Niveau CECR : [A1]
Read/Listen first
It is your first morning at Hutch Industries. You meet a visitor at the front desk. You smile and say, “Hello, I’m Jack Lowel.” The visitor answers, “Nice to meet you. I’m Mike Gomez from SPR Computing.” You check the list and reply, “Welcome to Hutch Industries, Mr Gomez.” He nods and says, “Thank you.” You both shake hands. You point to the meeting room and say, “This way, please.” The short exchange is clear and polite. It uses simple phrases to start a friendly and professional conversation.⚡ Learning goals
- Start a formal greeting with clear, polite phrases.
- Introduce yourself with “I’m + name”.
- Respond naturally to “Nice to meet you.”
You will practise short, useful lines to greet a colleague or visitor and to give a good first impression.
✨ Grammar Points — 4 Structures
1️⃣ be: am/is/are (introductions)
Rule: Use am/is/are to give names and simple facts.
Examples: I am Jack. / He is Mr Gomez. / You are Mike Gomez.
Practice prompt: Complete: I ___ Jack Lowel.
✅ am
Exercise: Choose the correct form: She __ Carol Evans.
✅ is
Common pitfall + fix: Using ‘are’ for ‘I’: “I are Jack.” → Use ‘am’: “I am Jack.”
2️⃣ I’m / I am + name
Rule: Use I’m (I am) to introduce yourself.
Examples: I’m Jack. / I am Erika Stener. / I’m Ann Smith.
Practice prompt: Say it: ______ Jack Lowel.
✅ I’m
Exercise: Fill in: ______ Éric Dubois.
✅ I am
Common pitfall + fix: Forgetting the subject: “Am Jack.” → Add ‘I’: “I am Jack.”
3️⃣ Nice to meet you / Nice to meet you too
Rule: Use these set phrases when meeting for the first time.
Examples: Nice to meet you. / Nice to meet you too. / Hello, nice to meet you.
Practice prompt: Respond: Nice to meet you. → ________
✅ Nice to meet you too.
Exercise: Complete: Nice to ______ you.
✅ meet
Common pitfall + fix: Mixing tenses: “Nice to meeting you.” → Use infinitive: “Nice to meet you.”
4️⃣ Word order in simple statements
Rule: Subject + be + complement for clear statements.
Examples: I am Mike. / You are from SPR. / He is Mr Lowel.
Practice prompt: Build: ___ ___ Mike Gomez.
✅ I am
Exercise: Choose: ___ ___ from Hutch Industries. (I/You am/are)
✅ I am
Common pitfall + fix: Dropping the verb: “You from SPR.” → Add ‘are’: “You are from SPR.”
✍️ Vocabulary (6 entrées)
hello
Meaning: word to greet someone
Synonyms: hi, hey
Chunk/Idiom: ““Hello there.” — polite opener”
Example: Hello, I’m Jack.
Morphology: interjection; informal–neutral
Self-practice: Say it aloud with your name.
introduce
Meaning: to tell people who you are
Synonyms: present, announce
Chunk/Idiom: ““Introduce yourself quickly.””
Example: Please introduce yourself.
Morphology: verb; introduce/introduces/introducing/introduced; neutral
Self-practice: Say: I’m __. Introduce yourself.
visitor
Meaning: person who comes to a place
Synonyms: guest, caller
Chunk/Idiom: ““visitor badge” — temporary pass”
Example: The visitor waits at reception.
Morphology: noun; plural visitors; neutral
Self-practice: Say: I’m a visitor from __.
reception
Meaning: front desk in a company
Synonyms: front desk, lobby
Chunk/Idiom: ““go to reception” — first stop”
Example: Please wait at reception.
Morphology: noun; no plural in facility sense; neutral
Self-practice: Say: I’m at reception now.
shake hands
Meaning: touch hands to greet
Synonyms: handshake, greet
Chunk/Idiom: ““shake hands firmly” — polite action”
Example: They shake hands politely.
Morphology: verb phrase; shakes/shaking/shook; neutral
Self-practice: Mime shaking hands and say hello.
welcome
Meaning: to greet someone arriving
Synonyms: receive, greet
Chunk/Idiom: ““Welcome to our company.””
Example: Welcome to Hutch Industries.
Morphology: verb/exclamation; neutral
Self-practice: Say: Welcome to __.
☁️ Examples (+ audio)
- Hello, I’m Jack Lowel. Nice to meet you.
- Welcome to Hutch Industries, Mr Gomez.
- I’m Mike Gomez from SPR Computing.
- Please wait at reception. This way, please.
2) Grammar
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Choose the correct form: I ___ Jack Lowel.
1) are 2) am 3) is
✔︎ Answer: 2) am — ‘I’ goes with ‘am’ at A1. -
Choose the correct sentence.
1) Nice to meeting you. 2) Nice to meet you. 3) Nice meet you.
✔︎ Answer: 2) Nice to meet you. — Use the infinitive ‘to meet’. -
Fill with the best answer: Fill with the best answer: You ___ Mr Gomez.
→ Solution: are — Subject ‘you’ takes ‘are’. -
Fill with the best answer: Fill with the best answer: I ___ from SPR Computing.
→ Solution: am — Subject ‘I’ takes ‘am’.
2) Vocabulary & Comprehension
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What does ‘reception’ mean here?
1) a phone call 2) the front desk area 3) a big party
✔︎ Answer: 2) the front desk area — Reception is the front desk. -
Choose the best reply: “Nice to meet you.”
1) You are welcome. 2) Nice to meet you too. 3) I am fine.
✔︎ Answer: 2) Nice to meet you too. — Set phrase for first meetings. -
Fill with the best answer: Fill with the best answer: They ___ hands.
→ Solution: shake — Verb ‘shake’ for this action. -
Fill with the best answer: Fill with the best answer: ___ to Hutch Industries!
→ Solution: Welcome — Fixed phrase: Welcome to …
⚙️ Integrated content
Mini-dialogue — Natural situation
A: Hello, I’m Jack. — B: Nice to meet you. — A: Welcome to Hutch Industries. — B: Thank you.
Why this matters
These lines start safe, polite conversations in any workplace.
Verb & Adjective Pack (ready-to-use chunks)
• say hello → “Hello, I’m __.”
• introduce yourself → “I’m __ from __.”
• be from → “I’m from SPR.”
• welcome someone → “Welcome to our office.”
️ Try and compare — guided production + model answers
Exercice 1 — Fill the blank
“I’m ______ from SPR.”
→ ✔︎ Mike (Correct: name after ‘I’m’)
Exercice 2 — Self-correction
You said: “Am Jack.”
→ Better: “I am Jack.” (Add the subject.)
Exercice 3 — Practice aloud
Say three polite lines to greet a visitor.
