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1.4.1 Introductions


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Published: 11.17.2024
Level 1   |   Time: 2:55
Accent: British, Spanish, Polish

Maria meets a number of the people in the office.
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triangle Directions 목표 Direcciones Instruções


  1. READ the VOCABULARY + BACKGROUND

    It is important to read the vocabulary and background before you watch the video. This will improve your ability to understand the video. It will also help you understand how the new vocabulary is used naturally.

  2. WATCH the VIDEO

    The first time you watch the video, just try to understand the overall situation.

  3. ANSWER the QUESTIONS

    First, try to answer all the questions from memory. Then rewatch the video and try to answer the questions that you missed.

  4. WATCH and READ the SCRIPT

    Watch the video again while you read the script. Reading and listening at the same time will help you hear each individual word and improve your listening accuracy.

  5. DO the ACTIVITIES

    There are several different activities that focus on listening accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and sentence structure.

  1. LEA el VOCABULARIO y ANTECEDENTES.

    Es importante leer el vocabulario y los antecedentes antes de ver el video. Esto mejorará su capacidad para comprender el video. También le ayudará a comprender cómo se usa el nuevo vocabulario de forma natural.

  2. VER el VIDEO

    La primera vez que vea el video, intente comprender la situación general.

  3. RESPONDE a las PREGUNTAS

    Primero intente responder todas las preguntas de memoria. Luego, vuelva a ver el video e intente responder las preguntas que se perdió.

  4. MIRAR Y LEER

    Mire el video nuevamente mientras lee el guión. Leer y escuchar al mismo tiempo lo ayudará a escuchar cada palabra individual y mejorará su precisión auditiva.

  5. HACER LAS ACTIVIDADES

    Hay una serie de actividades diferentes que se centran en la precisión auditiva, la pronunciación, el vocabulario, la gramática y la estructura de las oraciones.

  1. 어휘와 배경 읽기

    비디오를 보기 전에 어휘와 배경을 읽는 것이 중요합니다. 이렇게 하면 비디오를 이해하는 능력이 향상됩니다. 또한 새로운 어휘가 어떻게 자연스럽게 사용되는지 이해하는데 도움이됩니다.

  2. 비디오 보기

    비디오를 처음 볼 때 전체 상황을 이해하려고 노력하세요.

  3. 문제에 답하기

    먼저 모든 질문에 답을 해보세요. 그런 다음 비디오를 다시보고 놓친 질문에 답해보세요.

  4. 비디오 보면서 대본 읽기

    대본을 읽는 동안 비디오를 다시 보세요. 읽기와 듣기를 동시에 하면 각각의 단어를 듣고, 듣기 정확도를 향상시킬 수 있습니다.

  5. 액티비티 하기

    듣기 정확도, 발음, 어휘, 문법 및 문장 구조에 초점을 맞춘 다양한 액티비티가 있습니다.

  1. LER o VOCABULÁRIO + FUNDO

    É importante ler o vocabulário e o histórico antes de assistir ao vídeo. Isso melhorará sua capacidade de entender o vídeo. Também ajudará você a entender como o novo vocabulário é usado naturalmente.

  2. ASSISTA ao VÍDEO

    Na primeira vez que assistir ao vídeo, tente entender a situação geral.

  3. RESPONDA às PERGUNTAS

    Primeiro, tente responder todas as perguntas de memória. Em seguida, assista novamente ao vídeo e tente responder às perguntas que você errou.

  4. ASSISTA e LEIA o SCRIPT

    Assista ao vídeo novamente enquanto lê o roteiro. Ler e ouvir ao mesmo tempo ajudará você a ouvir cada palavra individualmente e a melhorar sua precisão auditiva.

  5. FAÇA as ATIVIDADES

    Existem várias atividades diferentes que se concentram na precisão auditiva, pronúncia, vocabulário, gramática e estrutura da frase.

triangle Vocabulary 어휘 Vocabulário Vocabulario


  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a department [n] - a part of a company
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ show (s/o) around [phv] - give (someone) a tour of a place
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a director [n] - a person in charge of a department or organization
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ a client [n] - a person or company that receives services from a business
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ an admin assistant [n] - a person who helps with office tasks and organization (administration assistant)
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ office facilities [n] - the department that manages equipment and rooms in a company
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ analyze [v] - study something closely to understand it
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ process orders [exp] - handle and complete customer orders
  • ☐ ☐ ☐ make calls [exp] - phone people

