A Practical English Handbook For Bachelor Students

Brno University of Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Department of Languages
A PRACTICAL ENGLISH HANDBOOK FOR BACHELOR STUDENTS
PhDr. Dagmar Mal !ov" Mgr. #ana Mal !ov"
Tento materi"l $e ur%en p&edev' m student(m )a!al"&s!*ho studi$n ho programu ! procvi%ov"n l"t!y pro) ran* v !ur+ech angli%tiny. #sou +ahrnuta t*mata, $e$ich- +nalost $e ne+)ytn" p&i !omuni!aci .stn i p semn* v pracovn m procesu. / !a-d* %"sti $sou na) dnuty v0ra+ov* prost&ed!y 1 slovn +"so)a a ne$r(+n2$' mo-n* +p(so)y vy$ad&ov"n . #sou uvedeny p& !lady, $a! !omuni!ovat v r(+n0ch situac ch, $a! spr"vn2 reagovat, .!oly a !l %e ! nim. / dal' ch !apitol"ch se sna- me na) dnout ucelen0 p&ehled slovn +"so)y a .!oly s !l %i v tematic!0ch o!ru+ ch 3um)ers, Location, 4hapes a Trends. U % sel +a% n"me od +"!ladn ch po$m( a- po slo-it2$' aritmetic!* a alge)raic!* v0ra+y, s upo+orn2n m na +vl"'tnosti a slova, !ter" $sou pro ci+ince ne$o)t -n2$' a $sou ne$%ast2$' m +dro$em chy).
CONTENTS
Greetings and Introductions In!itations S#a$$ Ta$% Socia$i'ing Eating Out Te$e()oning Corres(ondence Getting a Ne, -o. Location S)a(es Trends Nu#.ers Ke0 " && & &" ** *+ /& // /+ /" & 1&
GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS
Greetings
5ello, 67 5i, 6 8ood morning7 afternoon7 evening. 8ood7 3ice to see you again. 9:m glad7 happy7 pleased to see you. 5o; are you< 5o; have you )een< 5o; are things< 5o; is your girlfriend< = = = = Fine, than!s. >nd you< /ery ;ell. >nd you< 3ot too )ad, than!s. 4he:s fine.
Introductions Introducing onese$2
Can7 May 9 introduce myself< My name:s Peter. Let me introduce myself. My name:s 6 . 9:d li!e to introduce myself. 9:m 6 . 9 don:t thin! ;e:ve met. 9:m 6 .
Introducing so#eone e$se
Can7 May 9 introduce a good friend of mine< This is 6 . 5ave you met 6 < 9:d li!e you to meet 6 . 9 ;ant you to meet 6 .
3a%ing contact
E?cuse me, are you Mrs 6 < = 5ello, you must )e Mrs 6 . @ou are Mr 6, aren:t you< 5ave ;e met< 5o; do you do< 3ice to meet you. Please, call me 6 . = = =
@es, that:s right.
5o; do you do< 3ice to meet you, too. Then you must call me 6 .
Good4.0es
8ood )ye7 Bye7 9:ll say good )ye7 4ee you later7 4ee you soon. 9 must go no;.
9 AreallyB must )e going. 9 must )e off. 9:m afraid 9:ve got to go. 9t:s getting Avery7 ratherB late. 9:ll miss my train. They:re calling my flight. 9:ve got some things to prepare for 6 . 9:ve got a lot to do this afternoon. 9 ;ant to get a;ay )efore the traffic gets too )ad. 9:ve en$oyed tal!ing to you. 9t:s )een AmostB interesting tal!ing to you. 9t:s )een a very useful meeting7 nice afternoon. Than!s for everything. Than! you for AallB your help. Than! you for coming. 5ave a good7 safe trip7 flight. 5ave a good ;ee!end. En$oy the rest of your stay. 9t ;as nice meeting you. 9 hope to see you again. 4ee you on the CDth. = = = = = = Than! you 6 Asame to youB. 4ame to you. 4ame to you. 9 really en$oyed meeting you, too. 9 hope so, too. 4ee you.
9 loo! for;ard to our ne?t meeting. 9 loo! for;ard to seeing you again. 9 loo! for;ard to seeing you ;hen you:re ne?t in London.
Practice5 Greetings and Introductions
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6)at is t)e di22erence .et,een t)ese ()rases7 AiB 5o; do you do< AiiB 5o; are you< AiB E?cuse me, are you Mrs Eramer< AiiB 4orry, 9 don:t !no; your name. AiB May 9 introduce myself< AiiB 5i every)ody. My name:s #im 4ellers. AiB This is Mary. AiiB Let me introduce you to Mary 5iggins. AiB 8ood)ye. 9t:s )een very interesting tal!ing to you. AiiB 4ee you. 9 really had a good time. AiB 9 got to go no;. AiiB 9:m afraid 9 must )e going soon.
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C 9 C)ris: F 9 Fran% C 5ello, Chris Evans. Mind if 9 $oin you< F Hh, FFFFFFFFFFFF not. Fran! Iichards. C FFFFFFFFFFFF to meet you, Fran!. 4o ho; are you finding the conference so far< F >ctually, 9:ve only arrived this morning. C >ll right. 9 6
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T)in% o2 t)e #ost suita.$e reaction to t)e 2o$$o,ing ()rases8 5o; are you< 5o; do you do< Pleased to meet you. 9t ;as nice meeting you. 5ave a good ;ee!end. 4ee you ne?t month. @ou must )e >nn Peterson. 9 hope to see you again. 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666 66666666666666666666666
IN<ITATIONS
Neutra$
9 ;as ;ondering if you ;ould li!e to $oin us for a meal. Perhaps you ;ould li!e to have dinner at my home. Perhaps you ;ould li!e to come round for a meal. Ke ;anted to invite you to dinner. 9 thought you might li!e to try some of our local cuisine. There:s a really nice place $ust a fe; minutes from here7 round the corner7 do;n the road. There:s a pretty good place you might li!e ;hich speciali+es in fish. There:s a great ne; place ;ith a fantastic vie; of the city.
In2or#a$
Khy not come round for a drin!< Khat a)out going out for a meal< Khy not $oin us for a drin!< Fancy going for a drin!7 a meal< There:s a really nice place $ust a fe; minutes from here7 round the corner. 4hall ;e meet later tonight to discuss it over dinner< Let:s discuss it later over a drin!.
Acce(ting
That:s very !ind of you. Than! you for inviting me. 9:d li!e that very much. 9:d )e delighted to come. Than! you. That:d )e very nice. 9:ll loo! for;ard to it. @es, please. Than!s. That:s7 Khat a good idea. That sounds good7 fun.
Setting t)e detai$s
Khat time should 9 come< Khere shall ;e meet< 4hall 9 pic! you up< Khat time7 Khere shall 9 pic! you up< 4hall ;e meet at half past seven< 4ay at half past seven.
Dec$ining
Than! you very much, That:s very !ind of you,
)ut 9:m afraid 9 can:t come. unfortunately 9 have arranged something else. )ut 9 ;on:t )e here tomorro;. unfortunately 9:m )usy on Tuesday.
Than!s, 3o, than! you7 than!s. 9:m all right, than!s. 9 can manage.
)ut 9 ;on:t )e a)le to ma!e it then.
Practice5 In!itations
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Ho, ,ou$d 0ou invite an important )usiness partner for a meal invite a colleague for a drin! accept an invitation politely accept an invitation in a less formal ;ay as! a)out the time and place of your meeting suggest a concrete time to meet as! a)out the )est time to pic! your colleague up say sorry )ecause you can:t come 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666 6666666666666666666666666666
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Is t)ere a di22erence .et,een t)ese e=(ressions7 In ,)at situations ,ou$d 0ou use t)e#7 AiB 3o, than!s. AiiB That:s very !ind of you, )ut ... . AiB 9 ;as ;ondering if you ;ould li!e to $oin us for a meal< AiiB Khat a)out going out for a meal< AiB 4hall ;e meet at half past seven< AiiB 4ay at half past seven. AiB @es, please. AiiB Than! you. That:d )e very nice. AiB 9:m all right, than!s. AiiB 9 can manage, than! you.
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S3ALL TALK
6eat)er
Eind of chilly this morning, isn:t it< Khat a )eautiful morning. > )it ;indy, )ut )eautiful. 9t:s never that hot at this time of the year. 9t:s )een raining for ;ee!s. 9s this never going to end<
6ee%end
5o; did you spend the ;ee!end< Did you do anything special< 5o; ;as your ;ee!end<
Fa#i$0
>L BL >L BL
5o;:s Carol doing< 9 haven:t seen her for ages. Hh, she:s fine. #ust got a $o) ;ith the Unilever. That:s great ne;s. Ke should get together one of these days. >nnie ;ould love to see you )oth, too. 4ure. That:d )e great. 6
5o; are the !ids< 8ive my regards to your hus)and. Khy don:t you come over for dinner one of these days<
S(orts
>L BL
Did you see the game last night< 3o, 9 missed it. Kas it a good game<
Fi$#s
>L BL >L
5ave you seen the Corpse Bride< Ke ;ent to see it last night. 5o; ;as it< Mar! thought it ;as hilarious, )ut 9 ;as a )it disappointed.
@ou should definitely go for it. @ou must see thatJ

Peo($e
5ave you heard< Monica is getting married. Don:t tell anyone, )ut apparently #ennifer is going to )e promoted.
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Practice5 S#a$$ Ta$%
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6)ic) o2 t)e 2o$$o,ing to(ics 0ou ,ou$d ta$% to a> a 2riend or a co$$eague: .> an i#(ortant .usiness (artner8 To(ics Family 9nternational politics The salary or ;age Travel Keather Food M drin! Ieligion 5ealth 8lo)al ;arming, pollution, environmental topics 4ports @our ho))ies Computers and ne; technology Corruption 2riend?co$$eague .usiness (artner
Ainformal7 neutralB
AformalB
3a%e ;uestions a.out so#e o2 t)e to(ics on t)e $ist in e=ercise &8 T)in% o2 t)e .est re($0 to t)e ;uestions8
E?ampleL 5o;:s the family< = TheyNre very ;ell, than! you.

