ESL WORKSHEET - Meeting and greeting people

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

FIRST MEETING

LinguaHouse

Mar. 31, 2023

Level: Elementary (A1-A2)
Type of language: Business English
Tags: Meeting and Greeting People; Making Small Talk; Socializing; Vocabulary Lesson; Situation Based; Verb Be
Publication date: 03/31/2023

In this updated lesson, students develop their listening and speaking skills in the context of meeting people for the first time. Students start by reading some simple advice and discussing the importance of each point. They then listen to people meeting for the first time and answer a set of comprehension questions. Students then highlight and practice useful language to use for introductions and finish by completing a roleplay task to consolidate the language in a real-life situation. (by Victoria Aitken)

• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in American English.
• CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
• CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audio in British English.

AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Jane: Good morning, everyone and welcome to our Digital Business Skills workshop. I am excited to meet you all. Let’s start with some introductions. Please tell us your name, position and where you are from. I will start. My name is Jane and I’m the trainer here at Simple Solutions. I’m from New York, but I moved to London ten years ago to start this job.
Garin: Hello, pleased to meet you all. My name is Garin and I am from Chicago, and I am the manager of a language school.
Sian: Hello everyone, my name is Sian and I am from Burlington. I work for a clothes company.
Billy: Good morning, I’m Billy and I live in Los Angeles. I have just opened my own restaurant.
Sara: Hello, I am Sara. I work for a big advertising company in Boston. I am an advertising manager. Nice to meet you all.
Jane: Thank you all very much. Nice to meet you all and I am looking forward to getting to know you all more. Let’s start the course!

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