eee a LS a ‘Complete the text below using the words from the box. ook buy checkin do gothrough queue take watch Loften travel rom England to South Aca for business I's alwaysthe same. Fist, go on the internet and... plan ticket. als...” ahotel oom for my stay ‘when get to the airport, never at tne checkin desk. | use electronic check- inand I carry my luggage onta the plane with me. OF course, lalways. “security. ‘Sometimes they look inside my sultease. ‘On the plane, | usually have lunch and... an in-fight movie. when tartive, Sa taxi to my hotel. / atthe hotel, have a shower and eat ‘Then ts time for bed. When | eturn home. | * some shopning at the airport. always buy souvenirs. ‘Complete this conversation with the correct form (positive, negative or question) of there is or there are. ‘Ac Excuse me, ! abank near here? Fm affaid nun? @ bank near here, But......? two cash machines. ‘Oh, that’s fine, Where are the cath machines? acash mact in the supermarket. Do you know where thats? No, don't (0K, do you know where the Tourist Information Office is? ves, do. Sa cast machine there? Yes, very near there (OK, | can find that. One more question. Yes? * any bookshops near the hotel? Sorry, ” any. But ! alot of bookshops in the town centre, 0K. Thank you. Who asks the question? Write R (receptionist) or C (customer). Hello, City Hotel. How can! help you? So, that's single room fortwo nights, the ath and Sth? Is there a car park? How much is it per night? Can have your credit-card details, please? Can pay with Visa? What time do you expect to arrive? Istherea pick-up service? av anewnneCee BZ CA) em Waele eS ee B Match each reply (ah) with a question from Exercise A (1-8). €) It’s aVisa card. The number is 4409. 1) Yes, that’s right ‘9. like to book a room from Monday 9th to Thursday 12th 4) Yes, Visas no problem, ©) Atabout sixoclock. 1) Its 80 euros. 8) Yes, theres, Our diver can meet you at the airport. 1) Nom afraid there isnt. But there's a public car park near the hotel 5 Food and entertaining | Put these food items in the correct column of the table below. ‘apple apple ple aubergine bee! cheesecake chocolate mousse cod grapes lamb onion peach peas trout tuna veal Es meat fish fruit dessert vegetable Choose the best words to complete this conversation. Jan: How many /much’ time do you have for lunch? Ben: Ihave an hour. Are there any /much’ restaurants near here? lan: Yes, there are any /some? restaurants about five minutes from here. What kind of food would you like? Ben; How about some /a ot of‘ hat, spicy food? fan; There area lot of /much? restaurants: spicy food: Thai, Indian, Mexican. ‘Ben: There aren't many /some Mexican restaurants in my town, sa let's try Mexican, ‘A. Match the sentence halves. 1 Let's go a) togo fora coffee. 2 My suggestion is ) visitthe museum? 3. How about but don't think we have time, 4 Why don't we 4) to the new italian restaurant. 5 Inmyeninion, 2) ‘trying the indian restaurant? 6 Ise what you mean, an Indian curryis the best idea. B Complete the sentences below using the words from the box. [ere exactly know point right true 1 Yes, because it's easy to reserve a private room. 2 Idontt about that. think it's too far away. 3 You're. -The food is great 4 Thacsa good . DuLyou need to DoOk. 5 That's There's a nice view of the mountain 6 Yes.1 The prices ae reasonable.UNITE >> REVISION Poe [on 4 GENER ess ead this advertisement. Choose the best word to complete each sentence: below. The Bristol Chair and Sofa Company This weekend, we're offering great deals on sofas: + 20% discount on everything in our shop + 66% discount on selected sofas ‘+ two for the price of one on selected chairs ‘free delivery in the Bristol area + interest-free credit for one year + low deposit | Some /All of the shop's products have special lower prices this weekend. Same sofas are half a third ofthe usual price The price fortwo chairs /one chairs half ofthe usual price. ‘There is o smal price /no charge Fr bringing a sofa to your house in Bristol Itcosts /doesn’t cost extra to pay forthe sofa over one year. ‘There is 2 small amount of /no money to pay at the beginning. ‘Complate the text bolow using the past tense of the verbs from the box. ecome decide do graduate join offer start work Emily Sykes "from London University in 2005 with a degree in accountancy. [As part of her course, she ? an internship in the accounts department of an advertising agency. After her degree, the firm ? her a permanent job as an accountant, She + there fram 2005 to 2007. During this time, she Ftodo ‘a Master's degree in accountancy. 2007, she. * a one-year course atthe London ‘School of Economics. Following her Master's course, she " an import-export firm Jn London, Two years ago, she ! the head ofthe accounting department. Write a paragraph (75-100 words) about Lars Karlsson. 2003 2006 studies at Stockholm University does internchip with marketing firm a5 part of his course; graduates with a degree in marketing 2006 graduates with a degree in marketing: after graduation, )KKL Market Research offers him a job as a researcher 2006 to 2009 works for KKL; decides to start his own small matket-research company 2009 leaves IKKL; opens a small research company, called Lars Karlsson Marketing low years ayy hives thiee researchers now business very successful‘UNITS +e REVISION GUIS ene es ‘A Choose the correct words to complete these tips for Germans doing business in China. Greetings ‘When you meet /notice* Chinese colleagues at work, you shake hands. You also shake hands at the end of the day, too. I's common to listen /nod” as. ‘well. This sort of greeting is very familiar to Germans and will come naturally irectnass, Words such as ‘maybe’, ‘well see’ and ‘perhaps’ often mean /understand* ‘no’. This is because simply saying ‘no' feels too direct and impolite in Chinese culture. Notice /Listen * carefully to everything people say in a business ‘meeting. You may not hear the word ‘no’, but the meaning of what you do hear could be ‘not. This also means thatthe usual direct German way of communicating may bbe surprising or upsetting. You may need to learn to understand /use” indirectness, and to be more indirect in your own communication, (One way to understand the meaning of indirect words is to notice /present® the speaker's body language, facial expressions and gestures. This s part of Understanding the whole message. Names and titles Chinese businesspeople generally understand /use "a title such as Mr, Mrs and Miss followed by ther surname. For example, you might say, ‘Good ‘morning, Chief Engineer Tung’. As with greetings, this aspect of Chinese culture will seem very familiar to Germans. Business cards | | You should meet /present * your business card with both hands. One side must be in Chinese, and that’s the side you use / show’ to your Chinese contact. B Match each of these statements about doing business in the US with one of the four headings in Exercise A. 1 ‘We prefer first names.” 2. ‘There are no special rules about this. Sometimes we fold them up or write on them.” 3. ‘We realy like to getto the point.” 4 “Look usin the eye and shake hands firmly.”