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OXFORD business one-one Rachel Appleby John Bradley Brian Brennan Jane Hudson 2 students book pre-intermeciate 4 a : course syllabus FY 01 How to say hello and goodbye O Fy 28 How to make first contact ° I fog 02 How to make offers ° f=) 29 How to get information ° I EY 03 Howto offer help © FRI 30 How to follow something up ° I FAH 04 How to check and clarity ° 31 How to book of buy by email ° EA 05 How to start small talk ° 32 How to complain by email ° FJ 06 How to describe an event ° 33. Email overview ° Ff] 07 How to talk about yourself ° Ae 08 How to talk about other people =O Fl 34 How to deal with airport problems © F-) 35 How to survive in a hotel ° FJ 09 How to talk about time © Ra 36 Howto eat out ° ©], 10 Howto talk about a past project ©. 37 How to give directions ° g 11 How to talk about money ° 38 Travel overview ° 12. How to falk about a project ° 13. How to talk about personnel © JI 39 How to use the present ° 14 How to talk about project stages © $540 How to use the past ° 18 How to falk about future projects. © RFE 41 Howto use the future ° i=) 42 How to make questions ° B 16 How to update ° 43 How to use comparatives ° B=§ 17 How to give people news ° 44 How to use the passive ° Ky 18 How to make amangements ° [3 19 How to discuss options ° 20 How to give opinions ° J 21 How to start and end a 4 conversation ° EY 2 someone ¢ message ° ee o listening bank eS (0) 2 a eeanaen i © ee 6 business one : one ith people ES D i deali How to say hel * Where are you 1 ‘+ What Is your frst name? + How old are you? * Do you have any children? *+ What is the weather Ike in your country now? + How much do you earn? * Are you manied? 2 Can you ask all these questions when you | Meet someone for the firs time in your ‘country? Which questions are not OK? Speaking 1 You are at a conference. During the lo and goodbye Expressions 1 Designdail is running a training course in Cairo. The participants meet on Sunday night to get fo know each other. They moet again to say goodbye at the end of the ‘week. Look at the two conversations. Find six mistakes in each conversation. Good to see you again, hi. | didn't expect to soe you here. How are you? ‘And you? Not bad. Is Tim coming too? No.He can't come. ‘That's a shame. Ah look, here's Asim. Hi there. Do you know ‘each other? Jordi - this is Asim Khan. He's from Karachi. Hi.Nice to mest you. Nice to meet you too. When did you get te here? ‘About an hour ago. And you? | came early today moming ... and this is Safina. She works here in Cairo. 'm sorry, what you did say your name was? \'m Jord, From Barcelona. Good to meet you. Jenny and | were ‘on Gary’s course in London last year. Have you met Gary? 'No, not yet. But I've heard a fot about him. Wel. let me introduce you. He's just over there, Er... Gary. Can | introduce you with Satna? Hi, Safina. How are you? Ah yes - you did the online designs. H's nice to put a face to the name at last! Pleased to meet you. Do you like something to drink? Thank you. Um, yes, an orange juice, please, Writing 1 You receive an email from an international coffee break, you introduce a new contact (your teacher) to two colleagues. Later, you ‘explain why you are leaving early. Role-play the conversations with your teacher. LAN BAER. > HAVE Yeu MET RoTH 2.” ‘business one : one magazine, asking for information about ‘what fo do when you meet people in your country, Write an email in reply. Include: + how to greet people for the fist time + how to greet members of the opposite sex + one oF two greeting phrases from your language * what to do when saying goodbye * one oF two phrases from your language to say gooabye * information on when people give gifts.

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