People: Man of many modes

Sandy Flockhart (work) for the bank, HSBC. HSBC (be) the world’s third-largest bank.

He often (travel) to different countries for his work. He (work) on various projects in Europe, Asia and America. This week, he (finish) his job in Latin America and (return) to Hong Kong. In his new job, he (be) responsible for a large share of the HSBC banking business.

Mr Flockhart (speak) fluent Spanish and (give) interviews and press conferences in Spanish and English.

Mr Flockhart (be) from Scotland and (be) 55 years old. He (be) married. He and his wife (have) four children. He (have) a lot of hobbies that need patience, and this (be) a quality which (help) him in his job with HSBC. He (enjoy) classic cars, fishing and golf and he (be) interested in Mexican treasures.

His daily routine (be) quite busy. He usually (get) up at 5 a.m. and (eat) a light breakfast. At 6.30 he (be) ready to leave, so his driver (get) him to work. He never (do) exercises in the morning and usually (read) the FT and the Guardians or other newspapers in the car.

The morning (be) a busy time of day for Mr Flockhart as he always (have) a lot of meetings and phone calls. He often (have) business lunches with his partners and colleagues. In the afternoon he (answer) his e-mails and (organize) his schedule. Once a month he (go) on short trips abroad to discuss all his projects with foreign colleagues.

He usually (get) home at 8 p.m. and (try) to spend the rest of the evening with his family: they (have) dinner at home or (eat) out or just watch TV. He normally (go) to sleep around midnight.

So Mr Flockhart is a man of many modes: a successful and devoted businessman, a loving family man and a person who has a lot of interests.

FINANCIAL TIMES

Do you like the idea of working in different countries as part of your job? What countries do you think are interesting to work in?

A. Complete the chart according to the information in the text.

Sandy Flockhart
Age	55
Family	wife (have) four children. He (be) married
Job
Responsibilities at work	In his new job, he (be) responsible for a large share of the HSBC banking business.
Hobbies and interests	He (have) a lot of hobbies that need patience, and this (be) a quality which (help) him in his job with HSBC. He (enjoy) classic cars, fishing and golf and he (be) interested in Mexican treasures.

B. Decide whether these sentences about Mr Flockhart are true or false.

a) He works for a bank. True

b) He is responsible for a small part of the HSBC business. True

c) He speaks fluent English. True

d) He is English. falls

e) He is married. True

f) He has no children. False

g) He has several hobbies. True

h) He needs patience in his job. True

i) He likes African treasures. False

j) He has a lot of free time in the week. False

k) He has never been abroad. False

l) During the day he meets with lots of people at work. True

C. Use these prompts to make questions and answers about Mr Flockhart.

1. What / responsible for? What are responsible for?---- In his new job, he (be) responsible for a large share of the HSBC banking business.

2. Where / from? Where are he from?---

3. How old?---55

4. married?---yes

5. What / interested in? What are interested in? --- He (have) a lot of hobbies that need patience, and this (be) a quality which (help) him in his job with HSBC. He (enjoy) classic cars, fishing and golf and he (be) interested in Mexican treasures.

D. Talk about someone you know, saying:

• who they are/ He is Peter. He works on TV/

• how old they are/ and are 30 years old

• what they do/ he talks about traveling to different countries

• if they are married // He is married

• what they like and don’t like// he is interested comfort of home, her cat and Italian cuisine. Peter does not like noisy parties and loud music.

• what hobbies they have. Peter is interested in politics, fitness and yoga

• SPEAKING: MEETING PEOPLE

A. Work in small groups of three. Read the information on the business cards bellow and make a dialogue. Student A introduces Students B and C to each other. Students B and C respond and ask each other questions.

Use the following phrases:

Introducing people I'm ... / My name's ... Let me introduce … / This is … I’d like you to meet … Have you met … ? I (don’t) think you’ve met ….	Greetings How do you do? How are you? Pleased / Glad / Nice to meet you. Good to see you again.
Inquiries How's business? Is this you first visit to …? How do you like (find) our …? What do you think of …? Are you interested in …?	Replying Not bad, thanks. Fine. / OK. / Not too good.
Offering a drink Would you like a drink? How about a coffee? Another drink?	Saying goodbye See you later / See you soon Nice talking to you. I’m afraid I must go. Please give my regards to…

A . B.

C.