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Business basics – Learning English for working life 10LS03.M1

03 Unusualnames

A1 Quiteunusual cTask:Your teacher will spell a name. Write it down here.

One pupil will then write the name on the board. Check your spelling.•Listen to the English alphabet. You will first hear the British pronunciation of the letters •and then the American pronunciation.

A2 Peopleyouknow

Task:Think of three people you know who have unusual names. Write down their names.

Practise spelling the names silently.•

A3 Whoarethey?

Task:In a group, take turns spelling the names you have written down. Write down the names spelt by the other group members.

Check your spelling.•Tell each other about the people whose names you have spelt.•

A4 Ameeting

Task:Choose three of the people you have talked about. Imagine these people meet for the first time. Make notes on the following questions.

Why do the people meet?

Where do they meet?

When do they meet?

What do they talk about?

What happens?

Practise a short role play, using your notes.•Act out your scene in class. •

For example, the people can be friends, relatives, or neighbours. Your classmates should not know them.

You can use a cheat sheet when acting out your role play, but don’t write more than ten words on it.

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Business basics – Learning English for working life17 LS05.M1

A2 Names,lettersandnumbers cTask:Listen to two telephone calls and fill in the information.

Ahotelreservation

name of hotel:

reservation period:

guest’s name:

price for a double room per night:

customer’s telephone number:

Abookorder

name of bookshop:

title of ordered book:

customer’s address:

customer’s postcode:

customer’s name:

Compare your solutions in class.•Listen to the dialogues again and write down any new words or phrases.•

Work with a partner. Choose one dialogue from task 1 or 2 and act it out.•

A3 Similarphrases

Task:Match the words and phrases with similar meanings.

1 Hello. This is … A Hold on, please. 1

2 Who’s calling, please? B a country or area code 2

3 One moment, please. C an office number 3

4 I’ll connect you. D The line is engaged. 4

5 a code E Good morning, … speaking. 5

6 The line is busy. F Can you wait? 6

7 Will you hold? G Could I have your name, please? 7

8 an extension number H I’ll put you through. 8

You can take notes on a separate sheet of paper first.

Use a dictionary if you don’t understand the new words and phrases.



Business basics – Learning English for working life21 LS06.M1

Mark any new phrases in the e-mails.•

A2 Tipsandtricks

Task:Work with a partner. Your teacher will give each of you four tips for effective e-mail writing. Read the tips, make sure you understand them, and then tell your partner about them.

Now copy your own list and add your partner• ’s tips from memory.

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Compare your list with your partner• ’s. If necessary, make corrections or add information.

A3 Appointmentsandinquiries

Chooseatask:Write an e-mail to a classmate and make an appointment.•Write an e-mail to your teacher and make an inquiry, e.g. about homework.•Write an e-mail to an international company or organization and make an inquiry.•

Vocabulary:�subject line – Betreff

attachment – Anhang

proofread – Korrektur lesen

There is a difference between writing e-mails and chatting. Don’t use abbreviations, such as “u” for “you.”

Write the new phrases into your vocabulary folder or file.

Dear Robert,

We are delighted to work with Actor Scouts Inc. and hope our offer meets your expec tations. As discussed at our meeting, you will be buying our service of copying 5000 DVDs at a discount of 5% for bulk orders. The total cost including sales tax would then be $ 3,870. Please accept this offer within two weeks after receipt.Thank you very much for your trust in DVD Copies Ltd. We look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,Jonathan

Dear Jonathan,

Just a quick note to let you know that we’ll accept the offer. Thank you very much! I’ll be in touch shortly.

Best wishes,Robert



Register – Using appropriate language 58 Register – Using appropriate languageLS04.M2

Agreeing

I agree with you.

I totally/entirely/ completely agree.

I have the same opinion.

You’re absolutely right.

Disagreeing

I’m not sure I agree with you.

I’m afraid I don’t agree.

I don’t think I can agree.

I’m sorry but I can’t accept that argument/point/view.

Agreeing

I agree with you.




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