IELTS Expert User b1 Term 9 subject 1 lesson 3
PART 1
Dialogino
Listen and do with a partner.
A Hello. I’m Nina.
B Nice to meet you. I’m Mia, Jodi’s sister. How do you know Jodi?
A I work with her. Actually, my desk is next to hers.
B Wow, I’d love to know what she’s like at work! Is she really serious?
A No. She’s really easygoing, actually. So, what kind of work do you do, Mia?
B I’m in sales. Do you know the company R&R Johnson? I work for them.
A few minutes later
B Well, I should let you go. It was really nice to meet you, Nina.
A Thanks. It was nice talking to you.
B Oh! Hold on a sec. There’s Rafe. This is Rafe, my husband. And this is Nina, Jodi’s coworker.
C Hi, Nina. Nice to meet you. So, you work with Jodi … What’s she like at work?
PART 2
Voicino 1
Listen and repeat.
PART 3
Pronunciation 1
PRONUNCIATION: Stressing new information
A Listen to the conversations. Notice that words containing new information are stressed.
1
A Hello. I’m Nina.
B I’m Mia, Jodi’s sister.
2
A This is Rafe, my husband.
B Nice to meet you.
Pronunciation 2
B
PAIR WORK Underline the new information in the conversation below. Then listen.
Do the speakers stress the words you underlined? Practice the conversation with a partner.
A Hi, I’m Robert, ,Jessica’s brother.
A So how do you know Jessica?
A Oh really? 15 she a good boss?
B Hi, Robert. I’m Amaya.
B Oh, we work together. She’s my boss,
B Uh. I don’t know yet. I Just started.
PART 4
It's your turn
It’s your turn
SPEAKING
PAIR WORK Imagine you are meeting for the first time. Introduce yourselves. Then ask questions to get to know each other. You can ask about the topics in exercise 1A and your own ideas.
GROUP WORK Get together with another pair. One person in each pair: Introduce yourself and your partner. Everyone: Ask the other pair questions to get to know them.
PART 5
Practicino 1
Making introductions, saying how you know someone, and ending a conversation
A Put each sentence in the correct place in the chart.
I work with Tony.
I’m Sonia.
This is Maria, my wife:
It was really nice to meet you.
It was nice talking to you.
How do you know Ivan?
Introductions | Ending a conversation | Ending a conversation |
This is Maria, my wife. |
B Complete the conversation using sentences from part 1A. You do not need to use all of the sentences.
A Hi! ………………………………. .
B Nice to meet you. So, ………………………………..?
A Well, we worked together when we were in college.
B Cool. Oh wow, it’s getting late. ………………………………. .
A It was good talking to you, too.
Put the conversations in order.
Conversation 1
………… It’s nice to meet you, Brian. I’ve heard
………… good things about you.
………… Hello. I’m Andy. I work with Tina. Oh, that’s nice.
………… Hi, Andy. I’m Brian. I’m Tina’s brother.
Conversation 2
………… Hi, Ken. I’m Luis. It’s nice to meet you.
………… I’ve heard a lot about you.
………… Yes, only good things!
………… Hi, I’m Ken. I’m Tina’s husband.
………… Good things, I hope!
Practicino 2
A
Read the information. Then complete the conversations with the correct words and phrases in the box.
Conversation 1
Daniel is Heather’s husband.
Heather and Tom are in school together.
I’ve heard good things about you!
my husband
in my English class
Oh, that’s nice.
Heather Hi, Tom. This is Daniel, ……………………… . Daniel, this is Tom.
He is ………………………
Daniel Hi, Tom. It’s great to meet you. ………………………
Tom ……………………… I’ve heard good things about you, too!
Conversation 2
Vincent is Laurie’s brother.
Julia is Carlo’s wife.
Carlo works with Vincent.
Laurie is married to Sam.
husband wife work with Good things, I hope! Sister I’ve heard a lot about you!
Carlo Hi, I’m Carlo. I ……………………. Vincent. How do you know him?
Laurie Hi, Carlo. I’m Laurie, Vincent’s …………………….
Carlo …………………….
Laurie…………………….
Carlo Yes, only good things! This is my ……………………., Julia.
Laurie Hi, Julia. It’s so nice to meet you. This is my……………………..Sam.
B
Now imagine you are at a party with a friend, and you see a classmate. Introduce them. Have them say that they’ve heard about each other. Then end the conversation.
You Hi,………………………… ! How nice to see you here! This is my friend,…. .
Friend,…………………………
Classmate Hi, ,…………………………
Friend, …………………………
Classmate, …………………………
Friend, …………………………
Classmate,…………………………
You, …………………………