English for Business Life Elementary

Practice
A sales enquiry
1 Listen to the recording and fill in the order form.
O rder form
Product: ....................................................
No. ordered: ....................................................
Model no.: ....................................................
Size: ....................................................
Colour: ....................................................
M aterial: ....................................................
Measurements and dimensions
2 Write the numbers in words, as shown.
e.g. 2.75m .... t.Wp ppi
f Se-Ve.-n -f iV£.VK&tr&s......
tw o y ^ tr e -S ' sey& itt^~-£iye:.............
tw o
tkr&&-QMt\rt&r Y^&tre-s
1.25m a .................................................................
b ....................................................................
c ....................................................................
6.5kg d ..........................................................
e .....................................................................
1.75km f ....................................................................
g ....................................................................
h .....................................................................
1.2m x 37.6cm i ............................................................
7.1cm x 4.8cm x 12.6cm j ...........................................
Adjectives
3 i Complete the sets, using the words in the box.
awful large / expensive e xtra large
green m etal m odel (n um ber) nylon
o u t o f stock
te rrific
e.g. small
a medium
b blue
c wood/wooden
d cotton
e good
f bad
g cheap
h in stock
i catalogue
(number)
ii Now write descriptions of these products, using
the adjectives above.
e.g. a ......................... '^.°pder'ifi desk
standard ..... .................
large .......................
yellow .......................
plastic .......................
wool/woollen .......................
nice .......................
nasty .......................
reasonable .......................
discontinued .......................
invoice (number) .......................
a a /a n ......................................... hole punch
b a /a n ......................................... pen
c a /a n ......................................... filing cabinet
d a /a n .....................................................................chair
e a /a n ......................................................................shirt
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