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Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A1 ā€“ Office day to day

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A1 (Principiante) inglese commerciale - "Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A1 ā€“ Office day to day". 7 exercises. Gratuito, senza registrazione.

1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to Jane, Katie and Mark. What is each personā€™s job? What do they do every day?
  • Jane ā€“ Sales Manager ā€“ go to meetings,
DesignerĀ Ā Ā Ā  HR ManagerĀ Ā Ā Ā  PurchaserProduction MangerĀ Ā Ā Ā  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 didnā€™t. I need to speak to him tomorrow.

b We checked the product specifications.

c I think itā€™s the 22nd of May.

d We have twenty-five models in our product range.

e We have very high product quality.

f OK. Iā€™ll email Sandra and tell her.

g Sure. Iā€™m free on Wednesday.

h Yes. Can we have it on Monday?

2. Exercise 2

Audio
  • 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 companyā€™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 ā€¦Phone call 1Phone call 2Phone call 3
a customer?
a colleague?
a supplier?

3. Exercise 3

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  • 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: Iā€™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. Iā€™m (5) ) Tuesday morning.
  • B: Oh. I (6) ) Tuesday. Can (7) ) Wednesday morning?
  • A: Yes, thatā€™s Ā­ ne. Iā€™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. ā€¦ā€¦

b Oh ā€¦ itā€™s in the ā€˜product descriptionsā€™ folder. ā€¦ā€¦

c Sorry, Paul, can I ask a favour? ā€¦1ā€¦

d Sure, Tony. How can I help? ā€¦ā€¦

e I canā€™t find the presentation weā€™re working on. Where did you save it? ā€¦ā€¦

b Iā€™m looking for Viktor Dorretā€™s contact details. Do you have them? ā€¦ā€¦

c Monika, do you have a minute? ā€¦ā€¦

d Just a minute. Here they are. Iā€™ll email them to you. ā€¦ā€¦

e Yes, sure. How can I help? ā€¦ā€¦

Yumiko: Hi, Martin. Do you need something?

Martin: Hi, Yumiko. Yes, could I ask a (1)ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦.?

Martin: My daughter is not well and I need to pick her up from school. (2)ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦. I leave early?

Yumiko: (3)ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦. you work from home?

Martin: Yes. I think I can.

Yumiko: (4)ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦. . Thatā€™s OK. I (5)ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦ā€¦. see you tomorrow. I hope your daughter feels better.

Martin: Thanks, Yumiko. Iā€™m sure she will.

4. Exercise 4

Audio
  • A. Listen. Tick (āœ“) the reason for the phone call.
  • ā—» to arrange a meeting
  • ā—» to postpone a meeting
  • ā—» 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. Itā€˜s Otto. Listen, I (1) ) our meeting tomorrow. Iā€˜m visiting a (2) )Are you (3) ) on Friday?
  • Amy: Let me just check. No, sorry. (4) ) on Friday and Iā€˜m (5) ) on Monday.
  • Otto: Okay. Are you free on Tuesday morning?
  • Amy: No, I (6) ) Tuesday morning. Iā€˜m free in the afternoon.
  • Otto: Yes, can we do Tuesday afternoon? What time?
  • Amy: 2 p.m.?
  • Otto: Yes, thatā€˜s great. Iā€˜ll see you then.

5. Exercise 5

Audio
  • 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: Iā€˜m help you because a report.
  • 3)
    A: Could you help me?
  • B: Sorry, Iā€˜m You Ian.
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6. Test

Audio
  • 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.

Audio
  • 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 isnā€™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) ) todayā€™s meeting.

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