New Edition BASIC SUR International Communication for Professional People ae ie MACMILLAN® New Edition BASIC SURVIVAL International Communication for Professional People PETER VINEY on= Contents Chat —————— > Toric UNIT COMMUNICATION ‘GRAMMAR AREAS CULTURE FILE 1 Onboard Boarding an airplane; tobe; locaton; [Onan axplane Understancing numbers demonstratves: this, that [EME 2 In-tight meals | Requesting and ofering please, thanks etc. Init meals WERE 3 Landing card Personal details form-fiting to be; present simple; Do you have ..? | Asking questions TE 4 Welcometo the | Arriving by ar family relationships imperatives; was (or) Origine USA present continuous [5 Baggagein hall | Identifying bag9age) imperatives; warnings: ‘States and provinces 1 ‘demonstatves; Which one? [EME 6 Aride downtown | Transportation; requesting information | How much? (pric) “Transportation from ‘How many? (quantity); Can |help you? | airports TE THotet check-in | Checking into ahotel Do you / Does ithave..? Hote reservations TE @ Anappointment | Making an appointment time present continuous: Appointments present continuous future TEN © Breakfactbutet | Making requests; commending There 8. / Thee are. Hotel breakfasts cuntabie vs. uncountable [EM 10 Hotel reception | Requests; abit; problems ‘can. requests; Language in Canada for you him / her rites } TEM 11 Cty guide Desorbing places; adiectves; Hometowns location: facts and figures ‘behave compared THI 12 Concierge desk | Asking for and giving dections | prepositions of place; instuctions | Speling | TE 1 Wrong number | Telophone cal; apologies; present simple: want / wants; Phone pads ‘asking for repetition May tebe your? 14 Ataxinide ‘Making change: tipping What do you do?; Where are you going? Tips, taxis 15 Introductions | Inoducing yours Introduction formulas Invoductions| talking about acquaintances greetings and responses [16 tinoraies “Timetables xed arrangements ‘going to future: Dates present simple (tmotabl) future { BM 17 Visto FReceiving vistors: offering; introductions. would ike; going to (do) ieicoming [18 Connections | Telephoning; recorded information ‘frequency adverbs; present simple [Prone phrases IM 19 Festtood Requesting and paying for food Yoke ..; and For axes EM 20Gist0r ‘Shopping for gts “How mueh?; How ola? Travelers chooks Wheat size?; demonstratives, ‘ 2 Smalltak ‘Stat conversations; aking about opinions] possessive pronouns; superlatives | Topics of conversation M22 Routines Routines and habits; invitations present simple; frequency, Routines sequence words I 23 Yourcompany | Taking about your work: in charge /responsibie for, Companies, ties ‘companies; organizations reports to Wm 24 Lune ‘Suggesting lunch; ordering lunch; suggestions: Lers/How about...2: | Paying ‘offering to pay cferng: Let mo // Mousivess Socializing MM Tavel_—- Hotels Ml Money I Food & Drink Communications) someone for help predicting TOPIC UNIT ‘COMMUNICATION GRAMMAR AREAS [CULTURE FILE (HEI 25 Dealing wih problems] Checking out hotel probleme wil / won’ Formulas; ime words urgency) | Hote facies INLINE 26 Arrangements | Making appointments; booking fights | wil/ won’ future uses; Air travel hubs and Let me... spokes INL 27 Meeting people {introducing others; meeting new people; | want /'d ke + inte; Fondly names, titles formal greetings 900d! old + nitive; enjoy 100k forwaral to + ing frm TH 28 Aboutyourset [Taking about yourself personal history | past simple: was / were Degrees. vas born; How long? 28 Phone systems | Getting through on the phone; apologies | when as a connector, Phone systems | want + you + infinitive I 20 Polteinquiies | Stating conversations; past simple: had, went, Friendly questions ‘asking about the past was, were 81 Laundry (Checking information; asking about laundry | past simple: took, lft, called, fold, put | Clothes E82 Directory assistance] Asking for information; telephone services| giving instructions Emergency codes TEI 8 Atvactons Describing places; asking about plane | going to future ‘Atractions| THIN 4 Suggestions | Apologizing: suggestions: advice ‘modals: should / wil Outside office hours Why don't you ..? et. TE 35 Themena Ordering a meal; desorbing food Tate... M1have..; What would you ke? Food words I 36 Atthetable Receiving food orders; etiquette requests: could / may / ean ‘Starting a meal, toasting wo / wise; possessive, reflexive pronouns; poss. adjectives [37 Intoroste Leisure interests; kes and distkes ‘ie don't ke + ing for; Sports| ‘9004 / bad at + ing form (EM 38 emai ‘-mal the internat; business messages | instructions The internet M39 Sales tak Persuasion; making a sales pitch passives; superlatives (biggest); was | Brand names TE 40 Fightsooing Vacations; narrating aot ample narrative: Frightseeing regular / requir verbs TH 41 Let's makea deal | Comparing things; business deals past abilty: cou / couldnt Business comparisons: more, less, fewer, comparatves (bigger) [M42 Atthe port | checking in for fights; security checks | past simple; formulas with Standing in tne present perfect; none, all HIM 48 Checking out —_| Hotel check-out; using credit cards mixed tse review: ai /wi/ going to | Minibars (44 Yourcabin Describing rooms and facltes| looking forward to, hope, won't Traveling by sea [E45 Making tends | stating conversations; becoming friends | so, so far then; verbs of perception: | Question intonation look, taste I 48 sowenis ‘Shopping and bargaining would ke; passives; made of/ made in| Bargaining IN 47 Goodnews Giving and receiving news ask tol (someone) too; Reacting to bad news ‘90g to / have to / want to / need to [48 Goodbye Saying goodbye; thanking wal / going to tate; Goodbyes Transcripts pages 55-58, Communication Activites ps, 58-70, Grammar Fes ps, 71-80, Vocabulary Files ps. 81-89, Culture Fes from page 84OO _E_""— es Introducing the course ‘These are the main characters that you're going to meet in the book. You're going to meet other people too, all of them, surviving in English. Enjoy the course. PIERRE DUCHAMPS His name's Pere Duchamps, He's 1 Hes ‘SIMON CHANG His name's Smon Chang. He's ‘Canadian. He ives in Vancouver and ‘works for Pactic Fim Cruises. He's assistantin the marketing depart EDGAR YOUNG His name's Edgar Young. He's ‘American, but he works in Vancouver in Canada. He works for AmCan ‘Tavel. He's the Sales Director ‘JACK HUDSON Fis nerne's Jack Hudson, Hels ‘Arnetcan. He ives in Phoenix, Arizona, He works for Absolutely vizona Mineral ‘Waters. He's a sales representative, ‘CECILIA GRANT Her name's Ceciia Grant. She's ‘American. She's from Los Angeles, CCaltfomia. She's the Entertainment Director on the Pacific Fim Voyager.‘JOSIE CAMPBELL Her name's Josie Campbell. She's but she lives in Vancouver KENJI NAKAMURA His name's Kenji Nakamura, He's Japanese-American. He's from San Francisco, Hels a sports manager. He works for Pacific Rim Cruises. ¥ ' ‘ALIGIA ROMERO Har name's Alcia Romefo. She's ‘American. She's from San Diego, ‘Caifornia, Shes a photographer. ‘She works for Sagebrush Marketing,