English for Business Life Elementary

d Speaker 1: The two black coffees are for Jope and
Pieter.
Jope: Thanks
Speaker 1: Who is having the white coffee?
Speaker 2: That's for Alan.
Alan: With sugar.
Speaker 1: Sugar is on the table.
Alan: Thanks.
Speaker 1: And who is the tea for?
Speaker 2:1 think that's mine - with milk.
Speaker 1: That's right. So, whose is this one?
Speaker 2: It must be yours.
UNIT 2 0 Eating out
1 Booking a table and ordering a meal
Dialogue 1
A: Bistrol 20. Can I help you?
B: Yes. Can I book a table for Thursday night - that's June
30th - in the name of Gachot. That's G-A-C-H-O-T.
A: Yes, of course. For how many people?
B: Just two.
A: And when would you like to come?
B: At 8.30?
A: Can I have your telephone number?
B: Yes, it's 345666.
Dialogue 2
C: Right, what shall we have? The steaks are very good
here and I can recommend the pasta. Would you like
a starter?
B: Yes, I think I'll have the spaghetti.
C: I'll have the mushroom soup. And then what would
you like?
B: I'd like some fish. I'll have the salmon.
C: OK, and I'll have the steak.
W: Good evening. Are you ready to order?
C: Yes, we are. Can we start with the spaghetti and the
mushroom soup. Then the salmon in white wine for
my friend and a steak for me.
W: Thank you, sir. And how would you like your steak?
C: Medium, please.
W: And would you like vegetables or salad?
C: Let's have the vegetables.
W: Thank you, and would you like any wine?
C: Yes, please. Half a bottle of dry white wine and half a
bottle of the house red.
Notes
let's = let us
UNIT 21 Outings and sightseeing
1 A visit to Riga
A: Have you been to Riga before?
B: Yes, but not since 2001. That was many years ago.
A: I suppose things have changed a lot since then.
B: They certainly have. Our business in Latvia has grown
and grown. It's now our biggest market in the Baltic
States. Three years ago, we didn't do any business in
Latvia at all.
A: And have you spent any time in the other states?
B: Yes, I was in Lithuania last year, but we haven't done
much business there yet.
A: Do you have any free time this afternoon?
B: Yes, my last meeting ends at 2.15.
A: Would you like to go for a drive around the city?
B: Thanks - I'd enjoy that very much.
A: Where's your meeting?
B: In my hotel.
A: I'll pick you up at 2.30.
B: I'll see you then.
UNIT 22 Starting a journey
1 Right and wrong (possible answers)
a - Am I in the right queue for the Dallas flight?
- No, this is the check-in for Toronto. I think the Dallas
check-in is over there.
b - Is this the right bus stop for the city terminal?
- No, this is for the main station. Buses for the city
terminal go from outside the Terminal 1 building.
c - Excuse me, am I on the right platform for the
London train?
- No, this is for Manchester. You need Platform 2.
It's just over there.
d - Excuse me, am I in the right place? I'm meeting
someone from Istanbul.
- No, this is the departures hall. You need the arrivals
hall. It's at the other end of the building.
Notes
Dallas is a city in Texas; Toronto is a city in Canada;
Manchester is a city in England.
Several speakers in the exercise have non-standard
accents.
UNIT 2 3 Travelling
1 In transit
A: I think that's my seat belt.
B: I'm sorry. This one must be mine.
A: Are you going to Oslo on business?
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