Lexical exercises. I. Complete the introductions according to the phrases from Active Vocabulary:

I. Complete the introductions according to the phrases from Active Vocabulary:

1. Peter King introduces himself to Jack Simpson:

PK Hello,… My name’s Peter King.

JS …, I’m Jack Simpson.

2. Philip introduces Sarah to James:

S Philip, I … here. You’ll have to ….

P Of …, I’ll … to James. He’s an old friend of mine. James, … Sarah, she’s just joined the company.

J …, Sarah. Where do you come from?

3. Rod Burton introduces Pete Taylor to an important customer:

P Rod, I … Mr. Rogers, the Purchasing Manager from Kentons.

R I’m …. Come and meet him. Mr. Rogers, Pete Taylor, our Export Sales Manager.

Mr.R …. What countries do you cover?

4. Klaus Fischer introduces himself to an American visitor:

KF How …? My …..

AV ….. …. George Cole.

II. This dialogue is in the wrong order. Rearrange it to make a natural flow of conversation.

· Really? What did you expect? ()

· No, I’ve been to the States before, but this is the first time in Atlanta. ()

· So, what do you think of Atlanta? ()

· Fine, I’ll see what I can arrange. ()

· Well, it’s not what I expected. ()

· There is a part like that. You must let me show you around. ()

· Well, I suppose I thought it would be more traditional. ()

· That would be interesting. ()

· Is this your first trip over here? ()

Pair work

Engage your partner in conversation. Try to establish a common interest – e.g. a place, a hobby, a job, family, etc.

Listening

I. Listen to the conversation between two people meeting at a conference, and complete the table below.

II. Look at the extracts from the conversation. Complete them with the useful phrases for meeting people for the first time.

1. Nice_____________________________. I’m Sofia Platini from Milan.

2. Pleased___________________________, Sofia.

3. Is this your_________________________ to London?

4. It’s the second time_____________________________, actually.

5. What________________________________ Fernando?

6. _________________________________ your flight, Sofia?

7. Fine, no problems. ______________________________?

Speaking