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Business English for Intermediate Learners
Lesson 12 : Giving a Company Tour

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Today’s Topics
1. Giving a Factory Tour
2. Giving an Office Tour

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Exercise 1: Monologue Practice
Monologue: At an Auto Plant
A Welcome to the Simple Motors auto plant.
A Please wear these hard hats at all times for your protection.
A
This is our computer control room. All of our industrial robots
are controlled from here.
A
This is our assembly floor. This is where we assemble our
cars.
A We purchase parts from many different suppliers.
A Please follow me, and I’ll take you to our drive test course.
Read the monologue. Student: A

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Change the words in [brackets]
and read each sentence.
Practice
1 Welcome to [our production facility].
2
Please [try to avoid touching any of
the equipment].
3 This is our [assembly line].
4
This is where we [print our circuit
boards].
Pronounce the phrases.
Useful Phrases
1 Welcome to ~
2 Please ~
3 This is our ~
4 This is where we ~
Exercise 2: Phrase Practice

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Exercise 3: Discussion
Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.
• Have you ever gone on a factory tour (for example, at a
brewery or auto plant)?
• Have you ever lead a tour before?
• What would be the most important things to show people on a
tour of your company?

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Today’s Topics
1. Giving a Factory Tour
2. Giving an Office Tour

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Exercise 4: Monologue Practice
Monologue: At a Corporate Headquarters
A
This is our reception area. We usually have two receptionists
working at the same time.
A
Most of our staff work on the 10th
floor. We rent out the other
floors to other businesses.
A This is our main working area. There are 25 cubicles here.
A
This is the president’s office. He is currently on a business trip
in Europe.
A
This is our conference room. We have staff meetings and can
do teleconferencing and videoconferencing in this room.
A
If you look over there, you can see the photos of our past
presidents.
Read the monologue. Student: A

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Change the words in [brackets]
and read each sentence.
Practice
1
We have [a refrigerator and vending
machine] in this room.
2 This is [Mr. Smith’s] office.
3 This is our [break] room.
4
If you look over there, [you can see
our first working prototype].
Pronounce the phrases.
Useful Phrases
1 We have ~ in this room.
2 This is ~’s office.
3 This is our ~ room.
4 If you look over there, ~
Exercise 5: Phrase Practice

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Exercise 6: Discussion
Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.
• Does your company have factory space and office space?
• Do you work in a cubicle or an office?
• How do you feel about your workspace?

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End of Lesson
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