Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A1 – Office day to day
7 exercices
1. Exercise 1
- A. Listen to Jane, Katie and Mark. What is each person’s job? What do they do every day?
- Jane – Sales Manager – go to meetings,
| Designer HR Manager PurchaserProduction Manger Sales Manager |
1 Can we arrange a meeting with the client next week?
2 Did you talk to Chris?
3 What did you talk about in the meeting?
4 Sorry, but I need to cancel the meeting today.
5 How many different models do you have?
6 Can we postpone the meeting until next week?
7 What is the best thing about your products?
8 Do you know the date of the product launch?
a No, I didn’t. I need to speak to him tomorrow.
b We checked the product specifications.
c I think it’s the 22nd of May.
d We have twenty-five models in our product range.
e We have very high product quality.
f OK. I’ll email Sandra and tell her.
g Sure. I’m free on Wednesday.
h Yes. Can we have it on Monday?
2. Exercise 2
- A. Listen to three phone calls. Who does each caller want to have a meeting with?
- B. Listen to the phone calls again. Choose the correct option.
- Phone call 1
- 1)The caller is calling to .
- a arrange a meeting
- b postpone a meeting
- c cancel a meeting
- 2)The meeting is about .
- a a product launch
- b new product specifications
- c the price of a new product
- 3)The meeting is .
- a this afternoon
- b tomorrow morning
- c tomorrow afternoon
- Phone call 2
- 4)The caller is calling to .
- a arrange a meeting
- b postpone a meeting
- c cancel a meeting
- 5)The meeting is about .
- a product prices
- b the company’s product range
- c the product quality
- 6)The meeting is at .
- a 2 p.m. on the 18th
- b 3 p.m. on the 18th
- c 2 p.m. on the 19th
- Phone call 3
- 7)The caller is calling to .
- a arrange a meeting
- b postpone a meeting
- c cancel a meeting
- 8)The meeting is about .
- a a new order
- b a reorder
- c a return
- 9)The meeting is in the .
- a morning on the 15th
- b afternoon on the 18th
- c morning on the 19th
| Who wants to have a meeting with … | Phone call 1 | Phone call 2 | Phone call 3 |
| a customer? | |||
| a colleague? | |||
| a supplier? |
3. Exercise 3
- A. Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box. Then listen and check.
- A: Hello. Travelli. Marco Travelli speaking.
- B: Hi, Marco. This is Dianne Grant at Malladi Tech here.
- A: Hello, Dianne. How are you?
- B: I’m good, thanks. Listen, we have a new product range. Can (1) ) a meeting to talk about it?
- A: Yes. That would be great.
- B: Great. Are (2) ) on Monday?
- A: Let me (3) )Sorry, (4) ) on Monday. I’m (5) ) Tuesday morning.
- B: Oh. I (6) ) Tuesday. Can (7) ) Wednesday morning?
- A: Yes, that’s ne. I’ll (8) ) then.
- B: Great, see you on Wednesday. Bye.
- A: Bye.
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B. Put the sentences in the correct order. Then listen and check.
Conversation 1
a OK. Found it. Thanks. ……
b Oh … it’s in the ‘product descriptions’ folder. ……
c Sorry, Paul, can I ask a favour? …1…
d Sure, Tony. How can I help? ……
e I can’t find the presentation we’re working on. Where did you save it? ……
b I’m looking for Viktor Dorret’s contact details. Do you have them? ……
c Monika, do you have a minute? ……
d Just a minute. Here they are. I’ll email them to you. ……
e Yes, sure. How can I help? ……
Yumiko: Hi, Martin. Do you need something?
Martin: Hi, Yumiko. Yes, could I ask a (1)…………….?
Martin: My daughter is not well and I need to pick her up from school. (2)……………. I leave early?
Yumiko: (3)……………. you work from home?
Martin: Yes. I think I can.
Yumiko: (4)……………. . That’s OK. I (5)……………. see you tomorrow. I hope your daughter feels better.
Martin: Thanks, Yumiko. I’m sure she will.
4. Exercise 4
- A. Listen. Tick (✓) the reason for the phone call.
- ◻ to arrange a meeting
- ◻ to postpone a meeting
- ◻ to prepare for a meeting
- B. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
- 1)Otto is meeting a supplier tomorrow.
- 2)Otto asks to meet on Friday.
- 3)Amy is free on Friday.
- 4)Amy is working from home on Monday.
- 5)Amy is busy on Tuesday morning.
- 6)Otto and Amy are both free on Tuesday afternoon.
- C. Complete the conversation with the missing words. Then listen again and check.
- Amy: Hello?
- Otto: Hi Amy. It‘s Otto. Listen, I (1) ) our meeting tomorrow. I‘m visiting a (2) )Are you (3) ) on Friday?
- Amy: Let me just check. No, sorry. (4) ) on Friday and I‘m (5) ) on Monday.
- Otto: Okay. Are you free on Tuesday morning?
- Amy: No, I (6) ) Tuesday morning. I‘m free in the afternoon.
- Otto: Yes, can we do Tuesday afternoon? What time?
- Amy: 2 p.m.?
- Otto: Yes, that‘s great. I‘ll see you then.
5. Exercise 5
- A. Complete the conversations with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
- 1)A: Do you need ?
- B: Yes, .
- 2)A: Could I ask for some help?
- B: I‘m help you because a report.
- 3)A: Could you help me?
- B: Sorry, I‘m You Ian.
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6. Test
- 1)Listen to three phone calls between Adam and his colleagues. Decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F).
- Conversation 1
- 0)Adam is postponing a meeting with Sam. T
- 1)Adam and Sam arrange the meeting for Tuesday afternoon.
- Conversation 2
- 2)Adam is arranging a meeting with Kamlesh.
- 3)Adam is free on Wednesday.
- Conversation 3
- 4)The meeting is at 10 a.m. on the 16th.
- 5)Adam wants to change the time of the meeting.
7. Listen and complete the messages with one word that you hear.
- 2)Listen and complete the messages with one word that you hear.
- 1)
- Dan called to (0) ) postpone his meeting. He will (1) ) to arrange a new meeting.
- 2)
- Dahlia isn’t (2) ) in the office today. Can you email her about meeting on (3) )?
- 3)
- Aya Davis called. She has the (4) )She will read them. She wants to (5) ) today’s meeting.
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