business english for a1 and a2 part 1

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Business English for BeginnersAnja Neumann

2010-04-07 www.lern-stern-online.com 1

Find as many English words as you can.

Food Cosmetics Computer Clothes Others

cornflakes mouse

boots

shopping

Answer.

Whats your name? ________________________________________

Where are you from? ______________________________________

Whats your first name? ____________________________________

Whats your family name? ___________________________________

How are you today? ________________________________________

Who is this?

This is.

He is from.

She is from

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.


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Make a dialogue.

Hello. Whats your ..?- My names . . And your name?

.. names John. Nice to you Chris.- Nice to meet you, John.

Where are you , Chris?- Im London. And you?

. From London, . .- By the way, who is this?

.. Susan. .. is from Manchester.

Match the correct sentences.

Whats your name? 1 Nice to meet you, too.

Where are you from? 2 Yes, a bit.

Who is this? 3 He is from Toronto.

Whats your family name? 4 My names Anja. 1

Nice to meet you. 5 Thanks Im fine.

Do you speak English? 6 She is from London.

Where is Michael from? 7 I am from Germany.

Where is Susan from? 8 This is Michael.

How are you today? 9 My family name is Thomson.


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Vocabulary list 1. Translate.

English German

name

first name

family name/ surname

nice

meet

where

who

what

how

I am from Munich.

he

she

He is from Frankfurt.

She is from Magdeburg.

Do you speak English?

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.


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Nice to see you.

Nice to see you, too.

I work for Siemens.

Translate from German into English.

Ich heie .

Ich bin aus Frstenwalde.

Dies/ Das ist John.

Er kommt aus New York.

Mein Familienname ist ...

Nett Sie kennen zu lernen.

Auch nett Sie kennen zu lernen.

Danke.

Wie geht es Ihnen/ Dir?

Danke, mir geht es gut.

Woher kommen Sie/ kommst Du?

Ich arbeite fr Reuther.

Wie geht es Ihnen heute?

machen

Dialog


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Match the questions and the answers.

Do you like German television? 1 Yes, he does.

Does Thomas work for a computer

company? 2

Yes, they do.

What time does the bank close? 3 It leaves in five minutes.

Do Mark and Maria live here? 4 Yes, I do. 1

Does Anna play golf? 5 German and a bit of English.

What languages do you speak? 6 Tea with milk.

Does she speak English? 7 She usually starts at 8.30 a.m.

What do they drink for breakfast? 8 I always walk to the English class.

When does Sally start work? 9 He usually goes to a disco.

What does he do at the weekend? 10 She usually reads the newspaper.

What does Carol do on Sunday

morning? 11

He lives in London.

Do you usually get up early? 12 I often go to a pub?

How do you come to the English

class? 13

She understands a bit.

When does the next train to

Cambridge leave? 14

No, she doesnt.

Where does he live? 15 They usually close at 4.30 p.m.

What do you usually do on Saturday?

16

No, not very early. At 8 oclock.


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Check your vocabulary. What is in German?

head officebranchproducespecialize inworkemploy

sellcompanypeoplebusiness

Find partners.telephone colleagues service car time partner room class class room mobile area people area number hotel bath atmosphere

business number room workingbusiness partner

Answer the questions.

Who do you work for?..What business are you in?..What is your position in the company?..What do you do?..Where is your company?How many people does your company employ?

.


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What do you produce?.How many shifts do you work?

A tour of the company.

Fill in:

main entrance, production hall, training centre, canteen, changing rooms,warehouse, administration building, tool shop, reception, offices

ProduktionshalleHaupteingangWerkzeuglagerLagerhalleVerwaltungsgebudeSchulungsgebudeKantine

EmpfangBrosUmkleiderume

Write sentences. Use some of the following words.produce our solar systems, keep (aufbewahren) the tools and machines, greet andwelcome guests, enter the company area, have lunch, change our clothes, train thepeople

This is the production hall where we ...


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Fill in:a an for in from to

I am __________ technician.

I work ____________ Reuther ____________ Frstenwalde.

We work __________ 8 _____________ 5 oclock.

I am __________ engineer.

English German

customer

branch

factory

specialize in

What do you do?

engineer

accountant

deputy

head office

research and development

personnel

produce

subsidiary

logistics

departmentI am responsible for ...

I am in accounting.

I work for Reuther.

position in the company

business

How are you?

Nice to meet you.

Nice to see you.


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capital

employ

employee

employer

What is it in German? Fill in.

English Departments German Abteilungen

ManagementLogistics

Distribution

Customer Service

Sales Service

Finance and accounts

Administration

Personnel/ Human Resources

EDP Organization

Quality

Buying/ Purchase

Plant Manager

Maintenance

Store

Production

Automation

Technical supplies

Match the words and the definitions.chaingroupheadquartersplantjoint venturesubsidiarymultinationalparent company


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definition word from above

a factory, a production centrea company that operates in severalcountriesthe location where a company has itsmain officesa project started by two or morecompaniesa company that belongs to another

companya company that owns one or more othercompaniesa number of companies that are part ofthe same organizationa number of retail outlets which have thesame name and sell the same product

Word list.operate agieren, arbeiten, funktionieren

several mehrerebelong to gehren zuanother andere own besitzena number of eine Anzahl, eine Vielzahlsame gleichpart of Teil von

Answer the following questions.

