A2
Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A2 – Organising
8 упражнений
1. Exercise 1
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- A. Listen to a client phoning the conference centre. Complete the message for the manager.
- MESSAGE FOR MARY DUFFY
- (1) ) Nakamura phoned from Dallas Corporation Europe.
- It’s about their (2) ) on (3) ) .
- Please call her on (4) ) .
B. Complete the expressions from the phone call. Then listen and check your answers.
1 How can I h…………. you?
2 I’m s…………., she’s not available right now.
3 Can I t…………. a message?
4 Yes, can you t…………. her Hinata Nakamura phoned?
5 Can you s…………. your name for me, please?
6 And it’s a…………. the conference next month?
7 Sorry, c…………. you say that again, please?
8 OK, thank you. And can I h…………. your phone number?
9 So, t…………. 0044 3584 751 059.
10 I’ll g…………. her your message.
2. Exercise 2
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- A. Listen to Mary Duffy’s phone conversation with Hinata Nakamura. In what order (1-4) do they talk about these things?
- a)equipment
- b)hotel guests
- c)catering
- d)participants
- B. Listen again and answer the questions.
- 1)How many people are going to attend the conference?
- 2)How many people are going to stay at the hotel?
- 3)When is Ms Nakamura going to confirm this information?
- 4)What does Mrs Duffy need?
- 5)Who is going to help Ms Nakamura?
- 6)What time are they going to have the breaks and lunch?
3. Exercise 3
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- A. Listen and choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
- 1)Would you like / want to join us for dinner?
- 2)Do / Would you want to see the factory?
- 3)Thank / Thanks you very much. That would be nice.
- 4)Thanks! I’d / I’ll love to.
- 5)I would like / want to join you, but I have a meeting.
- 6)Thanks for the invitation, and / but I’m not free today.
- 7)I’m very / much sorry, but I’m not available today.
- 8)Do you want to join we / us for coffee?
B. Listen to a phone conversation and complete the message.
Message for Ben Garcia
(1)…………… phoned from (2)…………… Limited.
It’s about the conference on (3)…………… .
Please call her on (4)…………… .
C. Complete the sentences from the second conversation with the words in the box.
called calling I’ll send many need send we’ll have won’t forget
1 I’m sorry I wasn’t available when you ……………… earlier today.
2 Thank you for ……………… me back.
3 How ……………… participants are there going to be?
4 Can you ……………… me the list of participants?
5 ……………… all the details by email tomorrow.
6 I think ……………… a coffee break at 10.00.
7 Just one thing. The list of guests. I ……………… it as soon as possible.
8 Don’t worry. I ……………… to send it.
4. Exercise 4
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- A. Now listen to the conversation between Joanna and Ben. Tick (✓) the things they talk about.
- 1)number of participants
- 2)hotel guests
- 3)equipment
- 4)help from hotel staff
- 5)other events on the same day
- 6)coffee and tea breaks
- 7)catering
- B. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
- 1)Ben was in another office when Joanna called.
- 2)Joanna needs to confirm the number of participants.
- 3)Some guests are going to stay in the hotel for two nights.
- 4)Joanna is going to phone tomorrow with a list of participants.
- 5)The conference is going to start at 8 a.m.
- 6)Lunch is going to be provided at 1 p.m.
- 7)Some of the participants are vegetarian or vegan.
- 8)Bellavista can’t provide lunch for all the guests.
5. Exercise 5
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- A. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions.
- 1)our new office / what / think / do / you / of / ?
- 2)I / new / excellent / the / is / hall / think / exhibition / .
- 3)you / the presentation / did / morning / this / enjoy / ?
- 4)city centre / what / of / you / think / do / the / ?
- 5)like / do / cuisine / you / local / the / ?
- 6)presentations / the / I / some / like / of / .
- B. Match the sentences in A (1-6) with the responses (a-f). Then listen and check.
- a)It’s nice, but it’s very busy.
- b Yes, I agree. They’re very interesting.
- c)Yes, but it’s a bit small for our conference.
- d Yes, I like a lot of the food, but it’s very heavy.
- e I think it’s a good place to work and it’s easy to get there.
- f)It was interesting and a good opportunity to meet the new reps.
6. Exercise 6
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- A. Complete the extracts from a conversation at a conference with the words in the box. Then listen and check.
- Marta:So, what do you (1) ) of the conference?
- Amy: It’s OK. We saw some great presentations and I think (2) ) are some interesting new products.
- Victor: So, Amy, do (3) ) like the conference centre?
- Amy: Yes, I do. The stands are good and it’s easy to see the new products.
- Victor: You’re right. Some of the new products are very interesting this year. But some of the presentations were a (4) ) boring.
- Amy: Yes, I (5) ), but the presentation on recycling yesterday was excellent.
- Victor: Yes, I saw it, too. I (6) ) it was a very popular presentation.
- Amy: Did you (7) ) it?
- Victor: Yes, it (8) ) a good opportunity to learn about new packaging.
- Amy: You’re (9) )It was very useful. So, where are you staying this year?
- Victor: We’re in the Conference Hotel. How about you?
- Amy: Yes, we are there, too. Do you like it?
- Victor: It’s OK, (10) ) the rooms are small.
- Amy: Yes, but (11) ) near the conference centre and it’s comfortable.
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7. Test
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- 1)Listen and put the topics in the order you hear about them.
- A a meeting
- B a room
- C a date
- D a name 0
- E a message
- F a number of people
8. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
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- 2)Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
- 0)How many people are going to attend?
- 250
- 1)When is the conference?
- 2)How many people need to stay in the hotel?
- 3)When is Mr Jameson going to confirm the numbers?
- 4)What time do they want tea and coffee?
- 5)What time are the guests going to arrive?
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