English for Business Life Elementary

g What did you do?
h I sacked him.
Note
wasn't = was not
4 Weather vocabulary
(possible answers)
It was very cold when I left Moscow.
It was foggy last night.
There was snow in Berlin.
It's freezing!
The sun was shining when we left
Buenos Aires.
The weather was very warm.
The plane was delayed because of
fog.
The weather will be cloudy but dry.
It's quite windy.
I think it's going to be hot.
Notes
it's = it is
quite windy = windy but not very
windy
5 shall for suggestions
a Shall we go home?
b Shall I open the window?
c Shall we have a cup of coffee?
d Shall I/we buy one?
e Shall we take a taxi?
f Shall we upgrade them?
g Shall I/we call the waitress?
h Shall we take the lift?
Notes
a break = a short rest
don't = do not
6 Updating a programme
Programme: Thursday
8.30 Visit to DMB (suppliers)
12.00 Free
15.00 Visit to Reef Laboratories
20.00 Dinner at the Olympic Hotel
with Todd Small
UNIT 25 Gifts and saying thank you
1 Gifts and thanks
a This is for you.
b Thank you very much,
c I really enjoyed
d look forward
e inviting me
f Let me take
g inviting me
h look forward
Notes
i there's = there is; I'll = I will
ii Birmingham = large city in
central England
2 so/neither (nor)
a So do I.
b So do I.
c Neither (Nor) have I.
d Neither (Nor) do I.
e So do I.
f So am I.
g So do I.
h Neither (Nor) do I.
3 Short responses
a vii
b v
c ix
d ii
e x f i
g viii h iii
i vi j iv
4 Verb + -ing (possible answers)
Thank you for organising
everything.
Many thanks for looking after us.
We really enjoyed meeting your
team.
I very much appreciated having
your input.
We look forward to seeing you
again.
My boss loves travelling on business.
My boss doesn't like writing reports.
My assistant likes dealing with
people.
My assistant doesn't like doing the
filing.
My boss is not good at filling in
expense claims.
My assistant is good at planning and
organising.
5 Thanks for a gift
(possible answers)
subject: Thanks
Dear
Thank you for the wonderful gift. It
was greatly appreciated by everyone
at this end. I very much enjoyed
having you here. It was useful to
have your input - particularly to the
MXD project. Please don't forget to
send us the new specification.
We hope you had a good flight back.
We look forward to seeing you again
soon.
Please say 'hello' to Mary.
Kind regards
Note:
input = contribution
6 Thanks for hospitality
(possible answers)
Dear Dimitri
Thank you for looking after us when
we were in Rome. We very much
appreciated your kindness and
hospitality.
I felt we made good progress. It
was good to meet your team, and to
see how things work at your end.
Let me know how ULK respond. I
will send you a copy of my report
when it is ready.
Again many thanks.
Best regards
Ivana
UNIT 26 Checking facilities and
information
1 Asking about facilities
Available Available Not
now later available
Conference
phone t/
IT Support /
Meeting
room /
Copying /
Use of a
stapler /
Staff
security
pass /
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