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1. Warm Up
Answer and discuss these questions in pairs or as a class.
1. What do you say when you meet a new person?
2. How did you feel on the rst day of school?
3. What similarities do the rst day of school and the rst day of work have?
4. What differences do the rst day of school and the rst day of work have?
5. What kind of tours have you taken?
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2. Correspondence Building
The dialogue below is not in the right order. Work alone or with a partner to put
the conversation in the right order. Then practice reading the dialogue. Underline
any words or phrases you don!t understand. Your teacher will provide cut-up strips.
3. Find business words and
phrases. !
Circle any words or expressions from the
dialogue that you think are useful in the
ofce. Write them below.
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___ Jim: We have our weekly sales meetings there.
___ Jim: Well, Lee, it was nice meeting you. Ill leave you at your desk. The papers you
need to fill out for Human Resources are on your desk.
___ Lee: Who should I ask for in HR?
___ Jim: It is big, but were almost done. Last, but not least, here is the sales division.
There are fourteen of us that share this space, but we each have our own cubicle.
___ Lee: Id like that. Is the food good there?
___ Lee: Its a nice area. Customers probably like it.
___ Jim: They do. Mr. Michaels office is by the window. You can ask him questions
anytime.
___ Jim: Lee, My name is Jim Benson. Mr. Michaels asked me to show you around.
___ Lee: What meetings are held there?
___ Jim: To the left is the Human Resources Department. You can drop off your contract
and other employment papers there later.
___ Jim: Ask for Nadine. She handles all of the new employees. Just past HR is the
cafeteria. If you have time this week, Ill treat you to lunch and introduce you to the other
representatives.
___ Jim: Follow me. Ill start the tour at the front desk. This is where we meet custom-
ers when they come to the office.
___ Lee: Its nice to have a boss with an open door policy.
___ Jim: It is pretty good and reasonable too. Next, this hallway is where you can find
the bathrooms and the meeting rooms.
___ Lee: This is a big office.
___ Lee: Thanks for the tour, Jim.
___ Lee: Its nice to meet you.
___ Lee: Sounds great.
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4. Match these words or phrases to their correct denitions. !
1. show around
2. to follow (follow me)
3. open door policy
4. to drop off
5. to handle
6. to treat
7. reasonable
8. last, but not least
9. to ll out
10. cubicle
5. Fill in the blanks with the right form of the correct word or phrase. "
1. Katarina was excited about her new ofce. She had a ____________________ in the corner with a desk and chair.
2. Jeff promised to have an __________________________ so his employees can ask him questions at any time.
3. He had to ____________________ his contract with the human resources department because it handles all the
employment paperwork.
4. Melissa ____________________ the phone calls from customers.
5. Jim always ____________________ his best customers to lunch.
6. Patricia!s salary wasn!t large so she was happy that the cafeteria prices were ____________________.
7. A lot of jobs require you to ____________________ a job application.
8. Christopher ____________________ the teacher to the ofce.
9. The nal stop on the tour was the boss!s ofce. It was ___________________________!
10. It was nice to ____________________ the new person because I remember how hard it is to be the newest employee!
____ a. to walk behind someone
____ b. to leave
____ c. not expensive
____ d. to complete
____ e. to pay for
____ f. a small space with a desk in an ofce
____ g. to give a tour
____ h. the nal thing, but not the least important thing
____ i. to manage
____ j. the idea that you can ask your boss questions at any time
6. Reading
Now practice reading the dialogue with a partner. Take turns practicing the pronunciation. Discuss what you think is good about the
dialogue. (Your teacher will provide you with the full dialogue on a separate sheet. Page 3.)
7. Speaking
Write your own dialogue. Work with a partner and write your own conversation using at least four words or phrases from today!s lesson.
Practice and memorize the dialogue, then present it in front of the class. Think of words that could be used when meeting new people.
8. Writing "
Think about your ideal ofce and job. Draw a map of what your ideal ofce would look like. Write a paragraph to describe your ofce.
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Conversation
Practice
Full Dialogue
Jim: We have our weekly sales meetings there.
Jim: Well, Lee, it was nice meeting you. Ill leave you at your desk. The
papers you need to fill out for Human Resources are on your desk.
Lee: Who should I ask for in HR?
Jim: It is big, but were almost done. Last, but not least, here is the sales
division. There are fourteen of us that share this space, but we each have our own
cubicle.
Lee: Id like that. Is the food good there?
Lee: Its a nice area. Customers probably like it.
Jim: They do. Mr. Michaels office is by the window. You can ask him
questions anytime.
Jim: Lee, My name is Jim Benson. Mr. Michaels asked me to show you
around.
Lee: What meetings are held there?
Jim: To the left is the Human Resources Department. You can drop off your
contract and other employment papers there later.
Jim: Ask for Nadine. She handles all of the new employees. Just past HR is
the cafeteria. If you have time this week, Ill treat you to lunch and introduce
you to the other representatives.
Jim: Follow me. Ill start the tour at the front desk. This is where we meet
customers when they come to the office.
Lee: Its nice to have a boss with an open door policy.
Jim: It is pretty good and reasonable too. Next, this hallway is where you can
find the bathrooms and the meeting rooms.
