Business Start-up 1
Business Start-up 1 Name ..........................................................................................
What can you do in English?
After each unit of Business Start-up, look at the `I can' statements for that unit and tick (3) the things you can do.
1 Welcome
& I can say `hello'.
& I can introduce myself and other people.
& I can say `thank you'.
& I can say the alphabet.
& I can ask where people are from.
& I can understand the names of countries.
& I can say where I live and where it is in my country.
& I can ask for and offer hot and cold drinks.
2 Numbers
& I can say and write the numbers 0±100.
& I can ask for, understand and say phone and fax
numbers.
& I can ask for, understand and say an email address.
& I can show I understand.
& I can correct what people say.
& I can con®rm what people say.
& I can ask for, understand and say the time.
& I can say, ask for and understand prices.
& I can buy food and drinks.
3 Work
& I can say the names of places where people work.
& I can say the name of my job and others' jobs.
& I can ask what jobs people do.
& I can ask where people live and work.
& I can say and write numbers up to a million.
& I can ask and talk about what a company does.
& I can ask and talk about daily routines.
4 Information
& I can ask about and explain what things mean.
& I can ask someone to spell a word.
& I can ask someone to repeat when I don't
understand.
& I can talk about emails in my working day.
& I can read and write simple emails.
& I can talk about what you can do on the Internet.
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5 Places
& I can read and talk about business equipment and
facilities.
& I can say what business facilities I need.
& I can describe my of®ce and of®ce building.
& I can ask for and understand directions in a
building.
& I can describe my home.
& I can say sizes and measurements.
6 Action
& I can say how often I do things at work.
& I can ask others about their working life and
travel.
& I can ask about and say what's happening at the
moment.
& I can ask and answer questions about spare time.
& I can say that I like or don't like something.
7 Meeting
& I can say and write days and dates.
& I can arrange to meet someone.
& I can ask and talk about travel plans.
& I can reserve a seat on a train.
8 Reporting
& I can ask and answer questions about past
events.
& I can say when things happened in the past.
& I can ask and talk about what happened on a
business trip.
& I can talk about different types of holiday.
& I can ask and answer questions about past
holidays.
& I can read a ¯ight schedule.
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9 Communication 11 Plans
& I can talk about and ask for documents for a & I can make suggestions.
meeting.
& I can describe a sequence of activities.
& I can write about the attachments in an email. & I can discuss priorities.
& I can understand what is happening in a phone call. & I can ask and talk about plans.
& I can understand and write down a simple phone & I can talk about my objectives.
message.
& I can check into a hotel.
& I can ask to speak to someone on the phone.
& I can check out of a hotel.
& I can ask who is speaking and say who I am on the
phone. 12 Sales
& I can ask and talk about the weather. & I can talk about a company's performance.
10 Progress & I can talk about market forces.
& I can describe two services and compare them. & I can ask and talk about orders and prices.
& I can talk about the advantages and disadvantages & I can buy clothes in a shop.
of a service. & I can talk about ways of paying.
& I can give my opinion about the best choice. & I can talk about shopping.
& I can agree and disagree with people's opinions.
& I can read ¯ight departure information.
& I can check in for a ¯ight.
Congratulations on ®nishing
Business Start-up 1!
Now move onto Business Start-up 2.

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