English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 8
The first two minutes
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
How are you? How is the family?
Fine. Not too bad.
We are (We're) (all) fine.
How is (How's) business?
Is it going well?
It is (It's) going very well.
is this your first visit to the States?
How do you like New York?
I really like it.
it's very interesting.
How long are you here for?
I am (l'm) here for five days.
When are you leaving?
I hear you are (you're) leaving tomorrow
morning.
No, I'm leaving tomorrow evening,
what are you doing this afternoon?
I'm meeting our distributor.
Are you doing anything on Monday evening?
Yes, I am. No, I'm not.
It's nice to talk to you.
It's nice to talk to you too.
Have a good stay.
Enjoy your stay.
Study notes
H ow long are you here for?
- How long are you staying (here for)?
W hen are you leaving?
Note that the Present Continuous tense is often used for the future
when the action is already planned.
See Reference Section 2.2.-
I hear you are leaving ...
We often use I hear, I understand, I see when we already know
about a plan.
7 hear Sara is leaving the company.
I understand we 're leaving at five o 'clock.
... tom orrow m orning.
The parts of the day: morning, afternoon, evening, night.
Notice these expressions:
This afternoon
Tonight
Tomorrow morning
Monday afternoon
... on M onday evening.
Listen to the days of the week. Notice these common
abbreviations.
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
See Reference Section 20.7 for days of the week.
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