Talking about me, other people and

companies

WALTER JAVIER CEBALLOS LOPEZ

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE

TECNOLOGO EN GESTIN LOGSTICA

SANTIAGO DE CALI (VALLE DEL CAUCA)

 2016

Talking about me, other people and

companies

WALTER JAVIER CEBALLOS LOPEZ

YOLANDA TORRES CALDERN

Instructor de gestin Logstica

SERVICIO NACIONAL DE APRENDIZAJE

GESTIN LOGSTICA
 SANTIAGO DE CALI (VALLE DEL CAUCA)

2016

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companies
 Hello, dear SENA
TALKING ABOUT
apprentice! ME
Welcome to your English for Logistics course. In this section, you will learn
how to introduce yourself, other people and the company.

INTRODUCING MYSELF

1. Read the following introduction.

Greeting: Hello, dear apprentice:

Name: My name is Pedro.
Last names: My last names are Martinez Prez.
Age: I am 43 years old.
Nationality: I am from Bogot. I am Colombian.
Profession: I am a logistician operator in Logistfast.
Duties: I am in charge of taking actions to satisfy
customers needs.
Interests: I am interested in logistics operations.
Marital Status: I am a married man.
Feelings: I am happy of working in this company.

2. Write a ten line paragraph about you. Follow the example of Pedro
Martinez.

Name: My name is Walter

Last names: My last names are Ceballos Lopez
Age: I am 36 years old.
Nationality: I am from Cali, I am Colombia.
Profession: I am a logistic leader in industries MILAN.
Duties: I am in charge of taking actions to satisfy
customers needs.
Interests: I am interested in logistics operations.
Marital Status: I am married operations.
Feelings: I am happy of working in this company
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3. Write five negative sentences about you.
For example:

My name is not Elizabeth Hernandez. My name is Maria Jos Santos.

I. I am not responsible. I am very satisfied

II. My hair is not yellow. My hair is black
III. My dog is not great. My dog is small.
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IV. my notebook is not scratched. My notebook is gridded
V. I do not like tennis. I like the football.

INTRODUCING OTHER PEOPLE

1. Read the following introduction.

Name: This is Walter.
Last names: His last names are Rodrguez Pineda.
Age: He is 45 years old.
Nationality: He is from Cali. He is Colombian.
Profession: He is a Logistics Engineer in a Logistics
International Company. Duties: He is in charge of planning,
managing and supervising the logistics processes in the
company.
Interests: He is interested in logistics operations.
Marital Status: He is a married man.
Feelings: He is happy of working in this company.

2 Read Mr. Rodriguez personal presentation and answer the questions about him.
E.g. Is Mr. Rodriguez a
Logistician Operator?
a)Is Mr. Rodriguez 47 years old?
b)Is Mr. Rodriguez an Engineer?
c)Is Mr. Rodriguez American?
d)Is Mr. Martinez Colombian?
(_ ) No hes not / (_ ) Yes, he is.
(X) No hes not / (_ ) Yes,
he is. (_ ) No hes not / (X
) Yes, he is. (_ ) No hes
not / (X) Yes, he is. (_ )
No hes not / (X) Yes, he
is.
e)Is Mr. Martinez in charge of (_ ) No hes
transporting goods to other not / (X ) Yes,
places? he is. (_ ) No
f) Is Mr. Rodriguez interested in hes not / (X)
logistics operations?
Yes, he is.
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3. Read the text and complete the information about Frederick W. Smith.

Frederick Smith IS from the United States. He IS chairman president

and chief executive officer of FedEx Corporation. FedEx IS a global
transportation, busi- ness services and logistics company. He IS
providing strategic direction for all FedEx operating companies. He
IS very happy of working in the company.

4. Read the following information about

possessive adjectives. They are words that
help you indicate possession.

Subjec Possessiv
WH questions Possible answers
t e
Pronou Adjective
I My What are your duties at work? My duties at work are transporting and
warehousing goods.
You Your What is your company? My company is Travel Around.

She Her What is her favorite grocery Her favorite grocery store is Caletour.
store?
He His Who is his supervisor? His supervisor is Tomas Martnez.

