English for Business Life Elementary

UNIT 31
Requesting information
Some useful phrases
Listen to the recording and repeat
Could I have some information on
filing cabinets?
I have your brochure here.
Could you give me the reference number,
please?
model number catalogue number
How big is it?
It is (It's) available in three sizes - large, medium
and small.
It's one metre twenty by ninety centimetres.
What colour is it?
What is it made of?
It's available in blue or red.
It comes in wood or metal,
blue red green
wood metal plastic
I would (I'd) like to order a large blue one.
Are they in stock?
When can you deliver?
Delivery takes three days.
Can we order online?
Go to our website.
The address is offquip dot com.
Click on 'buy online'.
Thanks, I will (I'll) get back to you.
Study notes
Could I have som e inform ation on ... ?
Requesting information:
Could I have some information ...?
Can I have some information ...?
Is it possible to have some information ...?
See also Reference Section 7.1.
It's one m etre tw en ty by n in ety centim etres.
Measurements:
90cm - ninety centimetres
1.6m = one point six metres (one metre and sixty centimetres)
2.25m = two and a quarter metres; two metres and twenty-five centimetres
In many English-speaking countries, people use imperial
measurements.
inch - inches ( lin - 25.4mm)
yard-yards ( ly d - 91cm)
mile - miles ( lm - 1.609km)
Note the spelling differences:
centimetre (UK) centimeter (US)
metre (UK) meter (US)
kilometre (UI<) kilometer (US)
See Reference Section 20.9 for m easurements.
It's available in blue or red.
Notice the preposition in.
It comes in wood or metal.
... a large blue one.
Notice the order of adjectives: size, colour, composition.
A large white metal chair.
See also Reference Section 15.1.
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