English for Business Life Elementary

i Could we have a pot of coffee for
three, please?
j Two cups of tea, please.
k Would you like your coffee in
a mug?
1 Could you pass the milk jug,
please?
4 Possessive pronouns
(possible answers)
a mine b hers
c theirs d ours
e theirs f his
Notes: isn't = is not; it's = it is
(its = possessive pronoun);
they're = they are
5 one/ones
a ones b one
c ones d one
e ones f ones
g one
6 Whose...?
Whose coffee is this? Whose is this
coffee?
Whose drinks are these? Whose are
these drinks?
Whose sandwiches are these?
Whose are these sandwiches?
Whose roll is this? Whose is this
roll?
Whose change is this? Whose is this
change?
Whose papers are these? Whose are
these papers?
Whose security pass is this? Whose
is this security pass?
Whose keys are these? Whose are
these keys?
UNIT 20 Eating out
1 Booking a table and ordering
a meal
i Name: Gachot
Number: 2
Tel: 345666
Date: 30th June
Time: 8.30
ii Starters:
Spaghetti
Mushroom soup
Main courses: Salmon (in white
wine)
Wine:
Steak (medium)
vegetables
Half a bottle of dry
white
Half a bottle of
house red
2 Comparatives (possible answers)
i Examples of comparatives
a smaller
b faster
c more expensive
d more comfortable
e tidier
f cheaper
g more interesting
h better
Examples oias... as
a Their production department
isn't as big as ours.
b She isn't as fast as him at
typing.
c Business class tickets aren't as
cheap as Apex.
d That seat isn't as comfortable
as this one.
e My assistant's desk isn't as
untidy as mine.
f The local wines aren't as
expensive as imported wines.
g The presentation he gave last
year wasn't as interesting as
this one.
h The food at the Mayfair
restaurant isn't as good as the
food at the Adelphi.
Notes
isn't = is not
aren't = are not
wasn't = was not
3 Quantity phrases
(possible answers)
a A cup of coffee,
b A piece of cake,
c A can/bottle of coke,
d A glass/bottle of wine,
e A box of chocolates,
f A litre of petrol,
g A bunch of flowers,
h A packet/tin of biscuits.
4 Vocabulary
a plate b sausages
c potato d beef
e juice f tip
g cooked h mushrooms
UNIT 21 Outings and sightseeing
1 A visit to Riga (possible answers)
a Yes, in 2001.
b Yes, they have. (Their business in
Latvia has grown and grown.)
c Yes, he was in Lithuania last year,
d Yes, his last meeting ends at 2.15.
e She is going to take the visitor for
a drive round the city,
f At 2.30.
Notes
i Riga, a major port, is the capital of
Latvia; the Baltic States are the
Republic of Estonia, Latvia and
Lithuania, on the Baltic sea in
northern Europe.
ii Have you been to = have you
visited; it's = it is; didn't = did not;
haven't = have not
2 Superlatives (possible answers)
a cheapest b best
c worst d oldest
e biggest
3 The Perfect Present tense
(possible answers)
Have you worked in Japan?
I haven't visited Calcutta.
I have been to Kuala Lumpur on
business many times.
Have you seen the opera Tosca?
He hasn't been to Athens.
Have you read the contract?
We haven't seen the new
brochure yet.
4 since and for
a since b for
c since d for
e since f since
g for h since
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