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.
Read MoreMaster 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.
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:
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.
Read MoreMastering 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
- Hi + name/ Dear + name (formal)
- Sorry for not writing earlier, but…
- Thank you/
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