Pre-Intermediate – Page 2

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Is there a warehouse?

To choose a new building for your company by talking about the facilities offered at two sites.

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Work routines

To find missing information by asking about the routines of five working people.

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Two careers

To talk about a person's background and career.

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Company structure

To talk about company organization, people's responsibilities and who they report to.

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Office work

To ask and answer questions about routine administrative work.

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Do you like working under pressure?

To speak about work skills and preferences and choose suitable jobs.

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Showing someone around

To give a guided tour of a company and describe the work in different departments.

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In answer to your letter

To answer a letter of enquiry about a product.

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Patent pending

To describe things and what they do, or what they are used for.

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The right qualifications

To talk about the requirements for a particular job: personal qualities, skills and experience people must have.

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What's the word for…?

To give definitions of words and to learn new words, their meaning, punctuation and spelling.

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Communication skills

To discuss techniques for giving a presentation, chairing a meeting and writing a report.

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Everyday requests

To practise everyday requests when travelling on business.

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Health and safety

To describe an accident in the past and talk about its causes.

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What are the rules?

To talk about advertising and trading standards in different countries.

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The conditions for change

To speak about the background to important events.

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Entertaining a client

To explain the dishes on a menu to a guest and make recommendations.

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A manufacturing process

To describe a manufacturing process and decide on the layout of a manufacturing plant.

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A problem with a supplier

To take part in a typical exchange of faxes between a large customer and supplier.

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Phrasal verbs

To be familiar with the meaning and use of some phrasal verbs commonly used in business.