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Business Basics: Taking an order
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    Business Basics: Entertaining a business visitor
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    Business Basics: Greeting a visitor
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    Business Basics: Asking for help around the office
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    Business Basics: Office procedures
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    Business Basics: A job interview
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    Business Basics: Comparing products and services
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    Business Basics: Taking an order
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    Business Basics: Making suggestions
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    Business Basics: Ordering a service or product
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Business Basics: Taking an order

By Rosemary Richey

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In this lesson by Rosemary Richey, students practise polite language used when taking customer orders. Exercises include: identifying ‘friendly’ and unfriendly’ language, completing the gaps in a conversation and role-playing two phone conversations.

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  • Adults
  • British English
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    Business Basics: Socializing with clients

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    Business Basics: Greeting a visitor

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    Business Basics: Asking for help around the office

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    Business Basics: Office procedures

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    Business Basics: A job interview

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    Business Basics: Comparing products and services

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