English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 4 Your business activities
1 Dialogue
a does your company do
b in the computer business
c import
d do you do most of your business
e eighty per cent of
f in Western Europe
g much business in the Middle East
h not much
i at the moment
j it's going very well
2 The Present Continuous vs. the
Simple Present
a i b ii
c i
d ii
e i f ii
g i
3 Questions
a iv b vii
c ix
d i
e viii f ii
g vi h V
i iii
4 Writing abo ut your company
Note
SA (used in some European
languages) = Ltd. (Limited
Company)
5 a lot of/ much/many; make/do
a do b do, a lot of
c many, many d make
e a lot of f many, a lot
g do, much h making, much
i doing, making j much, much
k much 1 making
UNIT 5 The location of your
company
1 Reading a map; compass points
(possible answers)
Plymouth is two hundred and
fourteen miles south-west of
London; that's about three hundred
and forty kilometres.
Cardiff is to the west of London; it's
about two hundred and forty
kilometres by road.
Birmingham is about one hundred
and ninety kilometres away from
London, to the north-west.
York is three hundred and thirty
kilometres north of London; that's
about two hundred and ten miles.
Notes
that's = that is
Many English speaking countries
use miles.
1 mile = 1.609 kilometres
kilometre (UK spelling) = kilometer
(US spelling)
2 Possessive adjectives and
possessive nouns
(possible answers)
a Its number is 6872 543.
b The Managing Director's name is
Wallace Bright,
c His number is 6871 227.
d The Non-Executive Directors'
names are Ray Bunghi and
Mai Nixon,
e Their numbers are 4002 356 and
3679 901.
f The Sales Manager's secretary's
number is 6871 395.
g Her name is Maria Cobb,
h The Sales Manager's name is
Anne Grundig.
Inc = incorporated
3 Dialogue
a main b place
c that d exactly
e about f far from
g away h to the north
5 N um bers 100-1000; p lu ral nouns
a Three hundred and fifty sales
people
b A hundred and twenty-six bosses
c Two hundred and forty-eight
branches
d Five hundred and eighty shelves
e Eight hundred and seventy
women
f A hundred and twenty-one men
g Six hundred and ninety radios
h Nine hundred and sixteen
companies
i Four hundred and twelve
addresses
UNIT 6 The layout of your
company
1 Identifying building
1 Main gate
2 Administration (admin) block
3 Service Centre and Maintenance
4 Showroom
5 Conference centre
6 Production
7 Car park
8 Testing area
9 Goods Inwards and Stores
2 D em onstrative adjectives:
this/thatr etc.
a These b this
c these d that
e this f That
g those
N ote
What's = What is
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