Unit One Introductions
Communication Strategy
When you introduce yourself or someone else, add some details. e.g. “This is Bo. She’s an exchange student.” “Hi, I’m Andrew. I’m from Wales.”
Warm Up — Listen and Match the parts of the conversations
___ 1. Hello, my name is Elizabeth. I’m Amy’s friend.
___ 2. This is my friend Taka. He’s an exchange student from Japan.
___ 3. I’d like to introduce our new director, Andrea Williams. She’s been with the
company for twelve years.
___ 4. You’ve met Jane before, right? She works at the bank.
___ 5. Mom, Dad, I’d like you to meet Sheila Howard, my new roommate.
___ 6. This is my husband, John. He’s a professor at the college. ___ 7. Bob, this is Tulla. She’s visiting from Finland. ___ 8. Hello, I’m Sam. I’ll be your tour guide today.
Pair Work Oral Practice
Situation 1
You introduce your best friend to your classmate who actually knows him / her. Situation 2
Your boss introduces you and calls you the wrong name. Situation 3
You see a man walking toward you. You know you’ve been introduced before but cannot remember his name. Situation 4
While on the subway, you see someone reading a book you are interested in.
Listening Task
Look at the pictures. Where are the people?
Which introductions do the speakers use? Check the introductions.
( ) “This is ...” ( ) “Hello, I’m ...”
( ) “Meet my good friend ...” ( ) “Have you met ...”
( ) “Hi! My name is ...” ( ) “Hi, I’m ...”
Oral Practice
How do you respond to the following?
1. A. Morning, Miss! May I have your name? B. _____________________________.
2. A. Dr. Rogers. This is Mr. Peter Young from the States. B. ______________________________.
3. A. Excuse me, Jane. Could you tell us more about yourself? B. ___________________.
4. A. Sorry, I have to go for a meeting now. Nice meeting you.
B. _______________________.
Real world listening
Prepare — Guess
Look at the picture. Jean, Alicia, and Robert are all students at the same college. What do you think their relationships are? Check your guesses. Now listen and check. Alicia and Jean are friends. Alicia and Jean are sisters. Jean is interested in Robert. Jean just broke up with Robert.
Robert is interested in Alicia. Robert and Alicia are already friends.