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Good afternoon every body! As some of you are aware, my name is Paul
Smith. I'm an Instrumentation Engineer for WIKA Inc.

I’m from Cali, I’m 25. I’m not married. I have a dog and a live in a nice
apartment near here.

I have been in my current position for 2 years, now and recently I took
responsibility for setting up and testing instrumentation and electronic
devices that are used in different companies. I use a variety of instruments
and devices to record and report data.

My main objectives for this meeting is to tell you that is important that you
test accuracy of flowmeters, pressure gauges, temperature indicators,
controllers, detectors, and others recording or controlling instruments to
locate defective components in system.
 Identification Company Information

Formal:

Good morning**, I'm . . . I'm from . . .

Hello, my name is . . . I work for . . .

I'm with . . .

I'm in charge of . . .

I'm responsible for . . .

Informal:

Hi, I'm . . . from . . .

When introducing colleagues, coworkers, customers and/or clients to each other in a

business setting it is important to pass along information about their job title or function
at their company.

The structure of an introduction is like this:

1. Introduce your guest:

May I introduce Mr. Anthony Kim from ABC Company?

2. Introduce the other person to your guest:

Mr. Kim, this is Janice Andersen.

3. Describe the other person's job function:

She's responsible for Inspecting meters, indicators, and

gauges.

Formal:

May I introduce [name] from [company]?

Informal:

I'd like you to meet [name] from [company].

 Formal: Job Function

She's + responsible for + Removing defective instruments

He's + in charge of + Lubricating instruments

I'm** Informal: training our new workers

takes care of + our purchasing department

power plan.

Now add the responses for Greetings

Initial Greeting

Formal:

How do you do? I'm pleased to [finally*] meet you.

It's nice to [finally*] meet you.

Informal:

Hi, Nice/good to meet you.

Hello, Pleased to meet you.

Response to the Greeting

Formal:

How do you do? It's nice to meet you too.

I'm pleased to meet you too.

Informal:

How do you do? Nice/Good to meet you too.

Hello, Pleased to meet you too.

Hi, (very informal)

* finally makes the greeting more cordial and friendly

** depending on the country and culture, conversation may remain formal using
Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr. etc.
 Practice:
1. Read personal information about Mary and Frank

LAST NAME Hopins

FIRST NAME Mary

COUNTRY Colombia

JOB Personnel assistant

ADDRESS 125 SENA Av. Barrancabermeja

PHONE NUMBER 6 55 47 98

AGE
LAST NAME Peters 25
MARIED
FIRST NAME Frank No

COUNTRY Colombia

JOB Instrumentation Technician

ADDRESS 10th Street. St. Isabel Barrancabermeja

PHONE NUMBER 6 87 51 34

AGE 30
Complete the questions according to the information above
MARIED Yes
What’s _her_ name? Mary What’s _his_ name? Frank
What’s ______ last name? ______________ What’s ______ last name? ______________

What’s _____ nationality? ______________ What’s _____ nationality? ______________

What’s ______ job? She’s a personnel assintant What’s ______ job? ________________
What’s ______ _________? 125 SENA Av. What’s ______ Address?
Barrancabermeja
What’s ______ age? _____________ What’s ______ age? _____________
___ She __married? No, She ___________ ___ he __married? Yes, he __________

2. Now, make your personal information card and practice saying the questions and
answers.
LAST NAME ______________________
FIRST NAME ______________________
COUNTRY ______________________
JOB ______________________
ADDRESS ______________________
PHONE NUMBER ______________________
AGE ______________________
MARRIED ______________________
PLACE OF WORK ______________________
GRAMMAR USE

SUBJECT OBJECT POSSESSIVE REFLEXIVE POSSESSIVE

PRONOUN PRONOUN PRONOUN PRONOUNS ADJECTIVE

I ME MINE MYSELF MY

YOU YOU YOURS YOURSELF YOUR

HE HIM HIS HIMSELF HIS

SHE HER HERS HERSELF HER

IT IT ----- ITSELF ITS

WE US OURS OURSELVES OUR

YOU YOU YOURS YOURSELVES YOUR

THEY THEM THEIRS THEMSELVES THEIR

EXERCISE

3. Let’s practice translating the following sentence. Use your dictionary and ask your teacher when
you don’t understand.