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Read t)e $ines in ita$ics and t)en c)oose t)e #ost suita.$e res(onse8
9:ve $ust )ought a ne; car 1 Fiat 4eicento.

AiB AiiB Ieally< 9:ve heard it is a very )ad car. Ieally< Khy did you do that<
AiiiB Ieally< >re you pleased ;ith it<
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My daughter >ndrea has gone to Princeton University.

AiB AiiB Ieally< Khat is she studying< 9 don:t )elieve youJ
AiiiB Hh, that must )e very e?pensiveJ c
9:m afraid 9 have a )ad cold.

AiB AiiB Eeep a;ay from meJ 9 don:t ;ant to catch it. 9 !ne; someone ;ho died from a )ad cold.
AiiiB That:s very )ad luc!. But than! you for coming to the meeting. d
Hur national team ;ill )e in the Korld Cup if ;e )eat 8ermany.

AiB AiiB 8ermany has a good team. @ou:re not going to ;in. 8ermany has a good team. 9:m sure it ;ill )e a great game.
AiiiB >nyone can )eat 8ermany. They have a terri)le team.
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SOCIALI@ING
3a%ing contact
Mind if 9 $oin you< E?cuse me, you must )e 6 . E?cuse me, have ;e met< 9 really en$oyed your tal! this morning. >re you giving a tal!<
Kee(ing t)e con!ersation going
Do you often travel to 4candinavia< 5ave you )een here )efore< 9s this your first visit to Denmar!< 5o; long are you going to stay< Khat do you do, )y the ;ay< Khat line of )usiness are you in< 5o; are you en$oying the conference< Do you !no; many people here< Can 9 get you a drin!< Kould you li!e me to get you anything from the )uffet< 4o, ;here are you staying<
Getting a,a0
9f you:ll e?cuse me, 9 have to ma!e a phone call. 9f you:ll e?cuse me, 9 must $ust go and say hello to someone. Kould you e?cuse me a moment< 9:ll )e right )ac!.
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Practice5 Socia$i'ing
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Socia$ Aui'5 C)oose t)e .est (ossi.$e res(onse8 So#eti#es #ore t)an one ans,er is (ossi.$e8 Hi: )o, are 0ou7 AiB AiiB Fine, than!s. >nd you< 9:m Mi!e.
AiiiB 3ot too )ad. . 3eet #0 2riend -ac%8 AiB AiiB 3ice to meet you. Khat time<
AiiiB 5o; do you do< c Ho, ,as 0our 2$ig)t7 AiB AiiB 9t ;as all right. @es, of course.
AiiiB The plane ;as a )it late )ut it didn:t matter. d 6ou$d 0ou $i%e to $oo% around t)e co#(an07 AiB AiiB 3o, it:s none of my )usiness. That:d )e lovely.
AiiiB @es, 9:d love to. e 6ou$d 0ou (re2er red or ,)ite ,ine7 AiB AiiB @es, of course. 9 don:t ;ant.
AiiiB 9 don:t mind. 2 IB# terri.$0 sorr0 a.out t)e de$a08 AiB AiiB Don:t ;orry a)out it. @ou should )e.
AiiiB @ou:re ;elcome. g T)an% 0ou !er0 #uc)8 AiB 5ere you are. AiiB Don:t mention it. AiiiB Kelcome.
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30 sister )as )ad an accident8 AiB AiiB AiiiB Ieally< 9:m sorry to hear that. 9s she all right< 9:m sorry to hear that. 9s the car HE<
CouDre at a con2erence drin%s (art08 3atc) t)e co##ents and re($ies8 Co##ent & 9t:s an interesting conference, isn:t it< * 5o;:s )usiness< / CheersJ @ou must try one of these. 1 4orry, 9 didn:t catch your name. + Do you fancy another drin!< E @ou:re from the C+ech Iepu)lic, aren:t you< " 9 must get going. F Let me give you a lift )ac! to your hotel. &G 9:m afraid there:s no more orange $uice. Re($0 a That:s right. 9 live in Prague. . Don:t ;orry. 9:ll have some soda instead. c Than!s. They loo! delicious. d @es please. 9:ll have a glass of red. e @ou:re very !ind )ut 9 fancy ;al!ing )ac!. 2 9t:s Evelyn. Evelyn Burton. g CheersJ ) 4ee you tomorro;. i H /ery good, than! you. @es, it is.
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ADo youB Mind if 9 $oin you< Please, do.

gi!ing a ta$%7
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EATING OUT
At a restaurant Reco##ending
Khat do you recommend< 9 recommend. @ou could try the lam). This is their standard menu 6 and these are the specials. Ke thought you might li!e to try the local speciality. The trout is very good. 9t comes ;ith potatoes and fresh vegeta)les.
Ordering
9:ll have7 ta!e 6 . Could ;e have 6 < 9:d li!e 6 . 4hall ;e order a )ottle of the house red< Could ;e order some mineral ;ater too<
Suggesting Acce(ting Dec$ining
5o; a)out ...< Khat a)out ...< 5ave some more ... . Kould you li!e ...<
Co##enting on t)e 2ood
@es, thatNd )e great. @es, 9Nd li!e that. @es, thatNd )e lovely. That sounds nice.
3o, than! you. Than! you, )ut 9 couldnNt eat anymore. 9Nm fine. Than! you. Hh, )etter not. 9Nm on a diet.
9t all loo!s very good. This is a)solutely delicious. 5o;:s yours< Khat:s that< 7 Khat are those< 9t loo!s li!e a !ind of 6 . 7 9t doesn:t loo! very 6 . 9 ;onder ;hat it:s li!e. 7 9 ;onder ;hat:s in it. 9 thin! it:s made of 6 .
T)an%ing I (a0ing
3ot )ad at all.
That ;as an e?cellent meal. Than! you for a lovely evening.
9:m glad you en$oyed it.
Can ;e get the chec! A>mEB7 )ill ABrEB<

A5 B5 A5 B5
Iight. 9:ll get this. Hh, no, you ;on:t. 9:m paying. But you paid yesterday. 9t:s my turn. 3o, 9 insist. @ou:re my guest.
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<oca.u$ar0 A restaurant #enu
LA CAVERNA
STARTERS
Tomato Soup A delicate creamy soup Smoked Cod Slices of cod served with brown bread and butter Calamari an !ried or "rilled Calamari
#A$N %$S&ES
Scallopine %i Vittelo La Caverna Veal with fresh mushrooms and roasted peppers with a touch of cream Roasted Atlantic Salmon an roasted salmon witch artichoke hearts' aspara(us and plum tomatoes in a white wine sauce Chicken "rana %ipped in parmi(iano' saut)ed in lemon and wine sauce
%ESSERTS Chocolate #ousse Cake Carrot Cake Ricotta Cheese Cake Tiramisu %R$N*S +ide selection of teas and (round coffees !reshly,s-uee.ed oran(e /uice Variety of beers
+$NE L$ST
+hite wines Chardonnay' 0110' Napa Valley Sauvi(non 2lanc' 0113' Santa 4ne. Red +ines #erlot' 0110' Central Coast Cabernet Sauvi(non' 5667' Napa
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Practice5 Eating Out
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On t)e #enu: 2ind di22erent #et)ods o2 2ood (re(aration8 Add #ore using a dictionar08
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At a restaurant5 6)o sa0s ,)at7 Ha!e a $oo% at t)e ()rases .e$o, and tr0 to decide ,)et)er t)e0Bre used .0 t)e GuestJs> or t)e 6aiter8
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8ood evening. 9 )oo!ed a ta)le for t;o. Hh, yes, sir. @our ta)le is over there. The ;ine is e?cellent. @ou choose. >re you ready to order< 5o;:s yours< 3o;, ho; a)out a dessert< Can ;e get the chec!< Could ;e have some mineral ;ater, please< 4ure. 9:ll )e right )ac!. 9:ll get this.
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Using t)e ,ords .e$o,: co#($ete t)e 2o$$o,ing e=tract o2 a con!ersation t)at 0ou #ig)t o!er)ear in a restaurant8 $i%e drin% A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 B5 A5 c)oose s)a$$ order sound e=ce$$ent )a!e read0 reco##end co#e
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65 >re you FFFFFFFFFFFF to order<
65 Khat ;ould you li!e to FFFFFFFFFFFF<
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TELEPHONING
<oca.u$ar0 area code A>mEB7dialling code ABrEB 1 p&edvol)a )ad line 1 'patn* spo$en )usy A>mEB7 engaged ABrEB 1 o)sa+eno enGuiries 1 informace e?tension 1 !lap!a num)er 1 telefonn % slo phone7home7office7;or!7mo)ile7fa? num)er receiver 1 sluch"t!o telephone )oo!7 directory 1 telefonn se+nam to ring 1 +vonit, vy+v"n2t Important phrasal verbs call )ac!7 ring )ac! 1 +avolat +p"t!y cut off 1 p&eru'it get through 1 dovolat se spea! up 1 mluvit hlasit2$i hang up 1 +av2sit On the phone Introducing 0ourse$2 hold on 1 vydr-et, %e!at loo! up 1 vyhledat pic! up 1 +vednout, v+ t AtelefonB put on 1 p&edat put through 1 p&epo$it s;itch)oard operator 1 spo$ovatel7=!a ;rong num)er 1 omyl telephone charge 1 telefonn poplate! telephone )o?7 )ooth 1 telefonn )ud!a telephone net;or! 1 telefonn s P telephone )ill 1 .%et +a telefon ans;erphone7 ans;ering machine = +"+namn ! missed call 1 +me'!an0 hovor voice mail 1 hlasov" schr"n!a voice message 1 v+!a+ v hlasov* schr"nce
8ood morning, 4;issair. A5o; can 9 help you<B 5ello, the 8rand 5otel. 5annah Bro;n spea!ing. AKhat can 9 do for you<B 5ello, this is 6 from 6 . 5ello, my name:s 6 . 9:m calling from 6 .
As%ing 2or t)e ca$$erBs na#e
Kho:s calling, please< Can 9 have your name, please<

