Nagima Lesson 1

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Context & Why This Matters

You are a recruiter in an international company. Your daily work involves communicating with expat candidates, hiring managers from different countries, and global HR teams — all in English. The first impression you make sets the tone for everything that follows.

Situation: It's your first week. You join an online team call with colleagues from Germany, UK, and UAE. Everyone is introducing themselves. It's your turn. What do you say?

This lesson gives you a clear, confident, professional self-introduction that you can use immediately.

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Vocabulary · 12 Key Words

Click each card to reveal the Russian translation and example phrase.

to be in charge of

verb phrase

отвечать за / заниматься чем-то
"I'm in charge of expat hiring."

recruitment

noun

рекрутмент / найм
"I work in recruitment."

expat / expatriate

noun

экспат / иностранный сотрудник
"We hire expats globally."

based in

preposition

находиться / работать в (городе)
"I'm based in Almaty."

to support

verb

поддерживать / помогать
"I support the hiring managers."

onboarding

noun

онбординг / адаптация сотрудника
"I help with expat onboarding."

end-to-end

adjective

от начала до конца / полный цикл
"I manage end-to-end recruitment."

primarily

adverb

в основном / прежде всего
"I primarily work with IT roles."

liaise with

verb

взаимодействовать / работать с
"I liaise with hiring managers."

a pleasure to meet you

phrase

приятно познакомиться (официально)
"It's a pleasure to meet you all."

feel free to reach out

phrase

не стесняйтесь обращаться
"Feel free to reach out anytime."

look forward to

phrase

с нетерпением ждать / рад(а) началу
"I look forward to working with you."

✋ Tap a card to flip it

✍ Fill in the Blanks

1. Hi everyone! I'm Nagima. I'm in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

2. I'm in of expat recruitment for our region.

3. I with hiring managers across 5 countries.

4. I look to working with you all!

5. It's a to meet you — I've heard great things about the team.

6. I manage end-to- recruitment for international candidates.

7. I support the full onboarding process for new expat hires.

8. Feel free to out if you have any questions about the process.

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Speaking Task

Practice these prompts out loud. Say each answer 2–3 times until it feels natural. Time yourself — each should take 20–40 seconds.

Prompt 1 · Warm-up

Introduce yourself in 3 sentences. Include: your name, your job, and your location.

Use: "My name is... / I work as... / I'm based in..."

Prompt 2 · Your role

Explain what you do in 2–3 sentences. What exactly does a recruiter working with expats do?

Use: "I'm in charge of... / I liaise with... / My main responsibility is..."

Prompt 3 · Full introduction (30 sec)

Combine everything into one confident self-introduction for a team call. Imagine 8 people are listening.

Structure: Name → Role → Location → Responsibilities → Closing phrase

✨ Tip: Don't try to be perfect. Focus on being clear and confident. A simple sentence said confidently is better than a complex sentence said nervously.

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Dialogue Example

Read this real-life dialogue. Notice the natural phrases. Then try to read Nagima's lines out loud.

Team Call — First Day Introduction

Michael
Manager, UK

Alright, let's go around and introduce ourselves quickly. I'll start — I'm Michael, Head of People Operations, based in London. Nagima, would you like to go next?

Nagima
You

Sure! Hi everyone, I'm Nagima. I'm a recruiter based in Almaty, Kazakhstan. I'm in charge of expat recruitment for the Central Asia region — so I manage end-to-end hiring for international candidates. I primarily liaise with hiring managers and support the full onboarding process for expats. It's a pleasure to meet you all, and I look forward to working with you!

✋ This is your target introduction — practice until it flows naturally

Lena
HR, Germany

Great to meet you, Nagima! I'm Lena from our Berlin office. I handle HR compliance. Welcome to the team!

Nagima
You

Thank you, Lena! I'm sure we'll work closely together on the expat side. Feel free to reach out anytime.

✅ Great closing — warm, professional, opens the door for future contact

Rami
Ops, UAE

Hi Nagima! Rami here from Dubai. Which industries do you recruit for mostly?

Nagima
You

Good question! I primarily focus on tech and engineering roles, but I also support finance and operations. How about your team — do you often need to bring in international hires?

✨ Answer + question back = great conversation technique

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Homework · 2 Tasks

Record Your Introduction (Voice Memo)

Record yourself giving your full self-introduction (Prompt 3 from the Speaking Task). Listen back once and note: Did you pause too much? Did any words feel unnatural? Send the recording to your teacher.

⏱ ~10 min

Write Your LinkedIn "About" Section in English

Write 4–6 sentences describing who you are and what you do — as if explaining it to an international colleague. Use at least 6 words from today's vocabulary. This builds your writing skills AND gives you a ready-made professional text you can actually use.

⏱ ~15 min

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Quizlet List · Copy & Paste

Copy this list directly into Quizlet. Use the dash ( — ) as the separator between term and definition.

to be in charge of — отвечать за что-либо recruitment — рекрутмент, найм сотрудников expat / expatriate — экспат, иностранный сотрудник based in — работать / находиться в (городе) to support — поддерживать, помогать onboarding — адаптация нового сотрудника end-to-end — полный цикл, от начала до конца primarily — в основном, прежде всего to liaise with — взаимодействовать с кем-либо a pleasure to meet you — приятно познакомиться feel free to reach out — не стесняйтесь обращаться look forward to — с нетерпением ждать, рад(а) началу