Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A1 – Welcome

2 ’s   3 Are   4 ’m not   5 isn’t   6 is

7 are   8 Are   9 aren’t   10 are

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H = Hans   Ma = Maria   Mi = Mike   L = Lisa

H:   Hello, I’m Hans.

Ma:   Hi, Hans. My name’s Maria.

H:   Nice to meet you.

Ma:   Nice to meet you, too.

H:   Are you from Argentina?

Ma:   No, I’m not. I’m Brazilian.

H:   Is your boss Brazilian?

Ma:   No, she isn’t. She’s from Mexico.

Mi:   Maria! Hello!

Ma:   Hi, Mike! And Lisa! Hans, this is Mike and Lisa. They are from the UK.

H:   Nice to meet you.

Mi/L:   Nice to meet you, Hans. / Hi!

H:   Are you from London?

L:   No, we aren’t. We are from Liverpool.

1 address   2 ID card number   3 email address

4 phone number

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L = Leah   J = Jacek

L:   What’s your address, Jacek?

J:   It’s 28 Oak Road, London, W55 1TF.

L:   What’s your ID card number?

J:   It’s 124232.

L:   What’s your email address?

J:   It’s j.iwaniec@ccce.com. All lower case.

L:   OK, thanks. And what’s your phone number?

J:   It’s 020 7946 0800.

A

a 6   b 3   c 5   d 2   e 4   f 1   g 7

C

2   JAN.SMITH@SMITH.COM

3   Uwe@1-2-3.pl

4   Alex_Aziz@jump.jp

5   szulgit-k@bigio.org

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B

My email address is W underscore Schmidt at net hyphen mail dot com. That’s capital W, underscore, capital S, lowercase c-h-m-i-d-t, at all lower case net hyphen mail dot com.

C

1

A:   What’s your email address?

B:   It’s all lower case. Ben at abc dot net. That’s b-e-n at abc dot net.

2

A:   What’s your email address?

B:   It’s all capitals. Jan dot Smith at Smith dot com. J-A-N dot S-M-I-T-H at S-M-I-T-H dot com.

3

A:   What’s your email address?

B:   Capital U, lower case w-e at one hyphen two hyphen three dot p-l.

4

A:   What’s your email address?

B:   It’s Alex underscore Aziz at jump dot j-p. That’s capital A, lower case l-e-x, underscore, capital A, lower case z-i-z at all lower case j-u-m-p dot jp.

5

A:   What’s your email address?

B:   It’s all lower case, s-z-u-l-g-i-t hyphen k at b-i-g-i-o dot org.

A

3 female   4 German   5 married

6 a_weber@net-mail.de

7 232-1056   8 457-8812   9 T13247900

B

1 b   2 d   3 a   4 c   5 f   6 e

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A:   I just need to take a few details …

B:   OK, that’s ­ ne.

A:   What’s your surname?

B:   It’s Weber.

A:   Can you spell that, please?

B:   Sure. It’s W-E-B-E-R.

A:   Weber. OK, got it. You’re … Anna Weber?

B:   Yes, that’s right.

A:   Your gender is female …

B:   Right …

A:   What’s your nationality?

B:   My nationality? I’m German.

A:   Sorry, could you repeat that, please?

B:   I’m German – I’m from Germany.

A:   OK, got it. Thanks. And your marital status?

B:   Sorry?

A:   Marital status? Are you married or single?

B:   I’m married.

A:   Married. OK, thanks. And your email?

B:   Sorry?

A:   What’s your email address?

B:   It’s all lower case, a underscore weber at net hyphen mail dot d-e.

A:   All lower case, a underscore weber at net hyphen mail dot d-e.

B:   Yes, right.

A:   What’s your phone number?

B:   Two three two, one oh ­five six.

A:   Two three two, one oh ­five six.

B:   Right.

A:   OK. What’s your emergency contact number?

B:   Let’s see … . That’s Hans Weber. Four ­five seven, double-eight one two.

A:   Four ­five seven, double-eight one two? OK, got it. And ­finally, what’s your ID card number?

B:   My ID card number?

A:   Or your passport number. Can you give me that, please?

B:   Sure. My ID card number is T one three two, four seven nine double-oh.

A:   T one three two …

B:   T one three two, four seven nine double-oh.

A:   OK, thank you.

A

1 B   2 C   3 A

B

Head office, Germany:   offices, sales, canteen

Manufacturing division, China:   factory, production, canteen, employee break room

Distribution division, Poland:   warehouse, shipping and receiving

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1

My company has three locations in three countries. I work at the head office in Munich, Germany. I work for the sales department. There are ­five people in my department. The office is large and modern. It’s very light. There is a small canteen, but unfortunately, there is no gym.

