UNIT 1

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

A: Hello, let me introduce myself.My name is Borka. What’s your name?

B: Nice to meet you Borka. My name is …

INTRODUCING ANOTHER PERSON

A: Let me introduce Ivo. / This is Ivo.B: Pleased to meet you, Ivo.

INTRODUCING YOURSELF

Let me introduce myself.My name is Ivo.I am 19 years old.I am a student.I come from Virovitica. I live in Zagreb. I live with my family/alone/with a room mate.I study Economics and Business.I speak German very well.

TO BEPOSITIVE FORM

• I AM a teacher. • YOU ARE a student.• HE IS a businessman.• SHE IS a businesswoman.• IT IS hot today.• WE ARE in the

classroom.• YOU ARE RIGHT!• THEY ARE in room 2.

• I’m ...• You’re ...• He’s ...• She’s ….• It’s ….• We’re ...• You’re ..• They’re ...

TO BENEGATIVE FORM

• I AM NOT a CEO.• You ARE NOT a law student.• Warren Buffet IS NOT a driver.• She IS NOT his Personal Assistant.• It IS NOT sunny.• We ARE NOT in a meeting now.• You ARE NOT law students.• Bill and Warren ARE NOT with us

now.

• I’m not • You aren’t• He isn’t• She isn’t • It isn’t • We aren’t• You aren’t• They aren’t

TO BEQUESTIONS

• Am I your German teacher?

• Are you law students?• Is Bill Gates a doctor?• Is she a good boss?• Is it hot in here?• Are we in room 8?• Are Zdravko and Zoran

brothers?

• No, it is not.• No, we are not.• No, he is not.• No, you are not.• No, we aren’t.• Yes, they are.• Yes, she is.

TO BE QUESTIONS

• Why are you here?• Where are you from?• Where is Bill Gates now? • Who is Gordana Kovačević? • When is our test?• Where are you now?• Who are Adam Smith and David Ricardo?• What is GDP?

TO HAVEPOSITIVE

I have three employees.

You have English classes on Friday and Saturday.

We have a busy schedule.

They have meetings on Friday.

• She has a lot to do.• He has got good ideas.• Our company has got

three departments.

HAVE QUESTIONS & NEGATIVES (1)

A: Have you got Statistics today? B: No, we haven’t got Statistics today. We have Statistics on…

A: Has Angela Merkel got problems with Finland?B: No, she hasn’t got problems with Finland. She has problems with …

A: What’s your name?

A: Where are you from?

A: Where do you live?

A: How old are you?

A: What do you do?/

What’s your job?

A: Where do you work?

A: Do you speak German?

B: My name is BLL. B: I am from Zagreb./ I am Croatian.B: I live in Zagreb.B: I am 42 years old.B: I teach Business English. I’m a teacher.B: I work at the Faculty of Economics and Business.B: I don’t speak German. I speak French.

1.1 PEOPLE IN BUSINESSLISTENING 1.2

NAME Lorella BragliaNATIONALITYHOME AGE COMPANYJOBLANGUAGES

LISTEN AGAIN•Her name ______Lorella Braglia.•She ________in Reggio Emilia.•She _______a designer.•She _____ for Dielle.•Her husband _____ the marketing director.•They _____ Italian.•They _____English and Italian.•They _____ together.

LISTENING 1.8A B C D

SALLY KENT JIM HASTINGS VICTOR SANCHEZ AKIKO TAKAJIMA

BRITISH AMERICAN CHILEAN

EDITOR

BUSINESS MONTHLY IBM

ALPHABET AND SPELLING• EU• DVD• VIP• UN• USA• Inc.• CEO• IBM• UK• BA

LISTENING1.51.6

PRESENT SIMPLE

• I work for IBM.• You look good.

• He lives in Rome.• She plays golf.• It takes 2 hours to get

there.

• We plan to go to Madrid next week.

• You look fine.• They work in shifts.

SB P 7 READING

PRESENT SIMPLENEGATIVE

• I don’t work for IBM.• You don’t sound too

good.• He doesn’t live in Rome.• She doesn’t play golf.• It doesn’t look good.

• We don’t plan to go to Madrid next week.

• You don’t mean that.• They don’t work in

shifts.

PRESENT SIMPLE YES/NO QUESTIONS

• Do I look good?• Do you work long

hours?

• Does Jim live in London?

• Does Sandy speak German?

• Does it mean ‘tržište’?

• Do we need another department?

• Do you need more time?

• Do they know about the deal?

• What’s his/her name?• Where is he/she from?• Where does he live?• How old is he?• What does he do? • Where does he work?• Does he speak German?

• His name is … • He is from …./ He is

Croatian.• He lives in Zagreb.• He is 21 years old.• He produces beer. • He works in a brewery• He doesn’t speak

German. He speaks French.

INTERVIEW AND REPORT

1.2 TALKING ABOUT YOUR COMPANY

• a competitor• a product• a customer• an employee• a factory• headquarters• sales• a marketSB P. 10 A B

• What ______________________?It produces and sells mobile phones.• Where _____________________?The headquarters are in Helsinki.• How many _________________?About 51,000.• What _______________in the company?Finnish. And English , of course.• _______your biggest markets?China.• _______ do you ___________?On TV, in magazines, and on buses.

ASK YOUR PARTNER ABOUT A COMPANY AND FILL IN THE TABLE

BUSINESS AREA:

EMPLOYEES:

LOCATION:

PRODUCTS:

• P. 12 B1 VOCABULARY (HANDOUT) • Listening F 1.111 What_________________weekends? I often near Lake Pukkala.2 What __________________there? I ___________________or ___________________.3 Who_________________with? My ______________________________4 Where ___________________swim? In ______________________5 What _________________________evenings?I ___________________or __________________.

TALK ABOUT YOURSELF

• My name is • I’m • I live in... It’s a .....town in the

north/south/east/west of ...• I’m a • I work for• In the evenings/on the weekends I

1.3

• NUMBERS• PRESENTATIONS

0 Zero1 One2 Two3 Three4 Four5 Five6 Six7 Seven8 Eight9 Nine

10 Ten

11 Eleven12 Twelve13 Thirteen14 Fourteen15 Fifteen16 Sixteen17 Seventeen18 Eighteen19 Nineteen20 Twenty

20 twenty30 thirty40 forty50 fifty60 sixty70 seventy80 eighty90 ninety

34 thirty-four

100 a hundred1,000 a thousand1,000,000 a million1,000,000,000 a billion

1,345,678one millionthree hundred forty five thousandsix hundred seventy eight

PRESENTATION

1) GREET THE AUDIENCE2) SAY WHAT YOU WILL TALK ABOUT3) EXPLAIN THE STRUCTURE OF YOUR TALK4) INTRODUCE A POINT BEFORE TALKING

ABOUT IT5) END (CONCLUDE)

1. Hello, everyone. /Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to be here today.

2. I am here to talk about…/The subject of my talk is…

3. First, I want to talk about …Then, …Finally,…4. Ok. Let’s start with…/Now we come

to…/Finally, let’s look at…5. To conclude,… Thanks for listening.Do you

have any questions?

PRESENTING A COMPANY

1) STRUCTURE AND LOCATION

2) PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS

3) RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS

PRESENTING A COMPANY

1)STRUCTURE AND LOCATION• The company is called…• It is a Croatian company…• It is based in /Its HQs are…• It employs …• The chairman/CEO/ founder is…

2) PRODUCTS AND CUSTOMERS• The main business area is • The main products / customers are…• Its main competitors are …

3) RESULTS AND FUTURE PLANS• The annual revenue is …with profits of…• The company is successful because…• They plan to…