The Working Week

1.1. Simple and continuous

Simple and Continuous

 

• Ø Listen to two people talking about who’s who in the office. What are their names ? What are their jobs ?

Simon Edward Anna Jenny Matthew Christina

Accountant Human Resourses (HR) Manager Managing Director (MD) Personal Assistant Information Technology (IT) Manager Sales Director

 

•  Talk about the people. What are the people doing ? What are they wearing ? Take account of the correct use of the tense, its structure, and correct intonation (falling).

e.g.  Simon’s sitting at the top of the table reading something. He’s wearing a jumper.

• Listen again. What comment is made about each person ?

 

e.g. Simon shouts alot, but he listens as well.

• Match a job from  exercise 1 with a job description and a current project.

 

 

 

Job desription	Current project
is responsible for running the whole company makes appointments and arrangements negotiates prices and contracts runs an IT support team is in charge of budget and cash flow looks after employees	buying new hardware making bookings for a conference visiting new customers in China recruiting new stuff discusses plans and targets with the board preparing a financial report

 

 

• Work with a partner. Read the conversation aloud. Pay attention to the pronunciation of certain words like : resources manager, employees, and recruiting. Also, be careful with intonation (rising/falling in Wh-questions, falling in declarative sentences) and stress patterns.

 

A : What’s your job ?

B : I’m a Human Resources Manager.

A : So what do you do exatly ?

B : I look after the employees and their traing.

A : And what are you working on at the moment ?

B : I’m recruiting and interviewing. We are trying to find new staff for our office in Paris.

 

• Make similar conversations using the jobs in exercise one. You can personalize the activity by choosing including new jobs.

State and activity verbs

• Are the sentences right or wrong ?

Correct the wrong ones.

I’m not wanting an ice cream.

Are you understanding what i’m saying ?

I’m enjoying the course. It’s great.

I’m thinking you’re really nice.

I’m not believing you. You’re telling lies.

I’m knowing you’re not agreeing with me.

She’s having alot of money.