. 2-2

pharmaceuticals electronics recruitment

hospitality finance automobile

What type of company is your company? What kind of companies do you work with?
Working with words: Company types and activities
A company produces products, and it provides services. Write product or service next to the words
in C below.
A B C
GlaxoSmithKline Provides electronic equipment 1 product
Microsoft Produces finance 2__________
Sony software 3__________
Manpower cars 4__________
Toyota staff 5__________
Deutsche Bank AG pharmaceuticals 6__________

Work with a partner. Take turns to make sentences about the companies mentioned above.
Example: Sony produces electronic equipment.

Does your company produce products or provide service? Or both?

Working with words: Company types and activities
Listen to a presentation about Kikkoman. Number the presentation slides 1-4 in the order you
hear them. 2-3

A_____________ B_____________ C_____________ D_____________

Complete the presentation with these verbs: employ, sell, export, provide, buy, develop.

Kikkoman is a Japanese company and we 1__________ 400 million litres of soy sauce every
year. We 2__________ 6,500 people in total. We 3__________ soy sauce all over the world
including Asia, North America, Australia, and Europe. We also 4__________ new products
for the pharmaceutical industry. Restaurants, supermarkets, and Asian food shops
5__________ our products and we also 6__________ lessons in Japanese cooking – using
Kikkoman products of course.
Working with words: Company types and activities

Prepare a presentation about your company. Use some of the sentences below.

1. I’m _______________
2. I’m from _______________
3. I work for _______________
Let’s remember:
4. We produce / provide _______________
5. We employ _______________ Work + preposition
6. We develop _______________
We use the verb work in different ways:
7. We export to _______________
*work for: (an employer / company)
8. We sell our products to E.g: I work for BMW.
*work with: (people or anothe country)
Now give your presentation to the class. E.g: I work with colleagues.
*work in: (department or area of business)
E.g: I work in production.
UNIT 1: Products and Services
Let’s remember:
Lesson 2

Specific achievement Answer these questions:

By the end of the lesson, students 1. How can you introduce yourself?
will be able to spell personal
2. What company do you work for?
information, say hello and goodbye,
introduce themselves and others, 3. How do you spell your company’s name?
and ask and answer about company 4. Does your company produce products or provide service?
types and activities, using the verb
be and other verbs in present simple.
Please, tell me:
What parts of the class were difficult?
What parts of the class were easy?