Sa0ing ,)o 0ou ,ant
Can 9 have the accounts department< 9:d li!e to spea! to 6 . Could 9 spea! to 6, please< 9s 6 there, please< 9:m calling a)out 6 .
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Res(onding
9:ll put you through. 5old the line, please. 9:m sorry he7 she is not availa)le. 9:m afraid he7 she:s )usy at the moment. 9:m afraid he7 she:s a;ay7 not in at the moment7 in a meeting.
Reason 2or ca$$ing
9:m ringing to 6 . 9:d li!e to 6 . 9 need some information a)out 6 .

Lea!ing and ta%ing a #essage
Can 9 leave a message< Can 9 ta!e a message< Kould you li!e to leave a message< Please tell him7 her 6 . Could you as! him7 her to call me< Could you tell him7 her 9 called<
As%ing 2or re(etition
9:m sorry, )ut 9 didn:t catch your name7 your num)er. 4orry, 9 didn:t hear that. Could you repeat it, please< Could you say it again< 9:m afraid 9 didn:t understand. Could you spell that, please< Could you spea! up<
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Practice5 Te$e()oning
<oca.u$ar0 & a . c d e 2 g ) Co#($ete t)e sentences ,it) t)e #ost suita.$e ,ord8 9f you don:t !no; his num)er, ;hy don:t you loo! it up in the FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF < The phone:s FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . Kould some)ody ans;er it, please< 9 called you a ;hile ago, )ut your line ;as FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . The telephone FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF has )een increased. 9 left her a message on the FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF, )ut she didn:t call me )ac!. Hur telephone FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF ;as enormous last month. 9 had to call a)road several times, so it is not a )ig surprise. 9:m sorry, it:s a FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . 9 can:t hear you very ;ell. 4orry, you have the FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF num)er.
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Co#($ete t)e sentences ,it) t)e #ost suita.$e ()rasa$ !er.8 QThe phone:s ringing.: 1 Q9:ll FFFFFFFF it FFFFFFFF .: 4orry, 9:ve got to go no;. 9:ll FFFFFFFF you FFFFFFFF later. QCould 9 spea! to Mr Barring, please<: 1 Q9:ll FFFFFFFF you FFFFFFFF .: 9 tried to call you several times last night, )ut 9 couldn:t FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . There must have )een something ;rong ;ith the lines. 9 ;as going to e?plain the details ;hen suddenly ;e ;ere FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . Could you FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF for a moment. 9:ll chec! the figures for you. Khy don:t you FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF his num)er in the directory< 9 ;as ;aiting for a couple of minutes )ut there ;as no ans;er, so 9 FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . Could you FFFFFFFFF 5arry FFFFFFF < 9:d li!e to tal! to him as ;ell. 4orry, 9 can:t hear you very ;ell. Could you FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF <
On t)e ()one & a . c d 2 g ) 3atc) t)e ,ords and ()rases ,it) si#i$ar #eaning8 9:ll put you through. Kho:s calling, please< >nything else< The line:s )usy. 8o ahead. 5old on. This is 6 1 + E & * / 9s that all< 9:m ready. 9:ll connect you. 6 spea!ing Could 9 have your name< The line:s engaged. Hne moment.
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Use t)e 2o$$o,ing c)art to co#($ete a te$e()one con!ersation8 Ca$$er
Rece(tionist
R8ood morning, Triad Pu)lishing.S 9ntroduce yourself. >s! to spea! to Mr Barry. 4ay Mr Barry is not in. >s! ;hen you can contact him. E?plain that he is out of office for a fe; days. Hffer to ta!e a message. 4ay you ;ould li!e Mr Barry to call you. >s! the caller to repeat his7 her name and give you his7 her telephone num)er. Iepeat your name and give your num)er. Confirm the information. End call. End call.
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CORRESPONDENCE
<oca.u$ar0 to send a letter7 an email 1 poslat dopis7 email to send sth )y post7 mail 1 poslat po'tou to email some)ody 1 poslat n2!omu email to get7 receive 1 dostat to reply to 1 odpov2d2t na to chec! emails 1 +!ontrolovat si po'tu sender 1 odes latel addressee 1 adres"t to attach 1 p&ilo-it ! emailu attachment 1 p& loha to enclose 1 p&ilo-it ! dopisu enclosure 1 p& loha envelope 1 o)"l!a parcel 1 +"sil!a, )al %e! post7 mail = po'ta letter)o? ABrEB 7 mail)o? A>mEB 1 po'tovn schr"n!a electronic mail)o? 1 schr"n!a el. po'ty outgoing mail 1 odes lan" po'ta incoming mail 1 do'l" po'ta airmail 1 letec!" po'ta collect the mail 1 vy+vednout po'tu deliver the mail 1 doru%it po'tu sort the mail 1 t& dit po'tu mail=order service 1 +"sil!ov" slu-)a
Co##on a..re!iations ASAP Attn Martin Ieeves cc Martin Ieeves enc8 Re5 Te$8 no8 (( as soon as possi)le for the attention of AT to )e read )yB Martin Ieeves copies are sent to the named people enclosures the letter is a)out the follo;ing su)$ect telephone num)er put )efore your name if someone else signs the letter for you
Sending e#ai$s and $etters O(ening and c$osing ()rases
Dear Mr7 Mrs7 Ms7 Miss 4ellers Dear 4ir7 Madam Dear #ac! 5i #erry 9n reply to your letter ... .
@ours sincerely7 @ours @ours faithfully AKithB Best ;ishes7 Eind regards 4ee you soon7 5ear from you soon
Than! you for your letter of May CUth concerning 6 . Than!s for your email ... . Follo;ing our phone conversation ... .
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Please contact me again if you need any more information. 9f 9 can )e of any further assistance, please do contact me again. Let me !no; if you need anything else. 9 loo! for;ard to hearing from you. 5ear from you soon. 4ee you in Cairo. Ta!e care.
Reason 2or ,riting
This letter7 email is to ... . 9 am ;riting to ... . 9 am pleased to ... . 9:d )e pleased if you ... . Could you please ... . Kould you please ... . Please email me ... . #ust a Guic! note to ... . 9 am sorry to inform you ... . Unfortunately ... . 9:m sorry a)out ... . 9 apologi+e for ... .
Attac)ing and enc$osing docu#ents
9 attach ... . 9 enclose ... . Please find enclosed 6 .