2

I work in the factory in China, in the manufacturing division. The factory is modern, but it’s also noisy. I work in the production department. There’s a canteen. And there’s an employee break room. The break room is quiet!

3

I work in the warehouse in Warsaw. It’s old-fashioned – and dark. But it’s OK. I’m the manager of the distribution division. There are no offices here. In the warehouse, there’s a storage area and a shipping and receiving department. There is no canteen, but there are small restaurants near the warehouse.

A

1 Beto   2 Anna   3 female   4 Mexican

5 anna_beto@adu.com   6 07665 674 556

7 07855 334 212   8 ED4567689

B

1 surname   2 Can you   3 (And) What‘s your

4 (And) Where are   5 address   6 What‘s your

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HRA = Human Resources O­fficer   A = Anna

HRA:   So, I just need to take some information before you start work with us.

A:   No problem.

HRA:   Great. First, what‘s your surname?

A:   It‘s Beto.

HRA:   Can you spell that, please?

A:   Yes. It‘s B-E-T-O.

HRA:   And what‘s your ­first name?

A:   It‘s Anna.

HRA:   And you‘re female …

A:   Yes.

HRA:   And where are you from?

A:   I‘m Mexican.

HRA:   Okay. And what‘s your email address?

A:   It‘s all lower-case, Anna underscore Beto at A-D-U dot com.

HRA:   Is that A-N-N-A, underscore B-ET-O at A-D-U dot com?

A:   Yes, it is.

HRA:   And what‘s your phone number?

A:   It‘s 07665 674 556.

HRA:   OK. So that‘s 07665 674 556?

A:   Yes.

HRA:   Great. And what‘s your emergency contact number?

A:   It‘s 07855 334 212. It‘s my sister, Maria.

HRA:   OK, 07855 334 212?

A:   Yes.

HRA:   And what‘s your passport number?

A:   It‘s ED4567689.

HRA:   ED4567689. Got it. One last question. What‘s your marital status?

A:   I‘m single.

HRA:   Great, thank you.

1 see you again   2 Good to see   3 are you

4 come in   5 How about   6 No, thanks

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M = Man   E = Elsa

M:   Hello Elsa. Good to see you again.

E:   Good to see you, too. How are you?

M:   I‘m really well, thanks. Please come in.

E:   Thanks.

M:   How about a coffee?

E:   No, thanks. I already have one.

1 Roberto   2 rc@gon.com   3 24   4 0049 11   5 318 55

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W = Woman, M = Man

W:   Good morning.

M:   Good morning.

W:   Welcome to the White Knights Conference. What’s your surname?

M:   Camacho.

W:   Can you spell that, please?

M:   Yes, of course. C-A-M-A-C-H-O.

W:   Thank you, and your first name?

M:   Roberto, that’s R-O-B-E-R-T-O.

W:   Thank you. And is this the right email address for you? I have R C at G-O-N dot com.

M:   Yes, that’s right. R C at G-O-N dot com.

W:   And what’s your address?

M:   It’s 24 Market Road, Leeds, United Kingdom.

W:   Thanks. What’s the postcode?

M:   It’s 6-5-4-1.

W:   Thank you and what is your phone number?

M:   It’s double oh, four nine, double one, seven six, five nine, oh two.

W:   Double oh, four nine, double one, seven six, five nine, oh two. And is that your mobile number?

M:   No, that’s my phone number at work. My mobile number is double oh, double two, three one eight, double five.

W:   Double oh, double two, three one eight, double five. OK. Thank you. So, here is your …

1 Irish

2 GS876394R

3 sbrown@derwent.com

4 50 Church Road

5 1 room, 3 nights

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W = Woman, M = Man

W:   Good evening. Welcome to the Jones Hotel.

M:   Good evening. You have a room for me?

W:   Of course, what’s your name?

M:   Steven Brown.

W:   Is that S-T-E-P-H-E-N?

M:   No, it’s S-T-E-V-E-N.

W:   OK, thanks. Yes, I have your reservation. Are you German?

M:   My company is German. I’m Irish.

W:   OK, and what’s your passport number?

M:   It’s G-S-8-7-6-3-9-4-R.

W:   OK, that’s great. Thank you. And what’s your email address?

M:   It’s S brown at Derwent dot com.

W:   Sorry, can you repeat that?

M:   Of course. It’s S- brown, that’s all lowercase, S-B-R-O-W-N, at Derwent, that’s D-E-R-W-E-N-T dot com.

W:   Thanks. And what’s your home address?

M:   Fifty Church Road, Westport, Ireland, F-2-8 V-B-5-6.

W:   OK, so that’s fifty Church Road, Westport, Ireland, F28 VB56. And you want one room for two nights.

M:   No, it’s one room, for three nights.

W:   Three nights? OK. No problem. I can change that.

M:   Thank you.

W:   So your room is 527 and it’s …