DISCUSSION. Task 5.Express your point of view on the following issue.

Task 5. Express your point of view on the following issue.

Is it better to be a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond?

Task 6. Which of these words would you use to describe yourself in a work or study situation? Add any other useful words.

- entrepreneurial

- adventurous

- free-thinking

- honest

- reliable

- adaptable

Task 7. Work in pairs. Where do you want to work? Why?

WRITING

Task 8. Imagine that you are a job seeker who read Kate M. Jackson’s article from the website boston.com. What did you learn? Complete the following letter with your own ideas.

Dear Ms. Jackson,

I recently read your article from the website boston.com. I was interested to learn that______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

It was also interesting to hear that _______________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

I have a few questions for you.__________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Thank you for taking the time to respond to my letter.

Sincerely,

__________________________________________________

Lesson 5

BUSINESS ETIQUETTE

LEAD-IN

Task 1. What do you say to a business contact when:

1. you introduce yourself?

2. you introduce another person?

3. you are introduces to another person?

LISTENING

From Market Leader (Pre-intermediate)

Task 2. Listen to five conversations at a conference. Match up the speakers in each conversation. Then decide where they know each other.

Speaker 1	Speaker 2	Do they know each other?
1 Liz	a) Linda Eriksson
2 James	b) Jurgen
3 Julia	c) Lisa
4 John	d) Jane	Yes
5 Carla	e) Sam Clarke

Task 3. Try to complete conversations 2 and 4 below. Then listen again and check your answers.

Conversation 2

A James, have you …….. (1) Sam Clarke?

B No. Hello, Sam. …….. to meet …….. (2). I think we both …….. (3) Bill Carlton. I used to …….. (4) with him in Spain.

C Oh, yes…Bill. He’s in Moscow now.

B Really? I didn’t know that …….. him my …….. (5) next time you see him.

C Yes, I will.

Conversation 4

A Hi, I’m John.

B Hello, John. …….. (6) to meet you. I’m Lisa from the Munich office.

A Oh, Munich. I’ve never been, but I ……. (7) it’s a ……. (8) city, very lively.

B Yes, it is. It’s great. You should come. The conference is going to be there next year.

A I’d …….. (9) to. I’ll look …….. (10) to it.

Task 4. Look at the expressions below. Which are said by a) a host and b) a guest? Label each expression either H (for host) or G (for guest).

1. 1. Can I get you a drink? H

2. Yes, it’s just down there on the left.

3. It all looks good. What do you recommend?

4. Would you like me to show you round?

5. Help yourself to some food.

6. Yes, please. I’ll have a white wine.

7. Can I give you a lift to the airport?

8. Yes, I’d love to see some of the sights.

9. Could you tell me where the toilet is, please?

10. It’s very kind of you to offer, but there’s a taxi coming for me at 11.00.

Task 5. Match the sentences from Exercise 4 in logical pairs. For example,

Can I get you a drink? (1)

Yes, please. I’ll have a white wine. (6)

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