English for Business Life Elementary

Practice
Organising a trip
1 A businessman in Istanbul is organising a trip. Listen
and answer these questions,
a Where does the traveller w ant to go?
b What kind of ticket does he want?
c
W hen does he want to travel?
d When does the flight leave?
e What time does it arrive?
f
Is he travelling by Air France?
g Does he get a single or a return?
h How much is it?
Spelling and pronunciation
2 Find out the English and local names for the places
in the table. Talk to colleagues or to friends.
e.g. - How do you say Athens in Greek?
- Athinai.
- How do you spell that?
- A-T-H-I-N-A-I.
- How do you pronounce it?
- Athinai.
24-hour clock
3 Write examples using the information in the table.
Operator
Destination
Flight
no.
Times
a Silver Arrow Naples SX 216 dep: 12.00
arr: 17.30
b Global Tours Johannesburg GA 708 dep: 07.30
arr: 13.15
c Skyways Moscow ST 309 dep: 19.20
International arr: 12.45
d Euro Cairo EK 114 dep: 11.00
Continental arr: 18.40
e Trans Globe Melbourne TG 588 dep: 08.20
arr: 22.00
f Continental Bombay CA 512 dep: 13.00
Airways arr: 23.50
Note
The information in the table is fictitious.
e.g. a A Silver Arrow £)( 2.16 to
b
c
d
e
f
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Cities:
Athens a Athri&M
b ............... Praha
Rome c ...............
Countries:
Ireland d ...............
e ............... Ellas
Russia f ...............
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