SUBJECT PRONOUN

I repair the deadweight tester

________________________________________________________

You move the pneumatic tester

________________________________________________________

He is an instrument mechanic

________________________________________________________

She works with different types of seals

________________________________________________________

This is the single-acting cylinder. It can be controlled with a 3/2 directional control valve

________________________________________________________
We install the bellows of the pressure indicator.

________________________________________________________

You start up the air compressor

________________________________________________________

They check the pneumatic circuit diagram

________________________________________________________

OBJECT PRONOUNS

My boss talks me about preventive maintenance

________________________________________________________

David shows you an analogue gage

________________________________________________________

I said him that it was necessary to adjust the needle valve.

________________________________________________________

My boss and Mary are at the control room. He is explaining her the control panel.

________________________________________________________

Pointer can be calibrated to zero without removing it from the shaft.

________________________________________________________

That graphic represents us Diaphragm-type actuators.

________________________________________________________

I sent you to check the hydraulic line.

________________________________________________________

The Enginner explains them how a pressure gauge registers the active pressure on the cylinder
piston. ________________________________________________________

POSSESSIVE PRONOUNS

The pliers are new but, mine are old.

________________________________________________________

My digital pressure gauge is a solid state, high accuracy device for pneumatic pressure, and yours?

________________________________________________________

This gauge is replaceable and his is fixed on the process line.

________________________________________________________

My tool kit is in the locker and hers is on the workbench.

________________________________________________________
Take it easy!! That is your work and this is ours. Don’t worry.

________________________________________________________

My report is about speed regulation of a double-acting cylinder, and yours?

________________________________________________________

Bring your helmet and theirs too.

________________________________________________________

REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS

I remove the ball valve myself

________________________________________________________

Please, make the work yourself. Be careful because it’s too dangerous

________________________________________________________

He design a new selector switch himself

________________________________________________________

She writes the report about how valve positioners herself.

________________________________________________________

This unit drills the center hole itself.

________________________________________________________

We take the reading from the manometer ourselves

________________________________________________________

It’s necessary that you read technical information yourselves

________________________________________________________

The instruments themselves were all right, but the operator was not careful

________________________________________________________

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES

My report is about capacity of a control valve

________________________________________________________

Please, bring your notes about absolute pressure bellows

________________________________________________________

He cleans his workbench

________________________________________________________

she presented her research

________________________________________________________

The diaphragm seal is readily removable and its smooth surface is easily cleaned.

________________________________________________________

Please, bring our toolbox and the handbooks too.

________________________________________________________

Check your tools.

________________________________________________________

My boss needs their reports about the flow control valves.

________________________________________________________

4. CHOOSE THE CORRECT PRONOUN.

1. WE/ OUR discuss the basic properties of 2. The automatic switch is broken. HE/HIM
pneumatic impulse valves with OUR/US repairs it right now.
teacher.

4. John works with MY/MINE boss on the 5. It’s necessary that YOU/YOUR understand
electric to pneumatic converter new terminology yourself.

6. These are MY/ME safety boots. Please 7. ME/MY boss needs several nozzles and our
wear THEM/THEY in this area handbooks

7. That toolbox is HERS/HER and the 8. They check the pipes because IT / ITS
goggles too. has one leakages.

9. Jim, where is your partner? I need to 10. Please take the electronic systems and test
see HE/HIM. THEIR/THEM.

5. Replace the underlined noun by the correct pronoun. Follow the model.

Model→ The Engineer repairs the unit

He repairs it

1. Directional valve is the primary device used to sequence the motion of equipment

2. Contactors and starters are essentially relays designed for interrupting and applying power
to larger loads

3. The workers are installing some bellows

4. The boss send Mary to other section

5. The teacher explains the workers about safety rules

6. It’s necessary to bring a new ball valve

7. Workers gain experience and improve their skills in the workshop

8. Hydraulic lines carry the fluid from the pump throughout the system

9. Ann reports us a new damage

10. I help you to find the leakages in the air pipe