English for Business Life Elementary

Practice
Directions in a building
1 Listen and fill in the gaps in the dialogue.
A: Excuse me, is this the right a ........................for
the training department?
B: I'm afraid you're on the b ........................floor.
A: c ........................floor do I need?
B: I'm not sure d ........................it is. I think it's
e ........................the boardroom. Take the lift
f ........................ the third floor. W hen you come
g ........................the lift, turn left. It's
h .........................................................the corridor, i ............. the
right.
far, a long way, etc.
2 Fill in the gaps in these examples using far or
a long way.
e.g. - How .T&K. is it to the service department?
- It's not .rf'fl-r.; it's just down here on the right.
indirect/embedded questions
3 Rewrite the questions.
e.g. W here is it?
is?
a Which floor is it on?
I wonder if you can tell m e .................................?
b Is this the right floor?
Can I check...............................................................?
c W hen does it open?
Do you k n o w .................................?
d
How far is it?
Can you tell m e ..............................?
e W here is the lift?
Have you any id ea.................................?
f
Is it on the left or the right?
Do you k n o w .................................?
g Is this the quickest way?
Can you tell m e .................................?
a - Is Meeting Room 3 .................... from here?
- No, it's n o t....................; it's just at the end of
the corridor.
b The cafeteria is n 't....................from the reception
area.
c
It's....................from here to the boardroom - it's
on the 27th floor.
d It is n 't....................from here to the railway
station.
e - Is i t .................... to Addis Ababa?
- Yes, it is.
f
- Is i t ...................... from Cape Town to Tunis?
- Yes, it's a long way.
g - Is Nairobi....................from Rabat?
- Yes, it is.
h - H ow .......................is Tripoli from Kinshasa?
- It's ......................
Prepositions
4 Complete the directions below.
a G o j.W.fp...... the building.
b W alk....................the reception a re a .....................
the lift.
c Take the lift.....................the second floor.
d W hen you com e....................... the lift, turn right.
e W alk....................the end of the corridor.
f Turn right and g o .....................the medical unit.
g It's the first.....................your right.
h W alk....................the lift.
i Take the lift....................the first floor.
j G o.....................the corridor a n d ........................the
room opposite. That's the managing director's
office.
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