English for Business Life Elementary

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20.9 Measurem entsWhen you describe measurements you say:The pipe is five metres (5m) long,or The pipe is five metres in length,or It is a five-metre (5m) pipe.You can say:The cable is two hundred feet (200ft) long,or It is a two-hundred-foot (200ft) cable.The most common measurements are given in thetable below.(In the UK both systems are used. Distances between townsare given in miles. Lengths of wood are given in metres)MetricAmericanLength1 millimetre = 0.039 inch1centimetre= 0.3937 inch1 metre = 1.094 yards1 kilometre = 0.6214 mileWeight100 grammes = 3.527 ounces1 kilogramme = 2.205 pounds1 tonne (1,000kg) = 0.984 tonCapacity1 decilitre = 0.176 pints1litre= 1.76 pints1decalitre= 2.20 gallonsArea1 square centimetre = 0.155 sq. inch1 square metre = 1.196 sq. yards1 hectare = 2.471 acres1 square kilometre = 0.386 sq. mileVolume1 cubic centimetre = 0.061 cu. inch1 cubic metre = 1.308 cu. yardsNotes1 metre, litre, etc. = meter, liter, etc. in American English.2 informal: kilo (kilo gramme)20.10 M oneyEUYou write: You say:1 c one cent25c twenty-five cents€ 1 one euroor a euro€1.50 one euro fiftyor one euro and fifty cents€3.75 three euros and seventy-fivethree euros and seventy-five cents€8m eight million eurosAmericanYou write: You say:lc or $0.01 one cent56c fifty-six cents$ 1 a dollaror one dollar$ 1.20 one dollar twentyor one dollar and twenty cents$3.75 three dollars seventy-fiveor three dollars and seventy-five cents$3bn three billion dollarsOther currenciesBritishYou write:IP56p or 0.56£1£ 1.20£3.75£5m£5.5mYou say:one pennyor one penceor one pfifty-six penceor fifty-six pone poundor a poundone pound twentyor one pound twenty pencethree pounds seventy-fiveor three pounds (and) seventy-five pencefive million poundsfive point five million poundsor five and a half million poundsor five million, five hundred thousand pounds20.11 Countries and nationalitiesTo talk about people and things from a particular country,you have to know three words:- the adjective used to refer to the country- the word used for a person from the country- the word used (with the) to refer to the whole nation.Usually the word used for a person is the same as theadjective. The word used for the nation is the plural of this.However, in some cases there is a different form for theperson. Apologies to countries not included in the list on thenext page.Reference section 115
Country Adjective Person NationAlbania Albanian an Albanian the AlbaniansAlgeria Algerian an Algerian the AlgeriansAmerica American an American the AmericansArgentina Argentinian an Argentinian the ArgentiniansAustralia Australian an Australian the AustraliansAustria Austrian an Austrian the AustriansBelgium Belgian a Belgian the BelgiansBrazil Brazilian a Brazilian the BraziliansBritain British a Briton the BritishBulgaria Bulgarian a Bulgarian the BulgariansCanada Canadian a Canadian the CanadiansChina Chinese a Chinese the ChineseCzechRepublic Czech a Czech the CzechsDenmark Danish a Dane the DanesEgypt Egyptian an Egyptian the EgyptiansEngland English an Englishman* the EnglishFinland Finnish a Finn the FinnishFrance French a Frenchman* the FrenchGermany German a German the GermansGreece Greek a Greek the GreeksHolland Dutch a Dutchman the DutchHungary Hungarian a Hungarian the HungariansIndia Indian an Indian the IndiansIran Iranian an Iranian the IraniansIreland Irish an Irishman* the IrishItaly Italian an Italian the ItaliansJapan Japanese a Japanese the JapaneseKenya Kenyan a Kenyan the KenyansKorea Korean a Korean the KoreansLebanon Lebanese a Lebanese the LebaneseLibya Libyan a Libyan the LibyansMalaysia Malaysian a Malaysian the MalaysiansMexico Mexican a Mexican the MexicansNigeria Nigerian a Nigerian the NigeriansNorway Norwegian a Norwegian the NorwegiansPoland Polish a Pole the PolesOman Omani an Omani the OmanisRussia Russian a Russian the RussiansScotland Scottish a Scot the ScottishSlovakia Slovak a Slovak the SlovaksSpain Spanish a Spaniard the SpanishSweden Swedish a Swede the SwedishUkraine Ukrainian a Ukrainian the UkrainiansUruguay Uruguayan a Uruguayan the Uruguayans* When referring to a woman, this becomes: an Englishwoman; A French woman; an Irish woman.20.12 Geographical locationwestWnorth-westN W ynorthN^ *south-westSWnorth-east. NE\^ south-eastSErsoutheastEe.g. Where is your head office?Eighty kilometres west of Cairo.Do you have any distribution centres in Egypt?Yes, in the south-west of the country.20.13 Parts o f the w orld12^1 Western Europe 9 Australia2 North America 10 South-East Asia3 Eastern Europe 11 Far East/Asia Pacific4 North Africa 12 Central America5 South America 13 East Africa6 Middle East 14 Scandinavia7 Southern Africa 15 Asia Pacific8 IndiaThe names for different regions of the world can varydepending on where you live.151110116 REFERENCE SECTION
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PracticeTelephone numbers1 Listen a
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PracticeListening for key informati
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PracticeSaying what you do and wher
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UNIT 4Your business activitiesSome
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Writing about your company4 Read th
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PracticeReading a map; compass poin
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UNIT 6The layout of your companySom
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PracticeGreetings and introductions
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UNIT 8The first two minutesSome use
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UNIT 9Partings and thanksSome usefu
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UNIT 10Setting up a meetingSome use
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Dialogue3 Put this dialogue in the
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PracticeConfirming time and place1
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UNIT 12Changing plansSome useful ph
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Dialogue4 Fill in the gaps in the d
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PracticeCancelling/postponing1 List
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UNIT 14Explaining and apologisingSo
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UNIT 15Making contact by phoneSome
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UNIT 16Dealing with incoming callsf
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UNIT 17Leaving and taking messagesS
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Dialogue4 Put this dialogue in the
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PracticeProblems1 Listen to the dia
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UNIT 19Drinks and snacksSome useful
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Possessive pronouns4 Complete the a
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PracticeBooking a table and orderin
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PracticeA visit to Riga1 Listen to
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PracticeRight and wrong1 Listen to
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UNIT 23TravellingSome useful phrase
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Page 85 and 86: UNIT 33Bookins conference facilitie
Page 87 and 88: UNIT 34Organising a tripSome useful
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