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BUSINESS ENGLISHBUSINESS ENGLISHLA.231/LA.331/LA.231/LA.331/

LA.3501LA.3501

Mid-Term Examination Mid-Term Examination ReviewReview

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Unit 1 - IntroductionsUnit 1 - IntroductionsGreetings and CustomsI’m, I’m from, We’re, They’re, He’s, She’s

Countries and NationalitiesChinese, Thai, British, American

Jobsa lawyer, an executive, an engineer

Useful languageNice to meet you.Pleased to meet you.You, too.This is ……….He/she’s is in…..

Question formsAre you…? Are they…?, Is he….?, Is she….?, Is it ………..?

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Unit 2 - Work and LeisureUnit 2 - Work and LeisureFeatures of workhigh salary, friendly colleagues, mobile phone, flexible hours

Prepositions of Timeat night, the weekendon Thursday, 15th May in June, the morning, winter

Present Simple Tense for RoutinesI wake up early. He/She wakes up early. They/we wake up early.He attends meetings. She works in a factory. They drive to work.

I don’t wake up early. He/She doesn’t wake up early. They don’t wake up early.He doesn’t attend meetings. She doesn’t work in a factory. They don’t drive to work.

Do you wake up early? Does he/she wake up early? Do they wake up early?

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Unit 2 - Work and LeisureUnit 2 - Work and LeisureAdverbs of Frequencyalways – 100%usually – 90%frequently – 80%often – 70%sometimes – 50%occasionally – 30%seldom – 10%never – 0%

Adverbs of Frequency (How often…..?)I always get to work before 8o’clock.I often take the bus to work.I sometimes eat breakfast when I get to work.I am never late.

Likes and DislikesI love running.I like going swimming.I quite like playing badminton.I don’t like playing golf.

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Unit 3 - ProblemsUnit 3 - ProblemsAdjectives for Problemsbroken, incorrect, small, missing, lost, delayed, doesn’t work

Too / Not ….. Enough (with adjectives)The bed is too hard. It isn’t soft enough.

The seats are not wide enough. They are too narrow.

Some work ProblemsWasting Energy, Overwork, Sex discrimination, Job insecurity

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Unit 3 - ProblemsUnit 3 - ProblemsPresent simple with Negatives and QuestionsThe present simple negative of full verbs is don’t / doesn’t + Verb

NegativesThey don’t come to work on time.He doesn’t go to meetings.

We use do/does for questions. (Do/does + subject + verb…?)

QuestionsDoes he work well with colleagues?Where do you work?

Useful languageGood morning. This is …….. Can I speak to…., please?I’m very sorry to hear (about) that. I’ve got a problem with…..Can you give me some more information? The … is incorrect/missing.We can send you a new one. Thanks for your help.

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Unit 4 - TravelUnit 4 - TravelPrepositions with Travelin a taxi at an airport on a plane on a bus at a hotel

Commons Travel Phrasesbuy a ticket, confirm a flight, go through security, collect luggage, check in

Using can and can’tWe use can to say we are able to do something.He can ride a horse. She can fly an airplane.

We use can I or can we to ask permission.Can I use the phone, please? Can we come back later?

We also use can to talk about what is possible.Can I fly direct from Moscow to Sydney?No you can’t. You need to change.

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Unit 4 - TravelUnit 4 - TravelBusiness Hotel Facilitiesfitness centre meeting rooms secretarial services gift shop, etc.

There is / there areWe often use there is/there are before a / an or some / any

There is an indoor swimming pool.There isn’t a sauna.

There are three restaurants.There aren’t any shops in the area.

Is there a car park? Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.Are there any meeting rooms? Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

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Unit 5 – Food and Unit 5 – Food and EntertainingEntertaining

Food VocabularyNationalities / cuisines: – French snails, Indian curryFood types: - meat, fish, vegetable, fruit

Some / AnyWe use some in positive sentences.There are some very good restaurants in the city centre.

We also use some when we offer things and ask for things.Would you like some more coffee? Can I have some tea?

We use any in most questions.Do you have any beef?

We also use any in negative statements.We haven’t got any beef today.

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Unit 5 – Food and Unit 5 – Food and EntertainingEntertaining

Countable and Uncountable NounsMost nouns are countable and we use a / an before them.We often just add S if there is more than one: apples, meals, restaurants Some have plural forms: women, men, people, sheep

Some nouns are uncountable and are singularwater, tea, sugar, milk, bread

A lot of, many and much mean ‘ a large quantity or number of something’

We use a lot of with all types of nounsThere aren’t a lot of flights at the weekend.He eats a lot of rice.We use many with countable nouns: How many people?

We use much with uncountable nouns: I haven’t got much money.

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Unit 6 – SalesUnit 6 – SalesFurther Frequency phrasesThese tell us how often things happen.usually, once a week, at the weekend, sometimes, every day, every two weeks

Product PhrasesGood offer – great deals, deposit, payments, deliver costs, guarantee, stockdiscount

Past SimpleWe use the Past Simple to talk about completed actions in the pastLast year, we increased our sales by 15 percent.

We usually form the past simple by adding –d or –ed to the verb.Save – saved launch – launched export – exported

About 150 irregular verbs are formed differentlygo – went cost – cost be – was grow – grew give - gave

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Unit 6 – SalesUnit 6 – SalesPast Time ReferencesSome time references refer only to the past:The special deals ended two months ago.Last week we sold 500 units – a record.

The prepositions on, from, for, in, to, and during often refer to periods of time in the past.

He lived in France for five years. He moved to Germany in 1999.

The goods left the warehouse on 31 March.

They worked hard on the sales campaign from February to November.

During October, we reached our sales target for the year.

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