Lee: Thanks for the tour, Jim.
Lee: Its nice to meet you.
Lee: Sounds great.
Lee: This is a big office.
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! !
In Task 2, your students are required to put the conversation in the correct order. It!s more fun for students to put the dialogue in order
by physically rearranging cut up strips. Below are two shufed copies of the dialogue. Have your students cut it into strips and rearrange
them until they!ve put them in the correct order.
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Teacher!s Handout for Task 2.
Jim: It is big, but we!re almost done. Last, but not least,
here is the sales division. There are fourteen of us that share
this space, but we each have our own cubicle.
Lee: It!s nice to have a boss with an open door policy.
Jim: Lee, My name is Jim Benson. Mr. Michaels asked me
to show you around.
Lee: Who should I ask for in HR?
Jim: We have our weekly sales meetings there.
Lee: I!d like that. Is the food good there?
Jim: To the left is the Human Resources Department. You
can drop off your contract and other employment papers
there later.
Lee: It!s a nice area. Customers probably like it.
Lee: Thanks for the tour, Jim.
Lee: This is a big ofce.
Jim: It is pretty good and reasonable too. Next, this hallway
is where you can nd the bathrooms and the meeting rooms.
Jim: Well, Lee, it was nice meeting you. I!ll leave you at
your desk. The papers you need to ll out for Human
Resources are on your desk.
Lee: What meetings are held there?
Jim: Ask for Nadine. She handles all of the new employees.
Just past HR is the cafeteria. If you have time this week, I!ll
treat you to lunch and introduce you to the other
representatives.
Jim: Follow me. I!ll start the tour at the front desk. This is
where we meet customers when they come to the ofce.
Lee: Sounds great.
Jim: They do. Mr. Michael!s ofce is by the window. You
can ask him questions anytime.
Lee: It!s nice to meet you.
Jim: It is big, but we!re almost done. Last, but not least,
here is the sales division. There are fourteen of us that share
this space, but we each have our own cubicle.
Lee: It!s nice to have a boss with an open door policy.
Jim: Lee, My name is Jim Benson. Mr. Michaels asked me
to show you around.
Lee: Who should I ask for in HR?
Jim: We have our weekly sales meetings there.
Lee: I!d like that. Is the food good there?
Jim: To the left is the Human Resources Department. You
can drop off your contract and other employment papers
there later.
Lee: It!s a nice area. Customers probably like it.
Lee: Thanks for the tour, Jim.
Lee: This is a big ofce.
Jim: It is pretty good and reasonable too. Next, this hallway
is where you can nd the bathrooms and the meeting rooms.
Jim: Well, Lee, it was nice meeting you. I!ll leave you at
your desk. The papers you need to ll out for Human
Resources are on your desk.
Lee: What meetings are held there?
Jim: Ask for Nadine. She handles all of the new employees.
Just past HR is the cafeteria. If you have time this week, I!ll
treat you to lunch and introduce you to the other
representatives.
Jim: Follow me. I!ll start the tour at the front desk. This is
where we meet customers when they come to the ofce.
Lee: Sounds great.
Jim: They do. Mr. Michael!s ofce is by the window. You
can ask him questions anytime.
Lee: It!s nice to meet you.
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2. Correspondence Building Note. Do not hand out Page 3 until this task is completed.
(Also, see page 4 for the dialogue strips to hand out to students before starting.)
13. Jim: We have our weekly sales meetings there.
17. Jim: Well, Lee, it was nice meeting you. I!ll leave you at your desk. The papers you need to ll out for Human Resources are on
your desk.
8. Lee: Who should I ask for in HR?
15. Jim: It is big, but we!re almost done. Last, but not least, here is the sales division. There are fourteen of us that share this space,
but we each have our own cubicle.
10. Lee: I!d like that. Is the food good there?
4. Lee: It!s a nice area. Customers probably like it.
5. Jim: They do. Mr. Michael!s ofce is by the window. You can ask him questions anytime.
1. Jim: Lee, My name is Jim Benson. Mr. Michaels asked me to show you around.
12. Lee: What meetings are held there?
7. Jim: To the left is the Human Resources Department. You can drop off your contract and other employment papers there later.
9. Jim: Ask for Nadine. She handles all of the new employees. Just past HR is the cafeteria. If you have time this week, I!ll treat
you to lunch and introduce you to the other representatives.
3. Jim: Follow me. I!ll start the tour at the front desk. This is where we meet customers when they come to the ofce.
6. Lee: It!s nice to have a boss with an open door policy.
11. Jim: It is pretty good and reasonable too. Next, this hallway is where you can nd the bathrooms and the meeting rooms.
14. Lee: This is a big ofce.
18. Lee: Thanks for the tour, Jim.
2. Lee: It!s nice to meet you.
16. Lee: Sounds great.
5. Fill in the blanks.
1. cubicle
2. open door policy
3. drop off
4. handles
5. treats
6. reasonable
7. ll out
8. followed
9. last, but not least
10. show around
Teachers! Answer Key
4. Matching
1. g 2. a 3. j 4. b 5. i 6. e 7. c 8. h 9. d 10. f
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