It It Where is its main branch? Its main branch is in Bogot.

s
We Our What is your country famous It is famous for coffee exportations.
for?
You Your Whats your opinion of our Your company is very successful.
company?
They Their How high are their Their importations are very high.
importations?

Lorena Brigalia is a designer. She lives in the North of Italy and

between
Milan and Bologna. Her company makes clothes, which sells all over
the world.

5. Read and complete these sentences

A. Her name IS Lorella Braglia.
B. Her main branch IS in Reggio Emilia.
C. She is a designer.
D. Her job is for Dielle.
E. Her husband is the Marketing Director.
F. They are Italian.
G. Their languages are English and Italian.
H. They are together
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6. Match the questions to their answers

a) What is her name? (b ) He is from Italy. He is

b) What is his nationality? Italian. (g ) I am the
c) Where is your home? Marketing Director.
d) What is their company? (f ) Your supervisor is Phillip
e) What are our duties? Martin. (c ) We live in Rome.
f) Who is my supervisor? (a ) Her name is Lorella
g) What is your position in Braglia. (d ) Their
the company?
company is Dielle.
(e ) We are in charge of transportation.

Vocabulary

7 Here are some facts about Nokia. Complete the sentences with the correct words.

Nokia advertises on buses in China. Nokia

Advertisements/
has advertisements on buses in China. advertises

Nokia produces the 8800

Diamond. Products/ produces
The 8800 Diamond is one of the Nokias products
Nokia sells a lot of telephones in
China. Nokia has a large sales In China. Sales/ sells

There are 53,000 employees

Employees/employs
The company employs 53,000 people.

Ericsson is one of the Nokias competitors Competitors/ competes

Nokia competes with Ericsson in the mobile phone
market
Texas Instruments is one of Nokias suppliers
Suppliers/ supplies
Texas Instruments supplies Nokia with parts for mobile phones.
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A COMPANY PROFILE
1. Read the following information about
GlobalCom company. LOBALCOM
Companys
Our company is a big supplier of equipment for sport and bicycles
name,
business and of all types and size
activities
We are an colombiana Company. Its headquarter is in
Location Bucaramanga. It has offices in cali- valle.

Customers We have costumers in seven countries. Most of them are small

and medium-sized businesses.

Portfolio of
We offer a variety of products for daily exercise we have a logistical
products or
services process for the timely delivery of our porductos

Company sections Our company is composed by four sections:Warehouse

Management,Transport Management, Foreign Trade
Management and Distribution Management.

Industries Milan is the perfect choice for fitness equipment and high
Importan
ce performance bikes.
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2. Here is some information about Nokia, the Finnish
telecommunications company. Complete the sentences with the
words or phrases in the box

*competito *product *advertise *employees *factories *market

rs
*competes *suppliers s
*sales *head office
*produces *sells *supplies *employs

a).Nokias head office is in Helsinki.

b).Texas Instruments is one of Nokias suppliers .
c).The company has factories in ten different
countries. d).Nokia has more than 50,000 employees
around the world.
e) Nokia sells the 8800 Diamond.
f). Its major market is
Europe.
g).Nokias sales in China are very high.
h).Texas Instruments supplies Nokia with parts for mobile
phones. i). Nokias main competitors is Ericsson.
j). At the moment,The 8800 Diamond is Nokias most successful
product . k).Nokia advertises on buses in China.
l).The company employs 53,000 people.
m). Nokia produces a lot of telephones in China.
n).Nokia competes with Ericsson in the mobile phone
market. o). Nokia has advertises on buses in China.
Industries Milan is a company with a activity of healthy competition , with a main
head office in logistics in Cali, with 150 employees who dominate 2 languages , are
A COMPANY PROFILEin the best national markets , the main competitors in high-performance teams ,
3. Now write a company
paragraph aboutcontinue
yourtocompany
grow and contributing to the growth
that includes the of the country.aspects:
following

Company
Activity
Head
Office
Research
Center
Employees
Languages
Major markets
Main
competitors
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