English for Business Life Elementary

- Thanks, I'll post them today, so I'll have an answer
on Monday.
- I'll be in New York on Monday, but I'll call you
from there.
- When are you leaving?
- Tomorrow afternoon.
- Well, have a good flight and thanks for your help.
- You're welcome.
- Don't forget to call me.
- I won't.
- And remember me to your wife.
- I will. Bye.
UNIT 10 Setting up a meeting
1 Two m eetings
Call 1
- Carla, how are you?
- OK. How are you?
- Not bad. Are you OK for the budget meeting on
the 12 th?
- When is it?
- At 11.30.
- I'm afraid I can't make it. I'm in Geneva on the 11th
and I won't be back in the office on the 12th till 2.30
or 3.00.
- Is Luke free?
I don't know. I'll ask him.
Call 2
- Is that Mr Galis?
Yes, speaking.
- This is Marilyn Vine. I have a message from
Ben Bradley.
- Right.
- Can you make Friday at three o'clock?
- Is that the sales meeting?
- Yes, Mr Bradley wants to know if you can make it.
- Sure. Where are we meeting?
- In the conference room on the third floor.
- OK, thanks. I'll be there.
Notes
i it's = it is; there's = there is; let's = let us; don't = do not;
I'll = I will
ii Note the use of this!that in phone calls:
- Is that Mr Galis (= Are you ...?)
- This is Marilyn Vine (= I am ...)
UNIT 11 Confirming arrangements
1 Confirming tim e and place
C alll
- Can I help you?
- Yes, I'm calling to check the time of Tuesday's meeting.
- It's at 11.30.
- Do you know where it is yet?
- No, I'm afraid we don't.
- Can you let me know?
- Yes, of course.
Call 2
- Hello.
- I'm phoning about Wednesday's meeting.
- Yes, how can I help you?
- Do you know if it's at ten or eleven yet?
- Yes, it's at ten.
- Thanks, and is it still in Room 317?
- Let me check ...Yes, it is.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
UNIT 12 Changing plans
1 why and because
Dialogue 1
- We have a problem.
- What's that?
- The sales director can't make the meeting on the 16th.
- Why not?
- He'll be in the States.
- Will he be back on the 17th?
- No. He won't be back until the 18th.
- Why don't we meet on the 18th?
- OK, but we can't meet before lunch.
- Why not?
- The conference room won't be free until three o'clock.
- OK, let's meet after three on the 18th.
Dialogue 2
- Can we change the time of next month's finance
meeting?
- When is it?
- It's on the 12th.
- And what's the problem?
- All the meeting rooms are reserved until lunchtime.
- Can we have the meeting in the boardroom?
- No, it isn't free.
- Why don't we meet in my office?
- But there are six people coming to the meeting.
- Oh - well, we'll have to start later.
- I'm afraid I can't make it later. I have a meeting with
Gark International in the afternoon.
- Can you change it?
- I'll have to find out.
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