English for Business Life Elementary

b No, it wouldn't. It wouldn't be
possible to go by underground,
c No, it wouldn't. It wouldn't be
practical to walk,
d No, I wouldn't. I wouldn't like to
have a chauffeur,
e Yes, I would. I would prefer to
work at home sometimes,
f Yes, I would. I would prefer to get
a lift from a friend.
Notes
i underground (UK) = subway
(US); wouldn't = would not
ii Compare: Walking would take
about an hour. / It would take about
an hour to walk.
6 Comparing plane, train, bus
(possible answers)
A: How much is it by train
B: It's €160 one way, €310 return.
A: Is there a cheaper way?
B: You could go by bus, but it would
be slower.
A: How much is it by bus?
B: €105 return.
A: How long does it take?
B: Thirty-six hours.
A: I'll go by train.
B: OK. I'll call you when I have the
tickets.
UNIT 35 Hiring a car
1 Hiring a car
a [NG] b m
c m
d 0
e 0 f 0
g 0 h 0
i m j s
k [N G l 1 E
2 Filling in a form
(possible answers)
What's your name?
What's your address?
What's your telephone number?
What's your licence number?
Who was it issued by?
When does it expire?
What's your date of birth?
What's your occupation?
Have you had any accidents in the
last three years?
Have you had any convictions in the
last five years?
What is your company purchase
order reference?
What is your passport number?
Do you want to pay by credit card,
bu travellers cheque, in cash?
Notes
Tel no. = telephone number;
co = company; Ref = Reference;
Convictions = mistakes punished by
the court; Hire Company = company
hiring out the cart; Hirer = the
person hiring the car
3 seem/sound/look
(possible answers)
a ii/iii/vi b vii
c iv
d i
e V f iii/vi
g ii/iii
4 Comparisons with like
(possible answers)
a not like b not like
c like d not like
UNIT 36 Returning home
1 Back from a trip
(possible answers)
a It was hard work but very
interesting,
b Yesterday evening,
c He wanted the sales manager to
come back for the conference,
d He is the boss.
e He had to upgrade to first class to
get a flight,
f She thinks it's too complicated,
g Deliveries take too long,
h Tomorrow morning.
2 I'm afraid so/I'm afraid not
(possible answers)
a I'm afraid not. b I'm afraid so.
c I'm afraid so. d I'm afraid not.
e I'm afraid not. f I'm afraid so.
g I'm afraid so.
3 Changes, instead
(possible answers)
a He's travelling on Tuesday instead
of Monday,
b He's travelling on 28th May
instead of 27th.
c His flight is leaving at 15.35
instead of 11.15.
d He's sitting in a window seat
instead of an aisle seat,
e His ticket costs £610 instead of
£330.
4 more, less
a more
c more
e less
g less
Notes
tax = income tax
pw = per week
b
d
f
less
more
less
5 Vocabulary
change - cancel - postpone
morning - afternoon - evening
boarding card - passport - ticket
salary - tax - expenses
day - week - month
check-in - departure - arrival
single - one way - return
Note
ref. no. = reference number
6 want + object pronoun +
infinitive
a She wants/asked him to
photocopy the report,
b He wants/asked them to come to
the meeting,
c He wants/asked us to cancel the
arrangements,
d She wants/asked you to postpone
the trip.
e They want/asked me to make
some coffee,
f You want/asked me to type this
letter.
g They want/asked her to check if
there are any seats.
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