🤝 Let's Welcome Ms. Salma!
There's a new teacher at school, and the principal introduces her at the morning assembly! Learn the past simple of regular verbs ("She worked in Sfax." · "She studied biology." · "Did you…?"), how to introduce someone formally ("I'd like to introduce…"), and the departments of a company — with a real business card!
Monday Morning Assembly
All the pupils are in the schoolyard. The principal takes the microphone, next to a young teacher with a science book.
🤔 How do you welcome a new pupil in your class?
⏪ Regular Past Simple Verbs
Regular verbs always end with -ed in the past tense — the same form for everybody (I, you, she, they…).
➕ -ed
- work → worked
- I worked as a manager.
- He worked in Paris for three years.
- They worked in a restaurant last summer.
✏️ Spelling
- ends in e → -d: move → moved
- vowel + y → -ed: play → played
- consonant + y → -ied: study → studied
🚫 ❓ did
- Negative: didn't + base verb: We didn't study last night. He didn't work in London.
- Question: did + subject + base verb: Did you study last night? Where did you work before?
did is the past of do — it already shows the past, so the main verb goes back to its base form: ❌ "He didn't worked." · ❌ "Did you studied?" → ✅ "He didn't work." · ✅ "Did you study?" Use did not only when you want to insist: "I did NOT eat your cake!"
🏭 The -ed Factory
A verb goes in… which past form comes out? Watch the spelling! 10 verbs.
🎯 Did Or Didn't?
Choose the correct sentence. 8 rounds.
🤝 Making Formal Introductions
At school, at work or at a ceremony, follow these four steps.
1. Introduce
- I'd like to introduce Lee Hamilton.
- I'd like you to meet Lee Hamilton.
- Let me introduce Lee Hamilton.
2. Position
- For a new employee, say the position:
- Lee is our new director of sales.
- After that, colleagues use the first name.
3. Background
- Lee comes to us from LM Computers.
- She was the sales manager there for five years.
- She has a master's degree in computer science.
- She speaks fluent French.
4. 🎉 Welcome
Let's welcome Lee to the company!
Let's all make Lee feel very welcome!
🙏 The new person answers
Thanks, everyone, for the warm welcome.
Thank you very much. I'm excited to be here.
I'd like to thank Brian for that great introduction.
🎙️ The Introduction Builder
You're the principal! Choose a new staff member and their background, then listen to your introduction.
🏢 Company Departments & Job Titles
Yasmine visits her mom's company. No two companies are organized the same way, but these departments are very common. Click to hear them!
👑 The top jobs
- CEO = chief executive officer
- president · VP = vice president
🎩 "Chief" officers
- CFO = chief financial officer
- COO = chief operations officer
- CTO = chief technology officer
👔 Already learned
- manager · supervisor · director
- the HR manager · the director of sales
- 📞 "Is she available?" = can she talk now?
📞 Who Do I Call?
Read the problem and choose the right department. 8 calls.
💳 The Business Card Reader
A colleague gives Yasmine a business card. Read it and answer the questions.
Listen And Repeat!
Click 🔊 Listen to hear the phrase, 🐢 Slowly to hear it slower, then 🎙️ My turn and say it out loud into your microphone!
✍️ Practice Time!
Exercise 1 — True Or False?
Exercise 2 — Complete The Dialogue
Fill in the missing word in each line of the introduction.
🎭 Create & Record: Introduce A New Classmate
A new pupil (or a new teacher, or a new coach) arrives at your school. Write a formal introduction for the class: name, position, where they come from, three facts in the past simple (lived, studied, played, worked…), and a welcome. Then write the new person's thank-you.
🎙️ Now, Record It!
Read your introduction out loud like a principal at the assembly — clear, slow and friendly! Then listen back.
🎯 Final Quiz — Past Simple & Introductions
Answer 7 questions to test everything you learned in this lesson!