The first contact with a foreign visitor, a customer or a new colleague is important: you introduce yourself, you describe your job and your company.
| Situation | You say | The other person answers |
|---|---|---|
| Formal introduction | May I introduce Mr Alami, our Sales Manager? | How do you do? / Pleased to meet you. |
| Informal introduction | This is Sara, my colleague. | Hi, nice to meet you. |
| Introducing yourself | Good morning. My name is Nadia Idrissi. I work for ATLAS Logistics. | Nice to meet you, Ms Idrissi. |
| At a reception desk | Good morning. I have an appointment with Mr Benani at 10. | Please take a seat; he'll be with you in a moment. |
| First meeting | I don't think we've met. I'm… | No, we haven't. I'm… |
| Job | Français |
|---|---|
| Managing Director / CEO | Directeur général / PDG |
| Office Manager, Personal Assistant | Office manager, assistant(e) de direction |
| Sales Manager | Directeur commercial |
| Accountant, Financial Controller | Comptable, contrôleur financier |
| HR Manager | Responsable des ressources humaines |
| Purchasing Manager | Responsable des achats |
| Receptionist | Réceptionniste, hôtesse d'accueil |
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does the company do? | It makes / produces / sells / provides … (We provide logistics services.) |
| Where is the head office? | The headquarters are in Casablanca. |
| How many employees has it got? | It has (got) 250 employees. |
| Has it got any subsidiaries? | Yes, it has three subsidiaries, in Tangier, Agadir and Dakar. |
| What is its turnover? | Its turnover is 120 million dirhams. |
Departments: Production, Purchasing (achats), Sales and Marketing, Finance / Accounts, Human Resources (personnel), Dispatch / Shipping (expédition), Research and Development.
| Country | Nationality | Country | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | Moroccan | France | French |
| Spain | Spanish | Germany | German |
| The United Kingdom | British | The United States | American |
| Japan | Japanese | Italy | Italian |
| Sweden | Swedish | The Netherlands | Dutch |
| Switzerland | Swiss | China | Chinese |
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Use a, an, for or in: A: What do you do for a living? B: I'm ___ computers. A: Really? Who do you work ___? B: Olivetti. I'm ___ product manager. What about you? A: I work ___ Balfour Beatty. B: So you're ___ the construction business? A: Yes, I'm ___ engineer.
in ; for ; a ; for ; in ; an.
Find the questions: 1. — José Perez. 2. — J-O-S-E. 3. — I'm Spanish. 4. — IBM. 5. — They produce and sell computers. 6. — The finance department. 7. — I'm an auditor.
1. What's your name? 2. How do you spell your first name? 3. What nationality are you? / Where are you from? 4. Who do you work for? 5. What does the company do? 6. Which department do you work in? 7. What do you do? / What's your job?
Write 5 sentences presenting your company: SAHARA FOODS, Agadir, makes couscous and pasta, 180 employees, two factories, exports to Spain and France, turnover 90 million dirhams.
SAHARA FOODS is a Moroccan food company. Its head office is in Agadir. It makes couscous and pasta in two factories and has 180 employees. It exports its products to Spain and France. Its turnover is 90 million dirhams.
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