ELEMENTARY BUSINESS ENGLISH

Session 4
UNIT 2: Location and USEFULNESS
Technology
Lesson 1 This topic can help you be prepared to talk with confidence about
work and company’s different locations as well as have good
Specific achievement communication with the organizations that could be spread all over
By the end of the lesson, the the world.
students will be able to talk about
their company location and buildings
and ask for details about places,
using there + be.
 Warm up

1. How many locations does UTP have?

2. Do you always study a the same place?

3. Where is the administrative center? Jack Ma

 READING
Read about Spectrum Brands. Is the company in different locations? Where?

Spectrum Brands is a global consumer products Company. It

produces batteries, lighting, and grooming products. It has a
number of world-class brands, including Rayovac, Varta, and
Remington. Spectrum Brands operates on six continents, it has
about 10,000 employees, and it sells its products in around 120
countries.

Listen to a presentation about Spectrum Brands. Number the following continents and regions in
Track 19 the order you hear them.

The Middle East _______ North America _________ Latin America _________
Asia-Pacific _________ Africa _________ Europe _________
 Listen again and write numbers and locations in the notes below.
Track 19

WORKPLACE WHERE
Head office Atlanta, USA
Technical centre Madison, Wisconsin
Factories twenty-one in (1) ____________________
four in (2) ______________ (Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia)
two in (3) _________________ (Germany, UK)
one in (4) __________________
Sales offices (5) ________________ in North America
(6) ________________ in Latin America
(7) ________________ in Asia- Pacific
(8) ________________ in Europe
One in Dubai for the (9) _________________and Africa
Distribution centres (10) ___________________ around the world
Look at the pictures and match the words to these definitions.
Distribution
centre

Research and development sales office

(R&D) centre

head office factory

1. We make products here. _______________________
2. This is where we test the products and do research and development. ___________________
3. When our sales reps aren’t with a customer, they work here. ___________________
4. The management department of the company works here. ___________________
5. We deliver the products to customers from this location. _______________________
LANGUAGE AT WORK: There is / are / Some / any

Read about Dubai. Is it a good location for business? Why?

Why do more businesses choose Dubai?
LOCATION
Dubai is at the centre of the Middle East and the city is the perfect meeting place foe the markets of
Europe, Asia, and Africa. There are over 65 airlines to 100 destinations worldwide from our international
airport.
BUSINESS
Dubai is the perfect location for a regional office and has conference and exhibition centres. There are
some excellent services (banks, law firms, advertising agencies) and hotels at every price.
TRANSPORT
Unlike many cosmopolitan cities, there isn’t a problem with transport in Dubai. Take a taxi or use public
transport – there’s a bus every 20 minutes on most bus routes.
Write the number with the correct use explanation.
1. There isn’t a problem... _____ Positive sentence in singular.
2. There are over 65 airlines... _____ Positive sentence in plural.
3. There aren’t poor services … _____ Negative sentence in singular.
4. There’s a bus... _____ Negative sentence in plural.
LANGUAGE AT WORK: There is / are / Some / any
Complete this table for questions and short answers.
Questions Short answers
Is there …? Yes, _____________. / No, there isn’t.
Are there…? Yes, there are. / No, ______________.

Complete their conversation with words from the list. Then listen and check your answers.

there are - there is - there isn’t - is there - are there

A: Dubai is a great location for a conference. The weather is always good.

B: What about the airport? _________________________ lots of international flights?
A: Yes, ________________. And _________________a problem with transport from the airport because
public transport is excellent in Dubai.
B: But ___________________________ a good place for a conference?
A: Yes, _________________ . It’s the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention complex. It’s perfect.
LANGUAGE AT WORK: There is / are / Some / any
Read the sentences and complete the chart with the bold words.
There’s a taxi.
There are some taxis. Use ______________ in affirmative sentences in plural.
There aren’t any taxis.
Are there any taxis? Use ______________ in negative and questions in plural.
Is there a taxi?

Ask and answer questions about your place of work / university.

In the Company / university Near the Company / university

Is there a car Car park for staff Good restaurants
park for staff? Canteen Airport
Yes, there is. Drinks machines Shops
Conference room Gym
Library Cinema
ATM
PRACTICALLY SPEAKING: How to start and end a telephone call

Read these expressions for the telephone. Are they at the start or the end? Who says them? The caller, the
receiver, or both?

start / end caller / receiver

1. Hello, the Dubai Grand hotel.
2. Can I help you?
3. This is… TIP| This is…
4. I’m calling about… On the telephone say your
5. Thanks for your help. name like this:
6. You’re welcome. This is Emily Brown.
7. Goodbye. My name’s Emily Brown.
It’s Emily Brown.
NOT I am Emily Brown.
Listen to the conversations and check your answers.
Track 21
BUSINESS COMMUNICATION: Leaving telephone messages
Key expressions Listen to a telephone conversation. Complete the message.
Asking to speak to someone
Could I speak to…? Track 23 Message for: _________________________
I’d like to speak to…
Is…there? From: _______________________________
Calling about: _________________________
Leaving a message
Could I leave a message? Phone number: _______________________
My number is …
Can she call me back (as soon as Call back?  Urgent?
possible)? Match 1-9 to a-i. Then listen again and check. Track 23
Take a message 1. Could I speak ____ a. … your message.
I’m sorry, but she isn’t here / available. 2. I’m sorry, but ____ b. … a contact number?
Can I take a message? c. … a message for her?
3. Could I leave ____
Can I have a contact number?
4. It’s ____ d. … right?
I’ll give him / her your message.
5. So ____ e. … that’s A-N-D-A-C.
Checking details 6. Can she call ____ f. … to Teresa Baum, please?
So that’s … 7. Can I have ____ g. … Richard Andac.
Is that right? 8. Is that ____ h. … she isn’t here this morning.
9. I’ll give her ____ i. … me back as soon as possible?
Correcting details
No, it’s N as in New York / O as in Oslo.
LET’S CHECK
Put the words in italics in the correct order to complete the dialogue.
A: ADAC. Good morning.
B: Hello. Could / I / to / speak (1)__________________________ Adira Chen, please?
A: I’m / she’s / but / sorry (2)____________________________________ in a meeting.
B: Oh. Could / leave / a / I / message (3)___________________________________?
A: Sure.
Complete the text with words from the list.
Distribution centres – factories – sales offices – technical centre – head office
I work for an international company. Our __________________is in Sweden – that’s where the management works. Our
reps work from 30 _________________________ around the world, but we only have six ________________ for our
stock. We make the products in the Far East – our __________________ are in China, but our main
______________________ is in India – this is where we develop new products.
Complete these sentences with some / any / a / an
1. There are ________________ drinks in the meeting room – are there _________ biscuits?
2. There aren’t ___________ sandwiches for lunch, but there is ________ restaurant near the office.
3. Are there ______________ parking spaces in the car park for them?
4. There are __________ name cards for them and ____________ info pack about the company at Reception.
UNIT 2: Location and
Technology
Let’s remember:
Lesson 1
Answer these questions:
Specific achievement 1. Are there any restaurants near the university?
By the end of the lesson, the
students will be able to talk about
2. When do we use “some” ?
their company location and buildings 3. When do we use “any”?
and ask for details about places,
using there + be.

What parts of the class were difficult?

What parts of the class were easy?

Thank you!