Business English & Daily Conversations: Key Vocabulary & Grammar
Company Inquiries
- What’s her name?
- What’s her work phone number?
- What’s her work phone number?
- What’s her email address?
- What’s her job?
- What’s her company’s address?
- Which company is she from?
Adisco Company Profile
Adisco is a company where many people with disabilities work. They produce many different candles. The raw material is wax of many colors and qualities. They make candles of many shapes and send them to Spain and other countries. There are about 50 employees in the factory. The financial position of the company is good.
Shop Conversation
Shopkeeper: Yes, can I help you?
Customer: Hello. I’d like a prawn sandwich, please.
Shopkeeper: Just prawns?
Customer: Er… well, what’s this?
Shopkeeper: That’s onion. It’s very good. Which prawns?
Customer: Hmm, onion. And what are those?
Shopkeeper: Those are mushrooms.
Customer: Okay, thank you. How much is it?
Shopkeeper: It’s $5.50. Thank you very much.
Transport in Corella
My village is named Corella. There are some big buses, but there aren’t any trains or an airport, of course. There are some bicycles, cars, and taxis. But the most used are motorbikes.
Survey Responses
- How many hours a week do you normally work? I work 0 hours a week.
- How much free time do you have? I have ten hours of free time a day.
- How do you spend your free time? I spend my free time with friends, family, and playing football.
- How many hours do you sleep a day? I sleep about 6 hours a day.
- How much time do you spend watching TV? I watch TV about three hours a day.
Phone Conversation
Person A: Hello.
Person B: Hello, can I speak to Darren?
Darren: This is Darren speaking.
Person B: Oh, hi, Darren speaking. I am sorry, can you say that again?
Amanda: It’s Amanda.
Darren: Oh, hi, Amanda.
Amanda: Darren, can we meet later?
Darren: Of course, what time?
Amanda: Three o’clock.
Darren: Just a moment, I need a pen. Can you repeat that?
Amanda: Three o’clock, my office.
Darren: Okay, that’s fine. See you at three.
Fran’s Curriculum Vitae
Personal Details
Profile: Fran speaks excellent Spanish and is a student in ETI Administration Management. He is now looking for a job in a hotel for next summer in Milan.
Work Experience
- 2010: Welder (Beginner) in a soldering company last summer.
Education
- 2006-2010: Alhama College in Corella.
- 2000-2006: Arrese (Primary School) in Corella.
Qualifications
- Primary education
- Secondary education
Interests
- Watching TV with family and friends
- Playing football and doing gymnastics
- Listening to music
- Going to parties
Email Exchange: Italy Travel Advice
From: Alvaro
To: Fran
Dear Fran,
Can you help me? I would like to have my next holiday in Italy, but I don’t really know the country and its people. What can you suggest? I’m sure that you can tell me many things about it, because you usually travel there. Thanks for your help!
Alvaro
From: Fran
To: Alvaro
Dear Alvaro,
Don’t worry about Italy! Italian people are very friendly, Italian food is really tasteful, and the country is quite easy to visit. I have some recommendations for you. Don’t miss Venice, Florence, and Rome. Museums, squares, everything is so nice! Don’t forget your camera; you are going to enjoy this ancient country! Have a good trip!
Fran
Describing Graphs: Profit & Sales
As you can see, in January our profit started to go up. In February and March, it stayed the same, but in April our sales were very bad, and profit went down drastically.
Vocabulary & Common Phrases
- Curriculum Vitae – Resume
- Specialist – Expert
- Looking for – Seeking
- Job – Position
- Work Experience – Employment History
- Course – curso
- Material – subjects
- Research – investigar
- Why did you leave your last job?
- When did you join your present company?
- What was your first job?
- Where did you go to school?
- Where did you grow up?
- Where were you born?
- Boarding Gate – puerta de embarque
- Suitcase – maletas
- Ticket Office – tienda de billetes
- Check-in – facturar
- Driving License – carnet de conducir
- Platform – andén
- Hand Luggage – equipaje de mano
- Delays – retrasos
- Traffic Jams – atascos de tráfico
Grammar Notes
Past Simple
Two-Column Tables. Negation: ‘didn’t’, ‘did’. Modals: ‘can’ and ‘have to’.