E=a#($es E#ai$ Hello Karl Just a quick note to confirm that Im coming to Berlin on May 5 and Ill stay there until May 7. I hope e can meet to discuss our production requirements hen it ould suit you. for ne!t year. "lease let me kno #ee you soon $hris
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Business $etter %e &ech 'td () $lifton *oad "ortsmouth "*+ 7", Mr Karl -orn "roduction manager. &#" &echnologies /eorgenstrasse )0( Berlin 0(17 /ermany 2ear Mr -orn *e3 4isit to Berlin 5urther to our telephone con6ersation. I ould like to confirm my ne!t 6isit to Berlin. I hope to 7e in Berlin on May 5. 8 and 7. and I ould 7e 6ery pleased if e could meet to discuss our production requirements for ne!t year. "lease let me kno hen it ould 7e con6enient for you. I look for ard to hearing from you. ,ours sincerely
Chris OConnell
$hris 9$onnell
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Practice5 Corres(ondence
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Re,rite t)e 2o$$o,ing e=tracts 2ro# .usiness $etters as e#ai$s8
Dear Caro$ T)an% 0ou 2or 0our $etter o2 Hcto)er CD. Un2ortunate$0 9 ;on:t )e a)le to attend your ;or!shop in 4toc!holm. Cou$d 0ou ($ease send me some information on future ;or!shops planned ... Best regards David Burns
B Furt)er to our telephone conversation this morning, IBd .e ($eased i2 0ou cou$d send me further details of your proposal. I2 I can .e o2 an0 2urt)er assistance: ($ease do contact #e again8 I $oo% 2or,ard to )earing 2ro# 0ou8
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T)ese e=tracts 2ro# e#ai$s need to .e re,ritten as $etters to #a%e t)e# sound #ore 2or#a$8
T)an%s for your email received last night. Sorr0 for the delay in replying. T)is e#ai$ is to confirm ;e have reserved five single rooms for Friday Hcto)er CU and CV. See 0ou in /enice. Ta%e care Danielle Torri
D -ust a ;uic% note to confirm our appointment on May CC. My flight gets in a)out CC a.m.. An0 c)ance some)ody could pic! me up at the airport< 9 attac) a file that 9 promised to send. See 0ou ne?t ;ee!. Michelle De)ois
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Correct t)e #ista%es in t)e 2o$$o,ing .usiness $etter8
Fe)ruary WCth Dear >lan 8reen Than! you for your letter from Fe)ruary CX and for your interest in our products. 9 am sorry to hear that you ;on:t )e a)le to attend our presentation on March )ut 9 hope ;e can to arrange a later date. Ke:re planning another presentation for >pril CC. 9 attach a copy of our latest catalogue and pri+e list. Contact me again if you need any more informations. 9 loo! for;ard to hear from you. @our sinsirely Paul Eomins!y
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GETTING A NE6 -OB
<oca.u$ar0 advertise a $o)7 a position 1 in+erovat voln* pracovn m sto applicant 1 ucha+e%, +"$emce apply for a $o) 1 +a-"dat si o pr"ci appointments section 1 in+erce complete an application form 1 vyplnit p&ihl"'!u covering letter 1 pr(vodn dopis employ some)ody 1 n2!oho +am2stnat hire ne; staff 1 na$mout nov* +am2stnance 5I A5uman IesourcesB 1 person"ln odd2len $o) intervie; 1 p&i$ mac pohovor prepare shortlist of candidates 1 p&ipravit u-' v0)2r !andid"t( recruit employees 1 p&i$mout +am2stnance recruitment agency 1 person"ln agentura r*sum* A>mEB 1 -ivotopis send a letter of application and a curriculum vitae AC/B 1 +aslat -"dost o +am2stn"n a -ivotopis vacancy 1 voln" po+ice
I#(ortant docu#ents Curricu$u# <itae 6ORK EKPERIENCE Dates J2ro# L to> Na#e and address o2 e#($o0er T0(e o2 .usiness or sector Occu(ation or (osition )e$d 3ain acti!ities and res(onsi.i$ities Ystart ;ith the most recent course completedZ Ystart ;ith the most recent post occupiedZ
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Dates J2ro# L to> Na#e and t0(e o2 institution Princi(a$ su.Hects?occu(ationa$ s%i$$s Degrees? Aua$i2ications
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PERSONAL SKILLS Languages Jindicate $e!e$5 2$uent: good: .asic> Tec)nica$ s%i$$s Jco#(uters: s(eci2ic e;ui(#ent> Artistic s%i$$s J#usic: design: etc8> Ot)er s%i$$s Dri!ing $icenceJs>
REFERENCES
Letter o2 a(($ication Arrange t)e 2o$$o,ing e=tracts 2ro# a $etter o2 a(($ication8 a 9 am presently employed )y a small computer company, )ut 9 feel that 9 am not using my !no;ledge of soft;are engineering to the full. 9 am loo!ing for a more challenging position ;here my field of specialisation could )e e?ploited in a more stimulating environment. >s you ;ill notice on my enclosed C/, the $o) you are offering suits )oth my personal and professional interests. . 9 ;ould )e pleased to discuss my curriculum vitae ;ith you in more detail. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you reGuire further information. 9 loo! for;ard to hearing from you. c d e Dear Ms #ohansson CW #anuary W[[U 9 am ;riting to apply for the position of Director of 4oft;are Development ;hich ;as advertised on your company ;e)site. 2 DC Bloomington 4treet London 4EUV B\CWD g Carry #ohansson CW 5amilton 4treet Brighton F5W ]E\ ) i Peter 4ellers @ours sincerely
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LOCATION
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to( $e2t4)and to( corner at t)e to( rig)t4)and to( corner
side at t)e side
#idd$e in t)e #idd$e
side
$e2t4)and .otto# corner
at t)e .otto# .otto#
rig)t4)and .otto# corner
on the left, on the right, on either side Pre(ositions a)ove Ahigher thanB, around, )ehind, )elo; Alo;er thanB, on the e?treme right7left, ne?t to, opposite, over Adirectly a)oveB, in front of, in the middle of, under Adirectly )elo;B
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Practice5 Location
& K A B K C E F G H
Locate t)e $etters8 is in the middle is at the top is at the )ottom is )et;een C and D and D are on either side of \ is a)ove \ is under \ is in the right=hand top corner is in the left=hand )ottom corner
6)ere are t)e0 sitting7
The teacher is sitting in front of the students, opposite Peter. #ane is sitting ne?t to Peter on the right. Carol is sitting )et;een #ane and #oe. #ohn is sitting on the left. >nn is sitting ne?t to #ohn and Mary is sitting on the e?treme left.
Read and dra,8
There is a house in the garden. There is a large tree )ehind the house. There are t;o trees to the left of the house, and there are some flo;ers in front of the house. There are three ;indo;s in the front ;all. There is a door under the middle ;indo;. There is a smaller ;indo; on either side of the door.
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Descri.e t)e (icture8
office, ;indo;, door, armchair, )oo!case, chair, computer, des!, filing ca)inet, !ey)oard, lamp, monitor, mouse, printer, ta)le
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SHAPES
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triang$e 9t is a triangle. 9t is sGuare.
s;uare
rectang$e 9t is triangular in shape. 9t is rectangular.
circ$e
e$$i(sis?o!a$ 9t is ellipticAalB7 oval.
se#i4circ$e
T)ree di#ensiona$
Pris#
triangu$ar (ris#
rectangu$ar (ris#
,edge ,edge4$i%e
c0$inder c0$indrica$
s()ere s()erica$
cu.e cu.icJa$>
cone conica$
ang$e
diagona$
radius
dia#eter
circu#2erence
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Practice5 S)a(es
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Read and co#(are ,it) t)e (icture8
There:s a sGuare. There:s a small circle in the middle of the sGuare. There:s a small triangle in the right=hand upper corner. There:s a dot in the left=hand lo;er corner. There:s an asteris! a)ove the circle.
Dra, t)e (icture8
There:s a triangle. 9n the middle of the triangle there:s a small circle. There are other t;o circles one a)ove the other on the left outside the triangle. There are three asteris!s at the )ottom of the triangle.
Descri.e t)e (icture8
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TRENDS
<oca.u$ar0 T0(es o2 c)arts
<er.s and nouns descri.ing a c)ange <er. to go up to increase to clim) up to go do;n to decrease to fall to drop a decrease a fall a drop an increase Noun
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T0(es o2 c)ange AdHecti!e slight steady7sta)le moderate considera)le sharp dramatic Ad!er. slightly steadily moderately considera)ly sharply dramatically T0(e o2 c)ange very small change regular small Guite large large and sudden very large
E=a#($es 3um)ers of students decreased slightly last year. Price of oil has gone up dramatically. Productivity is rising steadily. There ;as a slight increase in oil price last year. There has )een a dramatic fall in production.
Pre(ositions at: .0: to: 2ro# L to: in E=a#($es 4ales ;ent up .0 C[^ in W[[U. Production costs stayed7 remained at ]V^ last month. Prices of electronic devices have fallen to V[^ recently. 9n W[[V sales of the ne; product started at C[ [[[ units. The num)er of students fell 2ro# W[[[ to CV[[ last year. There ;as a dramatic decrease in sales in 4eptem)er.
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Practice5 Trends
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3atc) t)e gra()s and descri(tions8
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Prices of electronic devices have )een falling slightly. The num)er of computer rooms at our faculty ;ent up dramatically. 4ales remained constant. The num)er of students rose moderately.
Co#($ete t)e descri(tion o2 t)e gra()8
9n #anuary sales ;ere 66666 ][,[[[ units, )ut started 66666 in Fe)ruary to U[,[[[ in >pril. 9n May sales 66666 up to V[,[[[. 9n the ne?t three months they ;ere 66666 66666 and reached W[,[[[. 9n 4eptem)er sales 66666 66666 to U[,[[[. The follo;ing month sa; a further 66666 9n 3ovem)er sales 66666 66666 at V[,[[[.
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NU3BERS
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CARDINAL NU3BERS & * / 1 + E " F &G one t;o three four five si? seven eight nine ten && &* &/ & &1 &+ &E &" &F *G eleven t;elve thirteen fourteen fifteen si?teen seventeen eighteen nineteen t;enty *& ** */ * *1 *+ *E *" *F /G t;enty=one t;enty=t;o t;enty=three t;enty=four t;enty=five t;enty=si? t;enty=seven t;enty=eight t;enty=nine thirty G 1G +G EG "G FG &GG &:GGG &G:GGG forty fifty si?ty seventy eighty ninety a7 one hundred a7 one thousand ten thousand
&GG:GGG a7 one hundred thousand
Note t)e s(e$$ingM three four five thirteen fourteen fifteen thirty forty fifty
&G& &+1 &:GGG &:G+G &:*+1 &:GGG:GGG &:GGG:GGG:GGG
one hundred and one ABrEB7 one hundred one A>mEB one hundred and si?ty=five one thousand one thousand and si?ty one thousand, t;o hundred and si?ty=five one million one )illion
Note5 one hundred one thousand one million t;o hundred three thousand four million
But 0ou sa05 hundreds of students, thousands of )irds, millions of people
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ORDINATE NU3BERS first second third fourt) fifth si?th seventh eighth ninth tenth eleventh t;elfth thirteenth fourteenth fifteenth si?teenth seventeenth eighteenth nineteenth t;entieth t;enty=first t;enty=second t;enty=third t;enty=fourth t;enty=fifth t;enty=si?th t;enty=seventh t;enty=eighth t;enty ninth thirtieth fortieth fiftieth si?tieth seventieth eightieth ninetieth hundredth
Note t)e s(e$$ingM five t;elve t;enty fifth t;elfth t;entieth
6)en using nu#.ers in sentences note t)e 2o$$o,ing (oints5
For nu#.ers .e$o, ten: ,ords are o2ten (re2era.$e to nu#era$sL students missing in the class.
Not There ;ere
Use There ;ere 2our students missing in the class.
Use nu#era$s 2or (age nu#.ers: dates: 2igures: addresses and ,it) NL
Not t;enty=third #uly , Fig. si?, T;o East;ood Id., three ^ Use WD #uly, Fig. ], W East;ood Id., D^
For ordinate nu#.ers: ,ords are o2ten (re2era.$e to nu#era$sL
Not This is our Et) pro$ect in the last t;o years. Use This is our se!ent) pro$ect in the last t;o years.
Do not use t,o nu#era$s in successionL man teams
Not /
Use T)ree 2our4man teams
Do not use nu#era$s at t)e .eginning o2 a sentenceL
Not &G students failed in the e?amination. Use Ten students failed in the e?amination.
Do not use nu#era$s 2or round nu#.er esti#atesL
Not Ke have done roughly *G e?ercises this ;ee!. Use Ke have done roughly t,ent0 e?ercises this ;ee!.
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HO6 TO READ OGP5 in te$e()one nu#.ers5 &5G deci#a$ nu#.ers GQC o) ABrEB7 'ero A>mEB
e?ampleL five four si? o)? 'ero seven t;o one three eight
one to ni$ noug)t point four t;o si? A[.UW]B 'ero degrees Celsius
/: 1: E &: /: E 18*1 : */81+ Note t)e di22erence5 t)ousands deci#a$s CV:U[V W8VU_
*: : +
e!en nu#.ers
odd nu#.ers (ri#e nu#.ers deci#a$ nu#.ers
fifteen thousand four hundred and five t;o (oint five four nine
FRACTIONS &?* &?/ &? &?1 &?" 1? /?&F &

