Navigating Travel: Communication, Work Abroad, and Hotel Stays

Communication on the Move

Hello, is that Mr. Decker? It’s Karen from the hotel. Please call the events office; I’m returning your call. Okay, if we get cut off, get back to me on the landline as soon as you can. Now, how can I help you? What day did you want? Oh, I’m sorry, I just listed it for a moment. What day did you say? Yes, that is good for us. I mean, the conference is available.

Of course, I’ll send you a PDF of our events brochure. That will give you some idea of what we can offer.

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Master English: Phrasal Verbs, Conditionals, and More

Phrasal Verbs

  • Break up: To end a relationship.
  • Pop into: To visit briefly.
  • Fall out: To quarrel.
  • Stay away from: To avoid.
  • Get on with: To have a good relationship.
  • Add together: To sum.
  • Get over: To recover.
  • Add up: To calculate.
  • Get together: To meet.
  • Make up: To reconcile.
  • Stand up: To fail to meet someone.
  • Take after: To resemble.
  • Dress up: To wear elegant clothes.
  • Pay for: To give money for something.
  • Drop out: To abandon.
  • Put on: To wear.
  • Take off: To remove clothing.
  • Take back: To return.
  • Try on: To test clothes.
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Business English: Key Terms, Phrases, and Grammar

Essential Business English Vocabulary

Aim: Objective
Advice: Counsel
Affordable: You can afford it
Baggage: Luggage
Behalf: In the name of
Belief: Belief
Brakes on: It can put the brakes on growth
Bill: Account
Brakes: Group together
Budget: Budget
Bed-night: Motel
Casual labor: Unskilled labor
CEO (Chief Executive Officer): Executive Director
Corporate client: Corporate client
Custom: Custom
Consultant: Assistant
Cost-cutting: Cost reduction
Decline: Decrease
Demanding: Demanding situation
Digress:

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English Language Practice: Exercises and Solutions

English Exercises

1) Three times a week. 2) He is playing a video game. 3) She stayed in her bed. 4) Maxie has written about 25 songs. 5) He put a video of his band on YouTube. 6) He has been to 6 countries. 7) Caroline goes to art galleries with her twin sister, Mary. 8) Caroline’s husband is happy when he is cooking. 9) They are visited by their grandchildren.


1) Drama club: to act/perform. 2) Book club: to read. 3) Animation club: to animate. 4) Glee club: singing and dancing.

1) F: is a comedy.

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Mastering English Writing: Person Descriptions to Film Reviews

Mastering English Writing: A Comprehensive Guide

1. Describing a Person

P1 – Age, family, work/study. P2 – Personality (positive traits). P3 – Hobbies and interests. P4 – Any negative traits.

  • He likes/loves/doesn’t mind + verb + -ing
  • She’s happy to + infinitive
  • He’s good with children/at making new friends
  • She is a bit/really/very/quite/incredibly friendly/shy/forgetful/independent/responsible

2. Writing an Informal Email

  1. Hi + name/ Dear + name (formal)
  2. Sorry for not writing earlier, but…
  3. Thank you/
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International Trade, Events, and Business Communications

International Trade

Key aspects of international trade:

  • Finished merchandise
  • Certificate of manufacture
  • Issue a pro forma invoice
  • Letter of credit
  • Bill of lading
  • Arrange shipment
  • Goods are held in a bonded warehouse until…
  • Going through Customs
  • The flow of goods
  • Duties applied to imports
  • Freight of cargo
  • Inspection shows…
  • The required standards
  • The supplier provides
  • Check the contents
  • The payment will…
  • Seller meets requirements…
  • To arrange transport
  • Merchandise at all times
  • Most trade is governed by…
  • Incoterms
  • The
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