Greeting - First Conference

I am John Edward.

I am John Edward. Call me Edward.

I am Sales Manager for an office equipment group.

I work for Star Five in Singapore. I am a system analyst.

I am Edwin Brown, I am from Turkey, and I am a system analyst for New Era.

This is Marx Stefan from Malaysia. He is a Sales Manager with an office equipment firm.

I am Michael Mob, I am a colleague of  Stefan. I am the Managing Director of New Era Philadelphia Subsidiary.

And this is Jenifer from Bangkok. She is a director of an Engineering Company.

I am Sales Manager for an office equipment group.

He is a Sales Manager with an office equipment firm.

She is a director of an Engineering Company.

I am the Managing Director of New Era Philadelphia Subsidiary.

Social English – Preparation

How will you introduce yourself?

What is your name and nationality?

Where are you from?

What is your position and the name of your company or business?

How is the business doing? Is it successful or in difficulties?

How did you travel to the conference?

Were there any problems getting there?

Where are you staying? Are you satisfied with your accommodation? If not, why not?

Have you visited the sights of New York yet?

If not, do you want to visit them? Is so, which ones?

Which speakers interest you?

Example 1:

How is the business doing? Is it successful or in difficulties?

Not too bad. Sales are up, but we have had some redundancies.

What is your position

I am a system analyst.

 

Have you visited the sights of Melbourne yet?

No, but I will try and see some of the sights before I leave.

How did you travel to the conference?

I flew to Melbourne, then I took a taxi.

Were there any problems getting here?

No. The map was very helpful, so we got to the conference center really quickly.

Where are you staying?

At the Novotel Hotel in KL Sentral.

Are you satisfied with your accommodation?

It is very spacious and comfortable, with a good view.

Which speakers interest you?

I am particularly keen to go to Professor Roger’s talk.

You are:

Manager of a five-star hotel

Sales Supervisor in a large department store

Manager of a regional branch of a bank

Head of Customer Service in a mobile phone company

Owner of a chain of prestige hairdressing salons

Manager of a call centre

Owner of an expensive restaurant

Sales Representative of a real-estate agency.

Example 1:

Is this your first visit to the region?

No, I come here quite a lot, but usually to Hong Kong.

Oh, really? What do you do?

I am an account director for a marketing company.

 

How long have you been there?

Nearly five years now.

 

Have you been to Tokyo before?

No, this is my first trip.

Business or pleasure?

Business, I am afraid.

 

How long have you been here?

Six days.

How long are you staying?

Until tomorrow evening.

 

Where are you staying?

At the Metropolitan Hotel.

 

What is the food like?

It is very good, but eating at the Metropolitan can be quite expensive.

So, what do you think of Tokyo?

I really like it. There is so much to see and do.