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a half a third a Guarter a fifth an eighth five Guarters three nineteenths or three over nineteen one and t;o thirds
#ore co#($e= 2ractions5

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t;o hundred and t;enty=si? o!er four hundred and five t;enty percent
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DEGREES &GQC &QC 9 /*Q F 4*1QC ten degrees centigrade7Celsius thirty=t;o degrees Fahrenheit minus t;enty=five degrees Celsius
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3ATHE3ATICAL PROCESSES addition su)traction multiplication division to add to su)tract to multiply to divide ` = ? L
Addition *R*9 +*1 R 1 * 9 &&+E t;o and t;o is? are? co#es u( to four si? hundred and t;enty=five ($us five hundred and forty=t;o is? e;ua$s one thousand, one hundred and si?ty=seven Su.traction +L 9* si? ta%e a,a0 four $ea!es? is t;o t;o hundred and si?ty=seven #inus one hundred and ninety=four e;ua$s seventy= three 3u$ti($ication =+9* * = +/ 9 *+ + Di!ision * 5+9 t;enty=four di!ided .0 si? e;ua$s four four ti#es si? is? #a%es t;enty=four forty=t;o #u$ti($ied .0 si?ty=three e;ua$s t;o thousand, si? hundred and forty=si? *+E L &F 9 E/
BASIC FOR3ULAE JFOR3ULAS> J > )rac!ets A: B: C a: .: c S T sGuare )rac!ets capital letters small letters
Ja 4 .> Ja R .> 9 0 a #inus . in .rac%ets ti#es a ($us . in .rac%ets e;ua$s 08 a J+ L .> 9 = a o(en .rac%ets si= #inus . c$ose .rac%ets e;ua$s =8 = SJa 4 .> Ja R .> 4 ET 9 G = o(en s;uare .rac%ets a #inus . in .rac%ets ti#es a ($us . in .rac%ets #inus se!en c$ose s;uare .rac%ets e;ua$s noug)t
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DATES C_X_ Ca[[ CX[V W[[C W[C[ ] March C__W March ], C__W nineteen eighty=nine seventeen hundred eighteen oh five t;o thousand and one t;o thousand and ten the si?th of March nineteen ninety=t;o March the si?th nineteen ninety=t;o
TELEPHONE NU3BERS: E3AIL ADDRESSES VUD Ua] a[] WDU WW] VX_ five four three four seven si? seven oh A+eroB si? t;o three four t;o t;o Adou)le t;oB si? five eight nine
nova!b!oda!.com nova! at !oda! dot com
PRICES 1G( 1( U&8/G U+8"1 &GG( fifty p ApenceB forty=five p one pound thirty si? pounds eighty=five is one pound
Ke say ( or (ence for prices under a pound. a DOT Part o2 an e4#ai$ and ,e.site address5 ;;;.fairtrade.com 1 ;;; dot fairtrade dot com . Used 2or seria$ and cata$ogue nu#.ers: no 2i=ed ru$es &*G?AC4/ 18/G1 one t;o +ero slash > C dash three four five dot three +ero five
or
one t;o oh slash > C dash three four five dot three oh five
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POINT L a decimal point in calculations / = &81 9 81 three times one (oint five is four (oint five
FULL STOP ABrEB 7 PERIOD A>mEB 1 a punctuation mar! at the end of a sentence
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Practice5 Nu#.ers
A> Cardina$ nu#.ers & D X CV D] CC UW Xa _C WU 3atc) t)e ,ords and nu#.ers8 eighty=seven eleven fifteen three eight thirty=si? forty=t;o ninety=one t;enty=four C] ] ][ ]] V V[ CV CU U[ si?ty si?ty=si? si?teen si? fifteen five fifty forty fourteen
* V[V
3atc) t)e ,ords and nu#.ers8 five thousand and fifty five thousand and fifteen five thousand, one hundred and fifty five hundred and five five thousand five hundred five hundred and fifteen five thousand and five
V,[[V V,[CV V,[V[ VCV V,V[[ V,CV[
/ ]U CD C] XX ]C DV CW D[
6rite t)ese nu#.ers in ,ords8 si?ty=four ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ........................................
DUW three hundred and forty=t;o a]X ..................................................................................................... WDU ..................................................................................................... ]DD ..................................................................................................... ___ .....................................................................................................
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CC[ ..................................................................................................... U[V .....................................................................................................
Read and ,rite in ,ords8 C,_]] ]V,[[[ C[D,]X_ ],V[a,X_D U,CXV WW_,U[W ............................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................. ............................................................................................................. ........................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................
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Ordinate nu#.ers 6rite t)e ordinate nu#.ers in ,ords8 CX 666666666 V[ 666666666 Da 666666666 U] 666666666 WU 666666666 DW 666666666 aa 666666666 VD 666666666
CW 666666666 ]X 666666666 UU 666666666 C_ 666666666
C> & a . c d e 2 g ) i H
G: 2ractions: odd and e!en nu#.ersV 6rite8 the first si? even num)ers the four first odd num)ers the first four prime num)ers three point one si? t;o t;enty=three per cent t;o degrees Celsius one over si?teen t;o and three eights minus fifteen degrees Fahrenheit eight point four nine si? t;o
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Read and ,rite in ,ords8 W^ of the population DWcC ]V^ students
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W C7D 1 UcC V7_ U].] ^ W.UX_WC D7CV U D7V C[cF CC.VD_W 3at)e#atica$ (rocesses & Read and ,rite t)e ans,ers8 three plus five is eight t;elve minus t;o is ten .............................................................................. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. .............................................................................. ............................................................................. ............................................................................. ............................................................................. ............................................................................. ............................................................................. .............................................................................
D`VTX CW 1 W T C[ Da ` ] T WX ` U T ]_ ` a T WCX ` XD T ]WV ` C_V T C[DW ` V]X T XX 1 CW T DV 1 CC T ]D 1 DD T U]W 1 CXU T _X] 1 VWW T CVaa 1 _CD T
Read8 ]LDTW DW L X T U V] L a T X Wa L _ T D
U ? V T W[ X ? D T WU W ? _ T CX V ? W T C[
E> & a .
Basic 2or#u$ae Read t)e 2or#u$ae8 a`)`cT? d1e`yT+
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c d e 2 F> &
ay 1 X) T c T CW A? ` yB A? 1 yB T c A? ` yB ` c T d yYAa ` )B = cZ T ? Dates Read t)e dates8 D #uly CaU_ W >pril W[[C 4eptem)er CW, CDUX Fe)ruary CC, W[[W WU #une CX]X WD March C_VD Decem)er _, CVa[ >ugust CV, Ca[D W[ >ugust Ca]W WW May C_U_ #anuary C[, CX[[ Hcto)er D[, CXUX
G> & a . c d e 2
Te$e()one nu#.ers and e#ai$ addresses Read8 UUD _Xa UDW VV_ UDU V]C X[W DUC WW_ [DU __C U[V )oris.)arte!bvolny.c+ salesbtiscali.co.u! $eniffer.WCbhotmail.com
H> & a . c
Dot: (oint888 Read8 V]a7CD=DWC.V]8 WWD7>>=UUVD.CWX [CX7>F=UV.D[O
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6rite in nu#.ers8 four times t;o point five is ten si? times one point five is nine four times one point five is si? t;o four four slash D E dash nine eight O three seven slash B C dash one one nine four .......................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... ........................................................... ...........................................................
one t;o +ero slash C D dash four one dot seven +ero five three ...........................................................
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KEC Greetings and Introductions

