English for Business Life Elementary

- Have a good flight. And give my
regards to your colleagues.
- I will.
- You must visit us again soon.
- And you must visit us.
- Thanks - we will.
- Bye.
3 Prepositions: m o n th s and
seasons
a - b at
c during d in
e at f in
g in
4 Im peratives
a Please let me know this evening,
b Please keep in touch,
c See you again soon,
d Don't forget to send me the
report.
e Remember me to your secretary,
f Thank you for everything,
g Have a good journey home.
UNIT 10 Setting up a meeting
1 Two m eetings
Call 1 Call 2
Type of Budget Sales
meeting meeting meeting
Day/Date 12 th Friday
Time 11.30 3.00
Call 1: Can Carla make it? No.
Call 2: Can Mr Galis make it? Yes.
2 A rranging a m eeting
a 3 b 2
c 4 d 1
N ote
Hope you can (an abbreviation used
in informal messages) = I hope you
can
3 D ialogue
- Can you make Wednesday?
- No, I'm sorry, I can't.
- Are you free on Thursday?
- I'm afraid not.
- How about Friday?
- Yes, that suits me very well.
- Can you make three o'clock?
- Yes, that's fine.
- Good. See you then.
- OK.
4 D ates an d tim es
a 16/10/99 b 3/5/09
c 6.25 d 7.35
e 11.00 f 1600
g 2010 h 1968
i 90th j eleven thirty
k six fifteen
1 the seventeenth of June (June
the seventeenth)
m the twenty-first of March (March
the twenty-first)
n The twelfth of
September/September the
twelfth two thousand and six
0 twenty-fifth of
February/February the twentyfifth
two thousand and sixteen
p eighteen ninety-nine
q nineteen eighty-five
Notes
1 May 3rd = May the third
6th June = the sixth of June
In emails the endings -thl-rd are
often omitted: 3 May, 6 June, etc.
ii In US English 12/9/07 = the ninth
of December two thousand and
seven.
In UK English 12/9/07 = the
twelfth of September two
thousand and seven.
5 can/can't; use of make in
arrangem ents
a We can make the meeting at
eleven o'clock,
b Can he make the appointment on
Wednesday?
c She can't make the sales
conference in June,
d I can't make the appointment in
the morning,
e They can make the breakfast
meeting tomorrow,
f We can't make the sales meeting
at 4.30 tomorrow afternoon,
g Can they make the conference in
20..?
h He can make the three o'clock
meeting on the 16th.
U N IT 11 Confirming arrangements
1 C onfirm ing tim e an d place
Tuesday: 11.30 / -
W ednesday: 10.00 / Room 317
2 E m bedded (indirect) questions
a Do you know what time it is?
b Can you tell me if the meeting is
going ahead?
c Can you check what day it is?
d Do you know if it's on Monday or
Tuesday?
e Can you tell me who is coming?
f Can you check if it's in Room 407?
g Do you know how many people
are coming?
h Do you know if you can make it?
N otes
going ahead = happening
it's = it is
3 D ialogue
a
c
e
confirm
make
details
b
d
f
week's
check
ahead
g Paul's h right
i ten j still
k know
N otes
isn't = is not
4 still/yet (possible answers)
d Is Wednesday's meeting still in
the Conference room?
e Do you know if Thursday's
meeting is at two or three yet?
f Do you know where Thursday's
meeting is yet?
g Is Friday's meeting still at twelve?
h Do you know if Friday's meeting
is still in the Boardroom?
i Is Saturday's meeting still at
seven pm?
j Do you know where Saturday's
meeting is yet?
5 Yesterday's conversation, Tuesday's
meeting, etc.
a The meeting on Tuesday
b July's conference
c The appointment (for) tomorrow
d Saturday's arrangements
e The plans for 2010.
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