Whats your first name?Whats your family name?

Where are you from?

When were you born?

Where were you born?


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Family

Are you married?

Whats your wifes/ husbands name?

Have you got children?

Have you got a sister or a brother?

Daily routine. A Answer the questions.

When do you get up?

When do you have breakfast?

When do you start work?

When do you have lunch?

When do you finish work?

When do you eat dinner?

When do you go to bed?

Daily routine B Answer the questions.

What do you normally have for breakfast?

When do you go shopping?

What do you like doing in your free time?

Where do you eat lunch?

Where do you like holidays?


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Whats your favourite colour?

Where is your car from?

Whats the capital of Great Britain?

Where is Frstenwalde?

Business. Answer the questions.

Who do you work for?

Where is your company?

How many people does your company employ?

Do you have to do overtime?

Do you have to wear safety helmets and shoes in the production?

What does your company produce?

Who are your customers?

Do you work in shifts?

Who are the managers?


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Business words: Fill in.

canteen

X You are here!

The administration building is in the centre of the company area. It is opposite thecanteen and between the canteen and the training centre.The main entrance is on the left, next to the canteen.The canteen is between the main entrance and the warehouse, so the warehouse is

next to the canteen on the right and opposite the production hall. The medical centreis opposite the production hall. Our production hall is between the warehouse and themedical centre.The car park is opposite the main entrance and next to the administration building onthe left. Our logistics centre is opposite the car park and next to the training centre.

Write sentences.Example: This is the production hall where we produce the wind towers.This is the car park This is the canteenThis is the warehouseThis is the training roomThis is the main entranceThis is the administration buildingThese are the changing rooms


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Office vocabulary.

electronicequipment

office furniture documents tools

computer chair papers stapler

Fill in the following numbers.

one sixty thirtytwenty-nine twenty-eight thirty-oneten one hundred sixtyone thousand seven onetwenty-four twelve fifty-two

There are _________ seconds in ________ minute and there are ________ minutesin one hour.A year always has ________ months, but they are differently long. February normallyhas got __________ days and sometimes ____________ days. All the other monthshave got _________ or __________ days. A day has got __________ hours and_______ year has got ________ weeks. ________ days are one week. There are_______ years in a decade, _____________ years in a century and __________years in a millennium.

Complete with words.

FOOD FAMILY COUNTRIES JOBS BUILDINGS


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Translate into English.

KundenZweigstelleFirmensitz/ HauptbroGleitzeitSchichtenberstundenUrlaubbeschftigenTechnikerSchweierGeschftsfhrer

Days of the week. Translate into German.

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

Am Montag = on Mondaymontags = on Mondaysum 7 Uhr = at seven

When is the ? Answer the questions.

When is the meeting? The meeting is at 12.30 on Monday.When is the conference?When is the party?When is lunch?When is the English lesson?When is the flight?When is the briefing?When is breakfast?When is dinner?

When is the presentation?


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When is the show?When is the trip?When is the video conference?When is the telephone conference?When is the visit?When is the Christmas party?

Write 5 sentences.

The Christmas party is at 8 oclock on Friday.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How often do you ?

I go shopping once a week. (1x)I read my e-mails twice a day. (2x)I go skiing three times a year. (3x)I go to the gym four times a month. (4x)I never read a magazine. (0x)I read a newspaper every day. (once a day, seven times a week)

How often do you ? Answer the questions?

read a newspaper?play the piano?make breakfast?work overtime?go on holiday?go shopping?clean the kitchen?clean the bathroom?work in the garden?


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have a lie-in?have an afternoon nap?cook for guests?go out for a meal?play cards?go on business trips?write Christmas cards?take your car to thegarage?learn English?do your Englishhomework?book a flight?drink coffee?smoke a cigarette?buy flowers for yourwife?go to work?go to work by bus?write e-mails?make a cake?drink beer?


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The English Alphabet

A /e/e/e/e////

B /bi//bi//bi//bi/

C /si//si//si//si/

D /di//di//di//di/

E /i//i//i//i/

F ////f/f/f/f/

G /d/d/d/di/i/i/i/

H /e/e/e/etttt////

I /a/a/a/a////

J /d/d/d/deeee////

K /ke/ke/ke/ke////

L ////l/l/l/l/

M ////m/m/m/m/

N ////n/n/n/n/

O /o/o/o/o////

P /pi//pi//pi//pi/

Q /kju//kju//kju//kju/

R ////////

S ////s/s/s/s/

T /ti//ti//ti//ti/

U /ju//ju//ju//ju/

V /vi//vi//vi//vi/

W ////ddddbbbbljuljuljulju

X ////ks/ks/ks/ks/

Y /wa/wa/wa/wa////

Z /z/z/z/zd/d/d/d/

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