¡Descarga English Language Learning: Dialogues and Functions - Prof. 2536 y más Exámenes en PDF de Relaciones Laborales y Recursos Humanos solo en Docsity! DATES Days Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Months January February March April May June July August September October November December 26th January: the twenty-sixth of January Years 1740: seventeen forty 1856: eighteen fifty-six 1905: nineteen oh five 1800: eighteen hundreds Figures (Cardinal numbers) 100 a/one hundred 101 a/one hundred and one 150 a/one hundred and fifty 1.000 a/one thousand 6.279 six thousand two hundred and seventy-nine 1.000.000 a/one million 2.500.000 two million five hundred thousand Time 8.00: eight o’clock 8.05: five past eight 8.15: a quarter past eight 8.30: half past eight 8.45: a quarter to nine 8.50 ten to nine Functions Introductions, greetings and goodbyes Excuse me, are you…? May I introduce myself? I’m… Let me introduce myself/ you to… I’d like to introduce you to… Oral Test 1 How do you do? Pleased to meet you. Good / Nice to see you again. How are you? / How’s life? / How’s the family? Very well, thank you. And you? / Not too bad, but very busy. I must go now. It was very nice meeting you. I look forward to seeing you. I really enjoyed meeting you, too. Have a good trip back. Thank you, and the same to you. I hope to see you again. Describing a company I’d like to introduce myself and I’ll give you some information about… Started in… Dates from… It has companies / subsidiaries in… Its head office is in… It produces/manufactures/sells… It employs… It has… employees Its worldwide turnover is… It has (X) divisions / business groups / well-known brands… It spends 5% of its revenue o R+D 50% of its revenue comes / sales come from… It has a 10% markets share in… Welcoming a visitor What’s the weather like today? It’s sunny What was the weather like yesterday? It was cloudy What will the weather like be like tomorrow? It will be sunny too. Are you here on business? Have you got any kids? Do you have any siblings? Do you like Spanish food? Have you tested…? What do you think about…? Are you visit others Spanish cities? What are you working on currently? Do you play any sport? What is the latest news on / about…? Staying at a hotel Booking a room N: Hotel Due Torre Good afternoon! Can I help you? A: Good afternoon! I’d like to make a booking N: Would you like a single or a double room? A: A single room, please. N: When would you like the room? A: For 4 and 5 April. N: Let me check if there is a room available on that date, please. Yes, no problem. What’s name, please? A: The name is Alba Gil. N: Ok, a single room for 4 and 5 April. Your reservation is confirmed. Oral Test 2 I agree completely. Disagreeing I’m afraid I don’t agree. I’m sorry, but I disagree. Making suggestions I suggest +ing… /you go… How about +ing…? What about +ing…? Why don’t we go… Why not go… We could… Asking for suggestions Do you have any suggestions for…? Any ideas on / for…? Accepting suggestions Yes, that’s good idea. Yes, let’s do that. Rejecting suggestions Yes, but… I’m not sure about that. I’m afraid I don’t like that idea. Invitations Inviting I’d like to invite you to… Would you join us…? Would you like to..? Why don’t you…? Accepting Thank you. I’d be delighted to accept. Thank you. I’d love to. Thank you. I’d enjoy that. Declining I’d love to, but I’m afraid I can’t. Thank a lot, but I’ve made another arrangement. Offers and requests Requesting Could you…? Do / Would you mind +ing…? Would you..? Oral Test 5 Do you think you could…? Agreeing Yes, of course. Yes, certainly. Not at all. No, of course not. Refusing I’m sorry, but that’s not possible. I’m afraid not. Offering Shall I…? Do you want me to…? If you like, I can… Would you like me to…? Accepting Yes, please. Thank you. I’d appreciate that. That’s very kind of you. Declining Thanks, but please don’t bother. Thanks, but that won’t be necessary. That’s very kind of you, but I don’t really need it. Asking for information Asking for information I’d like some information about… I’d like to know… Do you know…? Could you tell me…? Apologizing I’m afraid I don’t have any information about… I’m sorry, I can’t tell you… Asking for repetition Could you repeat that, please? Could you say that again? Showing understanding I see. Right, I’ve got that. So… Checking Let me check. I’ll look that up. Social responses It doesn’t matter. Don’t worry. Oral Test 6 You’re welcome Not at all. Don’t mention it. The same to you. Please do. / Go ahead. Well, I’d rather you didn’t. I’m sorry to hear that. Never mind, Better luck next time. No, I’ve been there before. Congratulations. Thanking for hospitality. Saying goodbye Thanking for hospitality. Thank you for invites us. Thank you very much for your hospitality. Thank you for everything. Positive comment We’ve had a wonderful time. I really appreciated it. It was really enjoyable. Everything was great. Responding to thanks I’m glad you could come. enjoyed it liked it. found it interesting. Saying goodbye I really must be going. We really must leave now. I must be off. I look forward to seeing you again. I’m looking forward to our next meeting. See you on the… next week. soon. Have a good trip back Telephoning Oral Test 7
