Lesson 1 About You and Your Job

After this lesson,you should be able to:

introduce yourself and your job to others.

1.Warm-up; 2. Setting & Conversation 3. Language Focus 4. Practice 5. Wrap-up;

Warm-up

Do you remember the first day of your work? How did you introduce yourself to others?

How did you greet ...

-the one who welcomed you?

-colleagues from your department?

Setting & Conversation(9 mins)

Setting(1 min)

Today is Emma's first day at Orange Telecom Company as an engineer. How will she greet Linda, the assistant from the HR Department and her colleague Joseph from the Engineering Department?

Linda:Welcome to our company.

Joseph: I am Joseph from the Engineering Department.

Let's find out what will happen next in this conversation.

Conversation (2 parts, 8 mins)

(Emma meets her fist colleague Linda at the reception)

E: Hi, I am Emma. It is my first day here. Do you know where  I can report to work?

L: Here, I am Linda, the HR assistant. Welcome, Please follow me to complete your new hire process first.

E: Many thanks. It is nice to meet you.

L: Same here. Which department are you in?

E: The Engineering Department. I am an engineer.

L: Congratulations. Please fill out this form.

E: Thank you. Let me see ... Okay, I am done. Would you please check it?

L: Perfect. Your college Joseph will come over and introduce you to the department. Please wait for a moment.

(Joseph picks up Emma at the meeting room and leads her to the Engineering Department)

J: Hi, I am Joseph.

E: Glad to meet you,Joseph. My name is Emma.

J: This way, please. The Engineering Department on the third floor. Are you ready for your first day of work?

E: Yes. I feel very excited about my new job. Are we on the same team?

J: Yes, we are? If you need any help, please let me know. I will introduce you to everyone. Hi there, this is our newcomer, Emma.

E: Thanks. Hello, I am Emma. I have been an engineer for 4 years. I can't wait to start my work and get to know each of you.

THE QUESTIONS:

1. The steps to report work?

(1)

(2)

2. How does Emma introduce herself to her colleagues?

Language Focus(4 mins)

Choose the best response from a-d and 1-4 and read them one by one.

1. Which department do you work for?

2. Today is my first day. I was told to report to work here.

3. We are happy to have you.

4. I don't know anyone here.

a. Welcome. Please fill out this form first.

b. Come over. Let me introduce you to everyone at this department.

c. I feel so good joining the team and getting to know everyone.

d. I work for HR department. I'm an assistant.

Useful phrases:

report to work; fill out; come over; can't wait to; get to know; 

More expressions:

HR assistant; new hire process; newcomer;

Practice(6 mins)

Make a conversation with your teacher according to the role card below.

Student's Role Card

Name: Andrew

Job: A new travel agent at Cassa Company.

        Andrew is newcomer at Cassa Company. He needs to report to work with Dora. Then he needs to greet his colleagues and introduce himself to Jess.

Teacher's Role Card 1

Name: Dora

Job: HR Assistant

Dora needs help Andrew report to work.

Teacher's Role Card 2

Name: Jess

Job: Travel agent

Jess needs to welcome Andrew and introduce him to the department.

Wrap-up(2 mins)

Read the sentences in the graph to review how to greet your colleagues on the first day of your work.

New employee

Good morning.Today is my first day here.

When can I report to work?

The Finance Department.

I am happy to work here.

Colleagues

Welcome to our company.

You can report work here. Which department are you in?

Please complete your new hair process first.

Let me introduce you to everyone.

Lesson 2 About Your Company

After this lesson, you should be able to:

Give basic information about your company to your new colleagues.

Warm-up;Setting & Conversation; Language Focus; Practice; Wrap-up;

Warm-up (2 mins)

Have you introduce your company to others?

Can you introduce your company?

Setting & Conversation (9mins)

Setting(1 min)

Jonny is asked to introduce his company to Annie, a new employee.

How will he introduce the company? What's Annie ask?

Annie: Could you please tell me ...?

Jonny: Our company is ... There is a ...

Let's find out what will happen next in the conversation.

Conversation (2 parts, 8 mins)

A: Jonny, could you please introduce our company's surroundings to me?

J: Sure. We are located in the CBD. There are many cafes and restaurants nearby. It is also close to the subway station. Do you take the subway to work?

A: No, I usually drive to work.

J: Then you must know that the park is behind the building.

A: Yes. Do we own the whole building?

J: No. We only have three floors in total. The Marking Department and the Sales Department are on the third floor. The Engineering Department is on the fourth floor. Other supporting departments are on the fifth floor.

(Conversation continues)

J: Our company started with one office in London. Now, it has thirty overseas branches.

A: I only knew that our company is a leader in the hardware industry and does international trade worldwide.I didn't know that we have so many offices around the word.

J: Those offices were set up in the past two years. Our company has been growing fast in the few years.

A: That is one of the reason why I am here. I  heard that DC owns the biggest market share.

J: Yes. We own about 35% of the market share, which makes us number one in the hardware industry.

Questions:

Where is the company?

What can you find near the company?

What is the ranking of DC company in the hardware industry?

Language Focus(4 mins)

Use the expressions on the blackboard to complete the passage, and then read the passage. Change the word form when necessary.

Useful phrases:

be located in; overseas branch; international trade; set up; market share;

More expressions:

surroundings; in total; leader;

Polly's is a food supplier company. The company is located in the UK. Ten years ago, the company started international trade worldwide. Now it has been a leader in the industry and taken the biggest market share in the industry. It has set up fifteen overseas branches in total.

Practice(6 mins)

Give a brief introduction about Anderson service Company to your teacher according to the note below.

Name: Anderson Service

Location: New York, USA

Surroundings: post office, bank, cafes

Departments: Marketing, Public Relation,etc.

Overseas office: 8

Position: Leader in the industry

Market Share: about 24%

Wrap-up(2 mins)

The company is located in Paris, France. There are many cafes and restaurants nearby. The Finance Department is on the second floor. The company does international trade. The company has thirty overseas branches. The company is a leader in the industry. The company owns the biggest market share.