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression



triangle Background 배경 O fundo Antecedentes


Max Maria Izabela Josie
Max Maria Izabela Josie

  • They all work for a London-based fashion company.

triangle Questions 문제 Questões Preguntas


  1. They are in _______.
    London
    Spain

  2. Izabela _______ met Maria before.
    has
    hasn't

  3. Izabela is the office manager in _______.
    London
    Spain

  4. Maria works in _______.
    office facilities
    human resources
    the sales department
    the marketing department

  5. Monica Lopez is the regional sales director for _______
    South Africa
    South America
    Southern Europe
    Southern England

  6. Izabela _______ met Monica Lopez before.
    has
    hasn't

  7. Maria will _______ at the next meeting.
    update people on her work
    give a presentation

  8. Maria _______ met Josie before.
    has
    hasn't

  9. Josie works in _______.
    office facilities
    human resources
    the sales department
    the marketing department

  10. Peter Russo is Josie's _______.
    manager
    client

  11. Marie _______, _______, _______, and _______ as part of her job.
    does research
    visits clients
    processes orders
    trains new employees
    analyzes sales data
    gives presentations
    makes a lot of phone calls



triangle Dialogue Practice 대화 연습 Prática de Diálogo Práctica de diálogo


Directions: Practice reading the script. Then Hide parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

Instrucciones: Practica leyendo el guion. Luego haz clic en Hide para ocultar algunas de las expresiones y trata de repetir la conversación de memoria.

Instrucciones: Pratique lendo o roteiro. Em seguida, clique em Ocultar para esconder algumas das expressões e tente repetir a conversa de memória.

지시 사항 : 스크립트를 읽는 연습을 하세요. 그런 다음 Hide 를 클릭하여 일부 표현을 숨기고 대화를 기억해서 반복해 보세요.



  • Max:
    Maria, this is Izabela. She's our office manager here in London.


    Izabela, this is Maria from the Madrid office. Can you show her around, please?
  • Izabela
    Of course, no problem . Nice to meet you, Maria.
  • Maria:
    Nice to meet you too, Izabela.
  • Max:
    See you later.
  • Izabela:
    Which department do you work in?
  • Maria:
    The sales department.
  • Izabela:
    So who's your manager?
  • Maria:
    Monica Lopez. She's the regional sales director for Southern Europe, and I'm a sales manager for Spain.
  • Izabela:
    Oh yes, I know Monica. She often visits this office.
  • Maria:
    Right.
  • Izabela::
    Do you travel for work a lot?
  • Maria:
    Yes, I do. I visit clients, and I work with the local sales teams.
  • Izabela::
    What are your plans for this visit to our office?
  • Maria:
    We usually have a planning meeting with the other sales teams when we visit.


    I give a presentation about my work, and they give an update on their activities.
  • Izabela:
    Well, I hope the meetings go well. Shall we?



triangle Grammar 문법 Gramática Gramática (verb choice)


  • Can you (show) her around, please?
  • Which department do you (work) in?
  • Oh yes, I (know) Monica. She often (visits) this office.
  • Do you (travel) for work a lot?
  • I (visit) clients, and I (work) with the local sales teams.
  • We usually (have) a planning meeting with the other sales teams.
  • I (give) a presentation about my work.
  • And they (give) an update on their activities.
  • Well, I hope the meetings (go) well. Shall we?
  • And who (manages) that team?
  • I (do) research, (analyze) sales data, (write) reports, and (visit) clients.



triangle Sentence Building 문장 만들기 Construção de sentença Construcción de oraciones


Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.

Instrucciones: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.



Sentence 1

Maria / be / sales / manager / Madrid / office / London / based / fashion / company


Maria is a sales manager in the Madrid office [of/for] a London-based fashion company.



Sentence 2

Max / introduce / Maria / Izabela / and / ask / her / show / Maria / around


Max introduces Maria to Izabela and asks her to show Maria around.



Sentence 3

Izabela / be / office / manager / London


Izabela is the office manager in London.



Sentence 4

Maria / Izabela / make / small / talk / and / get / know / other


Maria and Izabela make small talk and get to know each other.
Maria and Izabela make small talk and get to know one another.



Sentence 5a

Maria / manager / be / Monica / Lopez / regional / sales / director / south / Europe


Maria's manager is Monica Lopez, the regional sales director for Southern Europe.



Sentence 5b

Maria / manager / Monica / Lopez / be / regional / sales / director / south / Europe


Maria's manager, Monica Lopez, is the regional sales director for Southern Europe.