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AiB Ho, do 0ou do7 1 ste$n2 $a!o Q3ice to meet you: $de fr"+i pou- vanou p&i se+namov"n 1 T2' m2. AiiB Ho, are 0ou7 1 ot"+!a, !ter" $e o)vy!le sou%"st po+dravu 1 #a! se m"'< AiB E=cuse #e: are 0ou 3rs Kra#er7 1 ot"+!a, !terou polo- me oso)2, $e$ - $m*no +n"me, ale dosud $sme ne)yli p&edstaveni AiiB Sorr0: I donBt %no, 0our na#e8 1 touto nep& li' +dvo&ilou v2tou upo+orn me oso)u, se !terou mluv me, -e $i )ohu-el ne+n"me AiB 3a0 I introduce #0se$27 1form"ln +p(so), $a! se p&edstavit AiiB Hi: e!er0.od08 30 na#eBs -i# Se$$ers8 1 neform"ln +p(so), $a! se p&edstavit ve s!upin2 lid AiB T)is is 3ar08 1 neform"ln +p(so), $a! p&edstavit +n"mou, !olegyni atp. AiiB Let #e introduce 0ou to 3ar0 Higgins8 1 sp 'e form"ln +p(so), $a! p&edstavit dv2 oso)y, !ter* se ne+na$ AiB Good.0e8 ItBs .een !er0 interesting ta$%ing to 0ou8 1 tento pom2rn2 +dvo&il0 v0ro! +a+n ne$%ast2$i p&i lou%en se s oso)ou, se !terou $sme se set!ali poprv* ... AiiB See 0ou8 I rea$$0 )ad a good ti#e8 1 a ta!to se lou% me s p&"teli AiB I got to go no,8 1 rychl0 a neform"ln +p(so), $a! u!on%it ro+hovor AiiB IB# a2raid I #ust .e going soon8 1 form"ln2$' u!on%en ro+hovoru
* 3 3 a 3 9 3artin: - 9 -ac;ue$ine E?cuse me, are 0ou #acGueline Turner< @es, that:s rig)t. May 9 introduce myself< 9:m Martin @oung. 5o; do you do< Ho, do 0ou do, Mr @oung. . C 9 C)ris: F 9 Fran% 5ello, Chris Evans. Mind if 9 $oin you< Hh, o2 course not. Fran! Iichards. Nice? P$eased to meet you, Fran!. 4o ho; are you finding the conference so far< >ctually, 9:ve only arrived this morning. >ll right. 9 6 c L 9 Lin: D 9 Dan: P 9 Peter DanJ 8ood to see you again. Ho, are things< 5ello, Lin. Fine than!s. Pretty )usy, as al;ays, 9 suppose. Can 9 introduce you to a colleague of #ine, Peter Kinston< Peter, this is Lin Farrell. 3ice to meet you, Ms Farrell. 3ice to meet you, too. P$ease, call me Lin. Then you #ust call me Peter.
C F C F C
L D P L P
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5o; are you< 5o; do you do< Pleased to meet you. 9t ;as nice meeting you. 5ave a good ;ee!end. 4ee you ne?t month. @ou must )e >nn Peterson. 9 hope to see you again.
Fine: t)an%s8 And 0ou7 Ho, do 0ou do7 P$eased to #eet 0ou: too8 I rea$$0 enHo0ed #eeting 0ou: too8 Sa#e to 0ou8 See 0ou8 Ces: t)atBs rig)t8 I )o(e so: too8
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In!itations
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Khy not come round for a drin!< Kould you li!e to $oin us for lunch< Fancy going out for a meal< 9 thought you ;ould li!e to try some of our local cuisine. There:s a really nice place $ust round the corner. 4hall ;e meet later to discuss it over dinner< Khat a)out going out for a meal< Khy not $oin us for a drin!<
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Possi.$e ans,ers 9 ;as ;ondering if you ;ould li!e to $oin us for a meal< Khy not come round for a drin!< 9:d )e delighted to come. That sounds fun. Khat time shall ;e meet and ;here< 4ay at nine. Khen shall 9 pic! you up< Than! you very much, )ut 9:m afraid 9 can:t come.
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3o, than!s. 1 )2-n* neform"ln odm tnut That:s very !ind of you, )ut ... . 1 form"ln2$' +p(so) odm tnut 9 ;as ;ondering if you ;ould li!e to $oin us for a meal< 1 form"ln po+v"n Anap&. d(le-it*ho o)chodn ho partneraB Khat a)out going out for a meal< 1 neform"ln po+v"n Ap&"tel, !oleg( atp.B 4hall ;e meet at half past seven< 1 neutr"ln +p(so), $a! navrhnout %as set!"n 4ay at half past seven. 1 ve srovn"n s p&edcho+ fr"+ $de o n2co m*n2 form"ln +p(so), $a! navrhnout %as sch(+!y @es, please. 1 neutr"ln +p(so), $a! p&i$mout na) +enou v2c A3ap&. Kould you li!e some more coffee< 1 @es, please.B Than! you. That:d )e very nice. 1 +p(so), $a! na) +enou v2c p&i$mout form"ln2$' m +p(so)em 9:m all right, than!s. 1 sp 'e neform"ln odm tnut na) +en* v2ci Anap&. Kould you li!e something to drin!< 1 9:m all right, than!s.B AiiB 9 can manage, than! you. 1 o)do)n" fr"+e AiB AiiB AiB AiiB AiB AiiB AiB AiiB AiB
S#a$$ Ta$%
* Possi.$e ;uestions I re($ies8 Did you see the game last night< 1 Hh, no. 9 missed it. Kas it a good game< Khere are you going to spend your holiday this year< 1 Ke:re going to visit our relatives in 4;eden. This is a very nice place ATrestaurantB. Do you often come here< 1 Fairly often. T;o, three times a month. 9s this your first visit to 5am)urg< 1 >ctually, 9:ve )een here )efore. Did you hear the ne;s<7 9t ;as in the ne;s last night...
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9:ve $ust )ought a ne; car 1 Fiat 4eicento. AiiiB Ieally< >re you pleased ;ith it<
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My daughter >ndrea has gone to Princeton University. AiB Ieally< Khat is she studying< 9:m afraid 9 have a )ad cold. AiiiB That:s very )ad luc!. But than! you for coming to the meeting. Hur national team ;ill )e in the Korld Cup if ;e )eat 8ermany. AiiB 8ermany has a good team. 9:m sure it ;ill )e a great game.
Socia$i'ing
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Hi: )o, are 0ou7 AiB Fine, than!s. >nd you< AiiiB 3ot too )ad. 3eet #0 2riend -ac%8 AiB 3ice to meet you. AAiiiB 5o; do you do< 1 $e pom2rn2 +dvo&il" fr"+e, !ter" se pou- v" p&i form"ln ch set!"n chB Ho, ,as 0our 2$ig)t7 AiB 9t ;as all right. AiiiB The plane ;as a )it late )ut it didn:t matter. 6ou$d 0ou $i%e to $oo% around t)e co#(an07 AiiB That:d )e lovely. AiiiB @es, 9:d love to. 6ou$d 0ou (re2er red or ,)ite ,ine7 AiiiB 9 don:t mind. IB# terri.$0 sorr0 a.out t)e de$a08 AiB Don:t ;orry a)out it. T)an% 0ou !er0 #uc)8 AiiB Don:t mention it. 30 sister )as )ad an accident8 AiiB 9:m sorry to hear that. 9s she all right<
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/ Mind if 9 $oin you< Please do. >re you giving a tal!< 3o, 9:m not. >ctually, this is my first conference. 4o, ;hat do you do< 9 ;or! as a )rand manager for Carsons.
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Khat:s your line of )usiness< Hur company specialises in the production of lighting technologies. Can 9 get you a drin!< That:d )e nice, than! you. 9:ll have a glass of ;hite, please. 4o, ;here are you staying< 9n the 4heraton. Kould you li!e me to get you anything from the )uffet< Than! you. 9:m fine. Do you !no; many people here< 9:ve seen a couple of familiar faces. 9s this your first visit to Denmar!< >ctually, 9 come here fairly often. My ;ife:s parents live here. >re you en$oying the conference< 9t:s )een Guite interesting so far.
Kill you e?cuse me a moment< Hh, of course. 4ee you later.
Eating Out
<oca.u$ar0 & 2ruit I !egeta.$es
#eat
Fis) I sea2ood
dair0 (roducts
tomato pepper articho!e asparagus plum tomatoes lemon carrot 6
veal chic!en 6
cod calamari salmon 6
)utter cream cheese 6
ot)er 2ood t0(es soup )read mushrooms sauce carrot ca!e chocolate mousse ca!e cheese ca!e tiramisu6
drin%s
tea coffee orange $uice )eer ;ine 6
* s#o%ed 2ried gri$$ed
roasted s;uee'ed ground
sautWed .oi$ed .a%ed
At a restaurant & a . c d
8ood evening. 9 )oo!ed a ta)le for t;o. Hh, yes, sir. @our ta)le is over there. The ;ine is e?cellent. @ou choose.
