English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 24
Arriving and meeting contacts
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
Hello, it is (it's) good to see you again.
Did you have a good journey?
Yes, very good, thanks.
How was the journey?
it was not (wasn't) very good.
The flight was delayed.
The plane was late.
We were getting worried about you.
How was the weather when you left?
It was beautiful.
very nice terrible awful
It was 20° (twenty degrees).
It was snowing.
The sun was shining,
was it raining when you left?
Yes, it was. No, it wasn't.
My car is just over there.
Can l take your luggage?
Shall we go through your programme?
programme timetable
itinerary schedule
We had to make some changes.
Your first appointment is now at ten o'clock.
That suits me.
Study notes
We w ere getting w orried .
getting = becoming
H ow w as th e w eather ...?
Talking about the weather:
It was (very) hot/cold.
It was win dy/foggy/sunny.
The sun was shining.
It was (very) wet/dry.
It was raining/snowing.
It w as 20° (tw en ty degrees)
Talking about the temperature:
It was 20°C (twenty degrees centigrade/Celsius).
It was 70°F (seventy degrees Fahrenheit).
Fahrenheit is the standard tem perature m easure in the USA.
0°C = 32°F
It w as snow ing.
Note the examples of the Past Continuous tense:
The sun was shining. Was it raining when you left?
Were you getting worried?
Yes, we were. / No, we were not (weren 't).
See also Reference Section 2.6.
Shall w e ... ?
Shall is often used for suggestions:
Shall I call you tomorrow? Shall we have a coffee?
... go through ...
= read/look at/consider
... your program m e?
This is UK English. US English = program
That suits m e.
= That fits my plans.
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