Learn English with Pearson Business Partner B1

• ☐ ☐ ☐ head up [phv] - lead, be in charge of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a treatment [n] - medical care or medicine given to a patient for an illness or injury
• ☐ ☐ ☐ type 1 diabetes [n] - a type of illness related to the body's ability to use sugar
• ☐ ☐ ☐ training graduates [n] - new (young) employees
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a C.V. [n] - Curriculum Vitae, a resume, a document with one's work experience
• ☐ ☐ ☐ promising [adj] - showing potential, showing signs of future success
• ☐ ☐ ☐ get on (with) [phv] - be friendly (with), get along (with)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ pharmaceutical [adj] - related to drugs and medicine
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sector [n] - a part or segment of the economy
• ☐ ☐ ☐ come across (as) [phv] - seem (like), be perceived (as)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a joker [n] - a person who likes to make jokes

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

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Daniel	Alex	Beata	Jessica

• They all work for a pharmaceutical company called EvroMed.

1. Daniel Smith is the CEO of EvroMed.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Daniel Smith is leading the Diab Sensor Project at EvroMed.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Alex started working at EvroMed last week.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Beata worked in Japan for five years.
   True
   False
   
   
5. Jessica Scott values confidence in employees.
   True
   False
   
   
6. EvroMed is a large, publicly traded corporation.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Beata attended business school in London.
   True
   False
   
   
8. Daniel is known for being a bit of a joker.
   True
   False
   
   
9. Alex was nervous on his first day at EvroMed.
   True
   False
   
   
10. Beata is from Poland.
    True
    False
    
    

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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.

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• Daniel:
  Hi. I'm Daniel Smith. I'm heading up the Diab Sensor Project here at EvroMed. It's a new treatment for type 1 diabetes.
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• Daniel:
  There's a lot of excitement about it, which I love. There's also a lot of work to do, which means a lot of stress.
• Daniel:
  So I'm putting together a small team of our training graduates.
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• Daniel:
  Hopefully, none of them will be as nervous on their first day as Alex was.
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• Alex:
  I heard that!
  
  
• Alex:
  Is that Beeta? Bata? Bauta?
• Daniel:
  Beata. She's Polish. I spoke to her on the phone. Great CV. Very promising .
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• Daniel:
  Business school in Krakov. Five years experience in Japan. Confident, but not too confident.
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• Alex:
  Oh good. Hopefully, she'll get on with Jessica then.
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• Jessica:
  I'm Jessica Scott. EvroMed is a small, family-owned business dealing in the pharmaceutical sector.
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• Jessica:
  As CEO, I'm looking for the right attitude in an employee. Confident, but not arrogant .
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• Jessica:
  And sometimes I feel that overconfidence can come across as arrogance.
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• Beata:
  Hello. Daniel, isn't it?
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• Daniel:
  That's me. And this is Alex. You've been here just over a year.
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• Alex:
  A year already. That's hard to believe. Twelve months in this crazy place.
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• Beata:
  Sorry?
• Daniel:
  Don't worry, Beata. Alex is just a bit of a joker. That's all.
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Directions: 1) Read these sentences from the video and choose the verb tense that you think fits best. 2) Listen again and check your answers.

• I --- head up have head up am heading up (am heading up) the Diab Sensor Project here at EvroMed.
• There's also a lot of work to do, which --- means meant is meaning (means) a lot of stress.
• I --- put will put am putting (am putting) together a small team of our training graduates.
• Hopefully, none of them --- is being was will be (will be) as nervous on their first day as Alex --- is was will be (was) .
• Beata. She --- is was has been (is) Polish. I --- speak spoke have spoken (spoke) to her on the phone.
• Oh good. Hopefully, she --- got on will get on is getting (will get on) with Jessica then.
• As CEO, I --- look am looking have looked (am looking) for the right attitude in an employee.
• And this is Alex. You --- are are being have been (have been) here just over a year.

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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.

Daniel / Smith / head / new / project / EvroMed

Daniel Smith is heading up a new project [at/for] EvroMed.
Daniel Smith is the head of a new project at EvroMed.

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he / put / together / small / team / training / graduate / work / project

He is putting together a small team of training graduates to work on the project.
He has put together a small team of training graduates to work on the project.

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Alex / not / sure / how / pronounce / Beata / name

Alex is not sure how to pronounce Beata's name.

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Daniel / not / meet / Beata / but / he / speak / her / phone

Daniel hasn't met Beata, but he spoke to her on the phone.

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Beata / go / business / school / Krakov / and / work / Japan / five / year

Beata went to business school in Krakov and worked in Japan for five years.

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EvroMed / small / family / own / pharmaceutical / company

EvroMed is a small, family-owned pharmaceutical company.

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Jessica / CEO / EvroMed

Jessica is the CEO of EvroMed.

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Jessica / like / employee / who / confident / not / arrogant

Jessica likes employees who are confident but not arrogant.

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Jessica / say / overconfidence / can / sometime / across / arrogance

Jessica says (that) overconfidence can sometimes come across as arrogance.

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Beata / approach / Daniel / and / introduce / self

Beata approaches Daniel and introduces herself.

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then / Daniel / introduce / Beata / Alex

Then Daniel introduces Beata to Alex.

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Alex / work / EvroMed / just / over / year

Alex has been working at EvroMed for just over a year.
Alex has worked at EvroMed for just over a year.

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1. Can you think of two words (adjectives) to describe the four people in the video?

   Daniel	Alex	Beata	Jessica

2. Which of them do you think you could get on well with? Why? Which of them might you have trouble getting on with?
3. Who do you think Beata will be closest to in the office?
4. What are some strategies Beata can use to integrate smoothly into the existing team? What advice would you give her?
5. How can existing team members, like Alex, help new members feel welcomed and supported?
6. How can you overcome your nervousness when you first start working at a new company?
7. Think about a time when you joined a new company, group, or team. Was it a good or bad experience? What happened?