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>re you ready to order< 5o;:s yours< 3o;, ho; a)out a dessert< Can ;e get the chec!< Could ;e have some mineral ;ater, please< 4ure. 9:ll )e right )ac!. 9:ll get this.
6 G G G G 6 G
* A5 B5 A5 B5 C5 A5 B5 C5 A5 B5 A5
Let:s order first. Khat do you reco##end< Let:s see6 The lam) is usually e=ce$$ent here. 9t co#es ;ith potatoes and a salad. That sounds nice. >re you read0 to order< 9:ll )a!e the lasagne. >nd 9:d $i%e the lam), please. Khat ;ould you li!e to drin%< S)a$$ ;e order a )ottle of ;ine< That:d )e lovely. @ou c)oose. Kell, then, a )ottle of Bordeau?.
Te$e()oning
<oca.u$ar0 & a 9f you don:t !no; his num)er, ;hy don:t you loo! it up in the ()one .oo%? director0< . The phone:s ringing. Kould some)ody ans;er it, please< c 9 called you a ;hile ago, )ut your line ;as .us0? engaged. d The telephone c)arge has )een increased. e 9 left her a message on the ans,er()one? ans,ering #ac)ine, )ut she didn:t call me )ac!. 2 Hur telephone .i$$ ;as enormous last month. 9 had to call a)road several times, so it is not a )ig surprise. g 9:m sorry, it:s a .ad $ine . 9 can:t hear you very ;ell. ) 4orry, you have the ,rong num)er.
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QThe phone:s ringing.: 1 Q9:ll (ic% it u(.: 4orry, 9:ve got to go no;. 9:ll ca$$? ring you .ac% later. QCould 9 spea! to Mr Barring, please<: 1 Q9:ll (ut you t)roug).: 9 tried to call you several times last night, )ut 9 couldn:t get t)roug). There must have )een something ;rong ;ith the lines. 9 ;as going to e?plain the details ;hen suddenly ;e ;ere cut o22. Could you )o$d on for a moment. 9:ll chec! the figures for you. Khy don:t you $oo% u( his num)er in the directory< 9 ;as ;aiting for a couple of minutes )ut there ;as no ans;er, so 9 )ung u(. Could you (ut 5arry on< 9:d li!e to tal! to him as ;ell. 4orry, 9 can:t hear you very ;ell. Could you s(ea% u(<
On t)e P)one & a 9:ll put you through. . Kho:s calling please<
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9:ll connect you. Could 9 have your name<
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>nything else< The line:s )usy. 8o ahead. Ata!ing a noteB 5old on. This is 6
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9s that all< The line:s engaged. 9:m ready. Hne moment. 6 spea!ing
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Rece(tionist Ca$$er
R8ood morning, Triad Pu)lishing.S 9ntroduce yourself. >s! to spea! to Mr Barry. Good #orning8 30 na#eDs Rosa C)at$e08 Cou$d I s(ea% to 3r Barr0: ($ease7 4ay Mr Barry is not in. ID# a2raid 3r Barr0 is not in at t)e #o#ent8 >s! ;hen you can contact him. Can I ca$$ .ac% $ater7 E?plain that he is out of office for a fe; days. Hffer to ta!e a message. 3r Barr0 ,onDt .e )ere unti$ Tuesda08 6ou$d 0ou $i%e to $ea!e a #essage7 4ay you ;ould li!e Mr Barry to call you. 6ou$d 0ou ($ease te$$ )i# to ca$$ #e8 >s! the caller to repeat his7 her name and give you his7 her telephone num)er. Cou$d 0ou ($ease re(eat 0our na#e and gi!e #e 0our te$e()one nu#.er8 Iepeat your name and give your num)er. Certain$08 ItDs Rosa C)at$e0 and #0 nu#.er is *&* 1+" F"8 Confirm the information. O%a0888 Rosa C)at$e0: *&* 1+" F"8 End call. T)an% 0ou8 Good .0e8 End call. Good .0e8
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Corres(ondence
& A Hi Caro$ T)an%s 2or 0our $etter? e#ai$. IB# sorr0 .ut 9 ;on:t )e a)le to attend your ;or!shop in 4toc!holm. P$ease send? e#ai$ me some information on future ;or!shops planned... Ta%e care David Burns B Fo$$o,ing our telephone conversation this morning, cou$d 0ou ($ease send me further details of your proposal... Let #e %no, i2 0ou need an0t)ing e$se8 Hear 2ro# 0ou soon8
* C Dear 3r 888 T)an% 0ou for your email received last night. I a(o$ogise for the delay in replying. I a# ($eased to confirm ;e have reserved five single rooms for Friday Hcto)er CUth and CVth. 6e $oo% 2or,ard to seeing you in /enice. Best regards Danielle Torri D I a# ,riting to confirm our appointment on May CC. My flight gets in a)out CC a.m. I ,ou$d rea$$0 a((reciate i2 some)ody could pic! me up at the airport< 9 enc$ose a file that 9 promised to send. I $oo% 2or,ard to seeing 0ou ne?t ;ee!. Cours sincere$0 Michelle Du)ois
/ Fe)ruary WCJst> Dear 3r 8reen Than! you for your letter o2 Fe)ruary CX and for your interest in our products. 9 am sorry to hear that you ,i$$ not )e a)le to attend our presentation in March )ut 9 hope ;e can arrange a later date. 6e are planning another presentation for >pril CC. 9 enc$ose a copy of our latest catalogue and (rice list. Contact me again if you need any more in2or#ation. 9 loo! for;ard to )earing from you. @our sincere$0 Paul Eomins!y
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Letter o2 A(($ication
2 DC Bloomington 4treet London 4EUV B\CWD CW #anuary W[[U
d g Carry #ohansson CW 5amilton 4treet Brighton F5W ]E\ Dear Ms #ohansson
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9 am ;riting to apply for the position of Director of 4oft;are Development ;hich ;as advertised on your company ;e)site. 9 am presently employed )y a small computer company, )ut 9 feel that 9 am not using my !no;ledge of soft;are engineering to the full. 9 am loo!ing for a more challenging position ;here my field of specialisation could )e e?ploited in a more stimulating environment. >s you ;ill notice on my enclosed C/, the $o) you are offering suits )oth my personal and professional interests. 9 ;ould )e pleased to discuss my curriculum vitae ;ith you in more detail. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you reGuire further information. 9 loo! for;ard to hearing from you. @ours sincerely Peter 4ellers
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Location
& Locate t)e $etters8
6)ere are t)e0 sitting7
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Read and dra,8
Descri.e t)e (icture8 There are t;o des!s in our office. Hne of them is )et;een the ;indo;s, $ust opposite the door. There:s a chair at the des! and a lamp on the des! on the left. The other des! ;ith a chair is at the right ;all. Hn the des! there:s a monitor in the middle, a computer on the right and a printer on the left of the monitor. There:s a )oo!case along the ;all ne?t to the des!. The filing ca)inet is )ehind the door on the left. There are t;o armchairs and a ta)le at the ;all on the left of the door.
S)a(es
* Dra, t)e (icture5
Descri.e t)e (icture8 There:s a circle. There:s a small sGuare in the middle of the circle and a small triangle a)ove the sGuare. Hn the right there are t;o little circles one a)ove the other. There:s a dot on the left and other three dots at the )ottom of the circle.
Trends
& 3atc) t)e gra()s and descri(tions8 >D, BC, CU, DW.
Co#($ete t)e descri(tions o2 t)is gra()5 9n #anuary sales ;ere at ][,[[[ units , )ut started to 2a$$ in Fe)ruary to U[,[[[ in >pril. 9n May sales increased up to V[,[[[. 9n the ne?t three months they ;ere dro((ing steadi$0 and reached W[,[[[. 9n 4eptem)er sales rose s)ar($0 to U[,[[[. The follo;ing month sa; a further increase. 9n 3ovem)er sales re#ained constant at V[,[[[.
