🇬🇧 💼 Work · Greetings and self-introductions (A1)

👋 First day at a new job

🎯 Introduce yourself to coworkers and ask basic questions

Use the usual 50-minute plan: warm-up → key phrases → challenges → role-play → discussion → wrap-up. Share this page on Zoom so the student can see the phrases, but keep "Your card" to yourself.

💬 Warm-up questions

Do you remember your first day at work or school?
How do you feel on first days?

🔑 Key phrases

Hi, I'm Ken. I just started today.こんにちは、ケンです。今日から働きます。
I'm in the marketing team.マーケティングチームです。
What do you do here?ここではどんなお仕事を？
Where's the meeting room?会議室はどこですか？
Could you show me how this works?使い方を教えてもらえますか？
Nice to meet you. Let's grab lunch sometime.よろしくお願いします。今度ランチ行きましょう。

📚 Useful words

coworker — 同僚
manager — 上司
department — 部署
badge — 社員証
break room — 休憩室
schedule — スケジュール

⚡ Speaking challenges

Introduce yourself at work in 20 seconds.
Ask 3 questions to a new coworker.
Explain your job to a child.
Describe your workplace.

🎭 Role-play

An international office in Singapore, 9 a.m.

🧑‍🎓 Student's card

Introduce yourself to 2 coworkers. Ask where things are and what they do.

🧑‍🏫 Your card (tutor)

Be a friendly coworker, then a busy manager who gives 3 quick instructions.

🌀 Twist (halfway through): The manager asks you to introduce yourself to the whole team (30 seconds).

🗣️ Discussion questions

What's your job (or dream job)?
What makes a good coworker?
How are offices different in Japan and abroad?

📌 Homework

Write a short self-introduction for a new workplace (5 sentences)新しい職場向けの自己紹介を5文で書く