Showing Interest and Appreciation

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Intermediate

Exercise 1

Useful Expressions

Showing Interest

How's your day going so far?
Has your day been busy so far?
What are you working on?
How is it coming along?
I think you did a nice/great job with/on ...

Expressing Appreciation

Thanks for all your help.

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks a million.

Many thanks for your help.

I couldn’t have done it without you.

Exercise 2

Dialogue Practice

Read the dialogue aloud with your tutor.

Nina and Alex are having a conversation in the office.
	Nina Hey, Alex. What are you working on?
	Alex I’m making some charts for my presentation next week. Do you want to see them?
	Nina Sure!
Alex shows Nina the charts he's created so far.
	Nina Nice! You're really good at this. I think you did a great job with the last presentation. I bet this one will look great, too!
	Alex Oh, thanks! I really appreciate your feedback. So, how's your day going so far?
	Nina Not that great, actually. I am a bit stressed about this report I have to prepare for one of our investors.
	Alex What kind of report are you making? Perhaps I can help you with something?
	Nina Well, come to think of it, maybe you could help me prepare some charts to reflect the stats I gathered. Since you're so good at it.
	Alex Sure thing! Just give me a few minutes to wrap this up.
	Nina Wow, thanks, Alex! I wouldn't be able to do it without you.
	Alex Oh, I'm sure you would manage just fine!

Check your understanding:

What is Alex working on?

Why is Nina stressed?

How can Alex help her?

Exercise 3

Role Play

Role-play the following situation with your tutor.

Situation

You are talking to your colleague about a project you both worked on last week. Your colleague recently held a presentation about the project and your manager was satisfied with it. Talk about your current tasks and let your colleague know that you appreciate their help on the completed project. Your teacher will act as your colleague. You may use the expressions below:

How is the new task coming along?
You did a great job with the presentation!
I really appreciate...
I couldn’t have done it without you.
It was great working with you on that!

Exercise 4

Discussion

Do you usually check up on your colleagues to see how they're doing? Why? Why not?

Does your job require a lot of collaboration? Why? Why not?

Do you help your colleagues with their tasks on a regular basis? Why? Why not?

Do you feel comfortable asking your colleagues for help? Why? Why not?