Networking Sentence-building hows ting for more on the vocabulary ‘of busness ties see page 95, 6 Business travel There is not much to say about most airplane journeys. Anything remarkable must be disastrous, so you define a good flight by negatives: you didn't get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn't throw up, you weren't late, you weren't nauseated by the food. Paul Theroux, travel writer 4 Do you ever travel on business? If not, would you like to? What do you think are the worst things about business travel? 2 Combine one word from each section to make at least ten sentences. Start by ‘making collocations from columns 3 and 4. Add your own ideas, if you like 3 Look at these ways of emphasising your opinions: What I realty like is finding out about different cultures. What I hate most is being away from my family. The thing I love most is visiting foreign places. The best thing for me is getting out of the office for a few days. The worst thing for me is flight delays. ‘Work in groups. Tell other people in the group what you like and dislike most about travelling. 6 Business travel 29On the move 1 E86.) Listen to eighteen short conversations involving people travelling on business, Where are the speakers? Write the numbers of the conversations under the correct location below. In the taxi On the plane At check-in, At customs: In departures At the hotel 2 Now match the halves of the following qu conversations you just listened to. ons. They were all in the 1 2 what time you stop serving dinner? 2 b have your room number, please? 3° Would you mind © switch off your laptop now, please, si? 4 Can you tell me d_ not smoking, please? 5 Would you please © to open your luggage, please, madam? 6 Could I ask you f make sure your seatbelt is fastened? 7 Do you think I could 9 send a fax from? @ Is there somewhere I could have an alarm call at half past six tomorrow morning? (Grammar link 3 Which first halves of the questions above could go before: formore on poke vestion fom see : co -» buy some stamps? hurry or I miss my plane? which terminal | need? lending me some money until I find a cashpoint? . 10 wait outside for five minutes? borrow your mobile? The nightmare journey Fluency How well do you cope on business tips? Work with & partner t0 sort out 1 series of problems, Speaker A see page 118. Speaker B sce page 122. S 1 24 6 Business travelTransatlantic crossing 4 if your company asked you to relocate to Britain oF the States, which would you choose? 2 Look at the article below. What do you think the title means? Quickly read the first paragraph to find out. 3. Now read the article and think about the questions on the right. Then discuss them with partner. Ron Kastner icacassic now Yoter: tof te plane, st ofthe airport. Camying a single snail bag, he walks: _Sreght through immigration and customs. He 1 Is business class really 5 ‘deesrt ook ke hes pant sk hows inthe a that much better than {business dass will do that to you). He owns ‘economy? ‘en epettrectin the East Vilage hn Manhattan, but tonight London is hor: 2 Would you tke Ron «fle in Sora, Londoris wealthiest neighbourhood, Kesinor Kastner’ life? resident ofa plaoe called NY-LON, a single ciy incomveriently seperated by 10 an ooean, He fies between the two cles up to tive times a month. Davie Eastran tes thet. A Londoner who a VP at Agnoycom i Now 2 Do you havea favourte “ech tae to JFK Heat 0 fen hoon a ft-name aiine? ‘basis with the Virgin Allaniic business class cabin crew. As clleren as New YorcerdLendon a, rong nator ol people ze 4 Do Now Yoran London 15. vra, waking and plain nthe to ies as hey were ene The es share a cute? Or even ae drawn together by a hued lrguage and cut, but most by alanguage? money — more of which flows through Wall Street and the City each day 5 What other financial than a he oto th wal fercilcerers combiad. The beam centres could eventually Irencalsevoes attacked akerisrg agence, accountng fis and overtake London and so rerageent corsulerdes ooh cls. Ten game ell rd restart New York? tpsinases,achictue and doi realestate ances, a 6 What ae the other boom avd toute and ter sence rece, industies these days? ‘iver Best, he Lndonasad rate decor fad agency TEWA saxs 7 How would you descrbe "Now Yt and Londoner th so trendy an so mod row es of the cy where you tive? ‘2 faction, at, photooraphy, music” "We dream about each others cies ‘cays Joe! Kissin, a New Zealander who alter 25 years in London bought a ‘penthouse on New York’ Fith Avenue. ifyoure in New York your dream is 8 Which two cities would Lordion, and if youre in London your dream is Now Yor ‘you like to have homes in? 4 ‘Try to guess the meanings of the words and expressions in bold from their context.Where in the world? 1 Where would a business traveller see the following? Half of them are in New York and half in London. Write NY or L next to each, a Walk/Dont walk _____ J Open Mon thru Fri___ b Freeway 2m ke Parking lot _ © Giy center ____ Taxis: queue here Rest rooms m Car park full @ Underground _ 1 Chemists 1 Lift out of order © Tuck stop 9 Gas station P. Colour copies 10p hh Motorway services 15m q_ Subway _ 1 Roundabout ahead F Trolleys, 2 Ello. Listen wo the cassette, Where do the conversations take place? Write the numbers in the boxes. London L| New York [1 10 In arrivals 4 Els Listen to four conversations in which people meet at the aisport and answer the questions a pas Haseena What topics do they discuss? What plans do they make? 28 6 Businoss travelGreeting visitors 2 Complete the following by putting one word in each box. All the expressions You You You We So, So, So, So, Wve were in the conversations you just listened to, be waiting for ma, it that’s with you. be tired ater your long fight T nope that's be Alan Hayes. he his apoiogies. me take those for you. Susan her love. me help you with your bags. Martin his regards. you into the Savoy. Lolly, | managed to ‘some sleep on the plane. a table for 1.50. thought we could some lunch Now, lets see if we can tax. are things? is married ite? Iwas expecting to Mr Hil is businoss? Thanks for coming to me. was your fight? 1d ke you to Graham Banks. Yoased Wu. upgraded. penal Ms a taxi waiting outside, 3. The red-eye is a longhaul night flight. Work with a partner to practise meeting colleague off the red-eye in New York. Speaker A sce page 119. Speaker B see page 123,