PASS

Cambridge BEC Useful Phrases

W R I T I N G In addition, | Adding to that,
Making arrangements Contrasting ideas
Suggesting times and dates However,
How about | What about the following week | Although,
..a few weeks later? Despite | In spite of
Would the week ofwork for everyone? () W/while | whereas
Shall we say February 8? Making comparisons
I suggest we Both | Neither
Lets Like | Unlike
Why dont we? Linking cause and effect
I think we should/could because of | as a result of | due to | owing to
Couldnt we? This means
If we, we should/could leads to | results in
Asking for suggestions
When would suit you | your team (best)?
Did you have a time | place in mind? Expressing hindsight
What (time/date) would you suggest? We can talk about hypothetical
Saying we are unavailable situations in the past in the following
Im afraid hes/shes (etc.) busy then. ways:
Sorry, but I cant make it then. With hindsight, we should/could have
Using the present continuous for talking What we should/could have done is
about fixed arrangements If we had, we would not have
Theyre working on another project

Letters of invitation S P E A K I N G
Inviting/Offering Leaving voicemail messages
We would like to invite you Prepare the listener fort the message
We should be very pleased if you could This is *name from *company xy
We would be delighted if you could Its 9.30 on Wedensday morning.
Thanking Im ringin about the sales report
Thank you (very much) for your (kind) Make requests simple and polite
invitation to Could you send me the report, please?
Accepting Could you please call me back?
I would be very pleased to Give clear contact information
I would be delighted to Im in Helsinki until Friday.
Declining My Telefone number is .......
Unfortunately, due to, I am unable to
I am afraid I will not be able to accept your Taking messages
kind invitation forbecause Offering help
Im sorry, shes not here/in today. Can I help
Describing duties and responsibilities you?
My job is to Im afraid hes visiting a customer. Can I take
Im responsible for a message?
My job involves Asking for information
In this/my job you have to Could you ask whos calling, please?
Could you give me your (mobile) number,
Writing a report please?
Introduction Checking information
The aim/purpose of this report is to Could you spell that, please?
This report aims to So, thats 27 November?
This report sets out to Promising action
Findings Ill give her the message as soon as possible /
It was found that as soon as she gets back.
clearly show(s) that Ill ask him to call you as soon as possible.
Conclusion(s)
It was decided/agreed/felt that
No conclusions were reached regarding the
In conclusion,
On balance,


Recommendations (for proposals)
We would recommend that
It is suggested/recommended/proposed
that
Adding ideas
Furthermore, | Moreover,