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Nu#.ers
A> & D X CV D] CC UW Xa _C WU Cardina$ nu#.ers 3atc) t)e ,ords and nu#.ers8 three C] eight ] fifteen ][ thirty=si? ]] eleven V forty=t;o V[ eighty=seven CV ninety=one CU t;enty=four U[
si?teen si? si?ty si?ty=si? five fifty fifteen fourteen forty
* 3atc) t)e ,ords and nu#.ers8 V[V five hundred and five V,[[V five thousand and five V,[CV five thousand and fifteen V,[V[ five thousand and fifty VCV five hundred and fifteen V,V[[ five thousand five hundred V,CV[ five thousand, one hundred and fifty
/ ]U CD C] XX ]C DV CW D[ DUW a]X WDU ]DD ___ CC[ U[V
6rite t)ese nu#.ers in ,ords8 si?ty=four thirteen si?teen eighty=eight si?ty=one thirty=five t;elve thirty three hundred and forty=t;o seven hundred and si?ty=eight t;o hundred and thirty=four si? hundred and thirty=three nine hundred and ninety=nine one hundred and ten four hundred and five
Read and ,rite in ,ords8 C,_]] one thousand, nine hundred and si?ty=si? ]V,[[[ si?ty=five thousand C[D,]X_ one hundred and three thousand, si? hundred and eighty=nine ],V[a,X_D si? million, five hundred and seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety=three U,CXV four thousand, one hundred and eighty=five WW_,U[W t;o hundred and t;enty=nine thousand, four hundred and t;o
B> & CW
Ordinate nu#.ers 6rite t)e ordinate nu#.ers in ,ords8 t;elfth CX eighteenth
WU
t;enty=fourth
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]X UU C_
si?ty=eighth forty=fourth nineteenth
V[ Da U]
fiftieth thirty=seventh forty=si?th
DW aa VD
thirty=second seventy=seventh fifty=third
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O: 2ractions 888 6rite8 the first si? even num)ers the first four odd num)ers the first four prime num)ers three point one si? t;o t;enty=three per cent t;o degrees Celsius one over si?teen t;o and three eights minus fifteen degrees Fahrenheit eight point four nine si? t;o
W, U, ], X, C[, CW C, D, V, a C, D, V, a D.C]W WD^ WcC C7C] W D7X =CVcF X.U_]W
* a . c d e 2 g ) H % $ #
Read and ,rite in ,ords8 W^ of the population DWcC ]V^ students W C7D 1 UcC V7_ U].]^ W.UX_WC D7CV U D7V C[cF CC.VD_W
t;o percent of the population thirty=t;o degrees Celsius si?ty=five percents of the students t;o and one third minus four degrees Celsius five over nine or five ninths forty=si? point si? percent t;o point four eight nine t;o one three over fifteen four and three fifths ten degrees Fahrenheit eleven point five three nine t;o
D> 3at)e#atica$ (rocesses & Read and ,rite t)e ans,ers8 Da ` ] T UD thirty=seven plus si? is forty=three WX ` U T DW t;enty=eight plus four is thirty=t;o ]_ ` a T a] si?ty=nine plus seven is seventy=si? WCX ` XD T D[C t;o hundred and eighteen plus eighty=three eGuals three hundred and one ]WV ` C_V T XW[ si? hundred and t;enty=five plus one hundred and ninety=five eGuals eight hundred and t;enty C[UW ` V]X T C]C[ one thousand and forty=t;o plus five hundred and si?ty=eight eGuals one thousand, si? hundred and ten XX 1 CW T a] DV 1 CC T WU ]D 1 DD T D[ U]W 1 CXU T WaX _X] 1 VWW T U]U CVaa 1 _CD T ]]U eighty=eight minus t;elve is seventy=si? thirty=five minus eleven is t;enty=four si?ty=three minus thirty=three is thirty four hundred and si?ty=t;o minus one hundred and eighty=four eGuals t;o hundred and seventy= eight nine hundred and eighty=si? minus five hundred and t;enty=t;o eGuals four hundred and si?ty= four one thousand, five hundred and seventy=seven minus nine hundred and thirteen eGuals si? hundred and si?ty four
* Read8 U ? V T W[ four times five is t;enty
]LDTW si? divided )y three is t;o
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X ? D T WU eight times three is t;enty four W ? _ T CX t;o times nine is eighteen V ? W T C[ five times t;o is ten
DW L X T U thirty=t;o divided )y eight is four V] L a T X fifty=si? divided )y seven is eight Wa L _ T D t;enty=seven divided )y nine is three
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Basic 2or#u$ae Read t)e 2or#u$ae8 a`)`cT? d1e`yT+ ay 1 X) T c T CW A? ` yB A? 1 yB T c A? ` yB ` c T d yYAa ` )B = cZ T ?
a plus ) plus c eGuals ? d minus e plus y eGuals + seven AtimesB y minus eight AtimesB ) eGuals c eGuals t;elve ? plus y in )rac!ets times ? minus y in )rac!ets eGuals c ? plus y in )rac!ets plus c eGuals d y AtimesB open sGuare )rac!ets a plus ) in )rac!ets minus c close sGuare )rac!ets eGuals ?
F> Read t)e dates8 & D #uly Ca_U WU #une CX]X W[ >ugust Ca]W W >pril W[[C WD March C_VD WW May C_U_ 4eptem)er CW, CDUX Decem)er _, CVa[ #anuary C[, CX[[ Fe)ruary CC, W[[W >ugust CV, Ca[D Hcto)er D[, CXUX
the third of #uly seventeen ninety=four the t;enty=fourth of #une eighteen si?ty=eight the t;entieth of >ugust seventeen si?ty=t;o the second of >pril t;o thousand and one the t;enty=third of March nineteen fifty=three the t;enty=second of May nineteen forty=nine 4eptem)er the t;elfth, thirteen forty eight Decem)er the ninth, fifteen seventy #anuary the tenth, eighteen hundred Fe)ruary the eleventh, t;o thousand and t;o >ugust the fifteenth, seventeen oh three Hcto)er the thirtieth, eighteen forty eight
G> & a . c d e 2
Te$e()one nu#.ers and e#ai$ addresses8 Read8 UUD _Xa UDW VV_ dou)le four three nine eight seven four three t;o dou)le five nine UDU V]C X[W DUC four three four five si? one eight oh t;o three four one WW_ [DU __C U[V dou)le t;o nine oh three four dou)le nine one four oh five )oris.)arte!bvolny.c+ salesbtiscali.co.u! $eniffer.WCbhotmail.com
)oris dot )arte! at volny dot c+ sales at tiscali dot co dot u! $eniffer dot t;enty=one at hotmail dot com
H> & a . c * a . c d e 2
Dot: (oint888 Read8 V]a7CD=DWC.V]8 WWD7>>=UUVD.CWX [CX7>F=UV.D[O 6rite in nu#.ers8 = *81 9 &G + = &81 9 F = &81 9 + &*G?CD4 &8EG1/ * ?DE4F"A /E?BC4&&F
five si? seven slash C D dash three t;o one dot five si? 8 t;o t;o three slash > > dash four four five three dot one t;o eight +ero one eight slash > F dash four five dot three +ero O
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Brno University of Technology Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication Department of Languages

A PRACTICAL ENGLISH HANDBOOK FOR BACHELOR STUDENTS

PhDr. Dagmar Mal !ov" Mgr. #ana Mal !ov"

GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTIONS

Introductions Introducing onese$2

@es, that:s right.

Practice5 Greetings and Introductions

Than! you very much, That:s very !ind of you,

)ut 9 ;on:t )e a)le to ma!e it then.

@ou should definitely go for it. @ou must see thatJ

Practice5 S#a$$ Ta$%

E?ampleL 5o;:s the family< = TheyNre very ;ell, than! you.

9:ve $ust )ought a ne; car 1 Fiat 4eicento.

AiiiB Ieally< >re you pleased ;ith it<

My daughter >ndrea has gone to Princeton University.

AiiiB Hh, that must )e very e?pensiveJ c

9:m afraid 9 have a )ad cold.

Hur national team ;ill )e in the Korld Cup if ;e )eat 8ermany.

AiiiB >nyone can )eat 8ermany. They have a terri)le team.

ADo youB Mind if 9 $oin you< Please, do.

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