Let’s Talk Business

Module A
Session 5
I. Numbers

535 233,499
five hundred Two hundred and thirty-three
and thirty five thousand, four hundred and
ninety-nine
50%
fifty percent
$20
2.5 Twenty dollars
two point five
£3.50
€45,000 p.a. three pounds fifty
forty-five thousand euros
€19.99
per year
nineteen euros ninety-nine
II. Vocabulary.

quarter
• The worst time was the last __________of the year.
currencies
• Many countries use their own _________.
percent
• The brand has increased sales by fifteen_________
this year.
• The business has lost a small ________
fraction of its clients.
• I can only estimate
_______ the cost, I can´t give you an exact
number.
• The accountant __________
forecasts a 30% of increase by the
end of the month.
III. Useful language to express estimates.

• Just under 45
• Roughly 45
• 45 or so
• Somewhere in the region of 40
• Upwards of 45

Fewer than More than About or around

• Somewhere in
• Just under • Upwards of
the region of
• Roughly
• …or so
IV. Dialogue sample.

Phyllis: Hello.
Lucas: here
Hello, Phyllis. Lucas 1._________
Phyllis: Oh, hi Lucas. What can I do for you?
Lucas: quarter Is it ready?
I’m actually calling about your sales report for the 2._________.
Phyllis: afternoon
Almost, I’ll finish it later today. I can send it to you buy this 3 .__________
Lucas: results
Great. How about the 4.__________? Do they look good?
Phyllis: forecast . And your market.
Amazing! Our sales figures are better than 5. ________
bigger
share is 3 percent 6.___________ than last quarter.
Lucas: Wow! That is great