English for Business Life Elementary

B: Yes, I am. I'm going to a conference.
A: Have you been before?
B: Yes, many times.
A: How do you like it?
B: Very much. What about you?
A: Yes, I love Norway.
B: Do you know when they serve lunch?
A: Quite soon, I think.
B: Good. I'm very hungry.
A: So am I.
B: And do you know when we are due in?
A: I think we're due in at 7.30, in five hours.
Notes
i that's = that is
ii Speaker A has a slight US accent. Speaker B has a
non-standard accent.
UNIT 24 Arriving and meeting contacts
1 Meeting someone at the airport
E: Hello, Janet. Good to see you again.
J: And you, Ed. How are you?
E: I'm fine.
J: Did you have a good flight?
E: It was OK, but we were delayed for three-quarters of
an hour. There was a lot of snow on the runway.
J: We were getting worried about you.
E: Well, I'm here now! Where are we going?
J: Shall I take you to your hotel first? After that, we could
have dinner.
E: That's a good idea. I didn't eat very much on the plane.
J: So you must be hungry. My car is in the short-stay car
park - this way.
UNIT 25 Gifts and saying thank you
1 Gifts and thanks
Dialogue 1
A: This is for you.
B: Thank you very much. It's beautiful, but can I ask what
it is?
A: Yes, of course. It's a corkscrew.
B: It's very unusual. Thank you very much. And now
there's something I would like to give you.
Dialogue 2
A: That was a great match. I really enjoyed it.
B: So did I. You must tell me when you're coming next
time and I'll get some more tickets.
A: Thanks, I'll look forward to that.
B: Can I give you a lift back to your hotel?
A: Thanks.
Dialogue 3
A: Come in. Thank you for coming.
B: Well, thank you for inviting me. These are for you.
I hope you like Belgian chocolates.
A: I love them. Thank you very much. Let me take
your coat.
B: Thank you.
Dialogue 4
A: Thank you very much for inviting me this evening.
I've really enjoyed it.
B: It was our pleasure.
A: And next time you are in Birmingham, you must come
and have dinner with us.
B: Thank you, we'll look forward to that.
Note
Speaker A in Dialogue 4 has a non-standard accent.
UNIT 26 Checking facilities and information
1 Asking about facilities
a - Is there a conference phone we can use?
- There's one in meeting room four, but I'm not sure
it's available at the moment. I think someone is
using it.
b - Excuse me, this scanner isn't working. There's
something wrong with the reading mechanism.
It's only registering black and white. Who should
I speak to?
- Try calling IT support. They're on 411.
- Thanks.
c - Is there a meeting room on this floor that we
can use?
- There is, but it isn't available till after lunch. Some
people are using it.
- That's fine. Do I have to book it?
- I can do that for you. Who is it for?
- The RNT project team.
d - Could you do something for me? I'm working with
Jareck. He said I should speak to you.
- Sure. How can I help?
- Could you print four copies of this report? It's on
this disc.
- No problem. When do you need it?
- In about half an hour.
- I'll do it now.
e - Excuse me, could I uses your stapler? We're working
in Joanna's office.
- Sure - no problem. Please, bring it back.
f - Excuse me, can I borrow your security pass. I need to
get to the toilets. I've got a day pass, but it won't let
me back in.
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