Sentence 6

Izabela / ask / Maria / travel / lot / work


Izabela asks [if/whether] Maria travels a lot for work.
Izabela asks Maria [if/whether] she travels a lot for work.



Sentence 7

Maria / tell / Izabela / she / will / give / presentation / sales / team / during / this / visit


Maria tells Izabela (that) she will give a presentation to the sales team during this visit.



Sentence 8

Izabela / Maria / then / meet / Josie / who / work / admin / assistant / office / facility


Izabela and Maria then meet Josie, who works as an admin assistant in office facilities.



Sentence 9

Josie / explain / she / help / all / department / especially / with / process / order / and / make / call


Josie explains (that) she helps all (of the) departments, especially with processing orders and making calls.



triangle Listen & Repeat 듣고 따라하기 Ouça e repita Escuchar y repetir


Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.


Clip 1

Izabela, this is Maria from the Madrid office. Can you show her around, please?



Clip 2

Monica Lopez. She's the regional sales director for Southern Europe, and I'm a sales manager for Spain.



Clip 3

I visit clients, and I work with the local sales teams.



Clip 4

What are your plans for this visit to our office?



Clip 5

We usually have a planning meeting with the other sales teams when we visit.



Clip 6

I give a presentation about my work, and they give an update on their activities.



Clip 7

I hope the meetings go well. Shall we?



Clip 8

Maria., do you know Josie?



Clip 9

And which department do you work in?



Clip 10

I work in office facilities, but I work with all the departments.



Clip 11

What about you, Maria? What do you do?



Clip 12

I do research, analyze sales data, write reports, visit clients.



Clip 13

I help the team process orders, and I make calls and write a lot of emails to the team.



Clip 14

You're obviously very busy then.



triangle Discussion 논의 Questões de discussão Discusión


  1. What do you remember about Maria?
    ↪ Use: Maria is from... She is a...
    ↪ Use: Her responsibilites include ...ing ...ing ...ing and ...ing.
  2. What do you remember about Izabela?
    ↪ Use: Izabela is the ... of the ...
  3. What do you remember about Josie?
    ↪ Use: Josie is...
  4. Who do you think has the most interesting job? Why?
    ↪ Use: I think ... has the most interesting job because...
    ↪ Use: Actually, everyone's job seems kind of...
  5. What do you think Max's job is?
    ↪ Use: I'm not sure. He might be...
    ↪ Use: I guess he is...
  6. How often do you travel for your job?
    ↪ Use: I ... travel ... for my job.
  7. Do you prefer jobs with lots of travel or little travel? Why?
    ↪ Use: I prefer jobs with ...
    ↪ Use: There are a few reasons. One is...
    ↪ Use: Another reason is...

triangle Script 대본 Roteiro Texto


Max: This is Izabela. She's our office manager here in London. Izabela, this is Maria from the Madrid office. Can you show her around, please?

Izabela: Of course, no problem. Nice to meet you, Maria.

Maria: Nice to meet you too, Bella.

Max: See you later.


Izabela: Which department do you work in?

Maria: The sales department.

Izabela: So who's your manager?

Maria: Monica Lopez. She's the regional sales director for Southern Europe, and I'm a sales manager for Spain.

Izabela: Oh yes, I know Monica. She often visits this office.

Maria: Right.

Izabela: Do you travel for work a lot?

Maria: Yes, I do. I visit clients, and I work with the local sales teams.

Izabela: What are your plans for this visit to our office?

Maria: We usually have a planning meeting with the other sales teams when we visit. I give a presentation about my work, and they give an update on their activities.

Izabela: Well, I hope the meetings go well. Shall we?


Maria: Hi, Josie.

Josie: Hi.

Izabela: Maria., do you know Josie?

Maria: No, I don't.

Izabela: Josie, this is Maria.

Maria: Nice to meet you, Josie.

Josie: Good to meet you, Maria.

Maria: What do you do, Josie?

Josie: I'm an admin assistant.

Maria: And which department do you work in?

Josie: I work in office facilities, but I work with all the departments.

Maria: Oh, okay. And who manages that team?

Josie: Petro Russo. Do you know Petro?

Maria: No, I don't.

Josie: What about you, Maria? What do you do?

Maria: I am a sales manager with the Madrid team. I do research, analyze sales data, write reports, visit clients.

Josie: That's interesting. I also help the sales team here in London. I help the team process orders, and I make calls and write a lot of emails to the team.

Maria: You're obviously very busy then. Nice to meet you!