English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 9
Partings and thanks
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
Many thanks for your help.
Thank you for everything.
It is (It's) my pleasure. Not at all.
No problem. You are (You're) welcome.
Call me on Monday.
I will.
Do not (Don't) forget to send those figures.
I (will not) won't.
I will (I'll) email you next week.
week month year
I'll see you in the spring,
spring summer
autumn winter
at Christmas in the New Year
in January in February
We'll see you in February.
Give my regards to your MD.
Say'hello' to your wife.
I will.
You must visit us again soon.
And you must come and see us.
See you soon.
See you. Keep in touch.
Goodbye.
Bye.
Study notes
Call m e on M onday.
We use the imperative form in informal requests.
See Reference Section 5.
Give my regards to ...
Send me an email/text message.
Do n ot forget to send th ose figures.
Note the negative imperative.
Don't worry - it's OK.
Don't tell John.
But be careful - the imperative in English can sound impolite.
I w ill em ail you n ext w eek.
We use will for promises:
I'll see you soon.
I'll call you on Monday.
...in th e spring.
The seasons: spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Notice also these prepositions:
in the New Year during Ramadan
at Christmas at Carnival Time
at Easter at Chinese New Year
... in January.
Listen to the m onths of the year. Notice the common
abbreviations. See Reference Section 20.7.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
You m u st visit us ...We use must in invitations.
See Reference Section 7.4.
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