Business Start-up 1

Business Start-up 1

Name ..........................................................................................

What can you do in English?

After each unit of Business Start-up, look at the `I can' statements for that unit and tick (3) the things you can do.

Welcome

5 Places

& I can say `hello'. & I can introduce myself and other people. & I can say `thank you'. & I can say the alphabet. & I can ask where people are from. & I can understand the names of countries. & I can say where I live and where it is in my country. & I can ask for and offer hot and cold drinks.
2 Numbers

& I can read and talk about business equipment and

facilities.

& I can say what business facilities I need. & I can describe my ofce and ofce building. & I can ask for and understand directions in a
building.

& I can describe my home. & I can say sizes and measurements.
6 Action

& I can say and write the numbers 0100. & I can ask for, understand and say phone and fax
numbers.

& I can say how often I do things at work. & I can ask others about their working life and
travel.

& I can ask for, understand and say an email address. & I can show I understand. & I can correct what people say. & I can conrm what people say. & I can ask for, understand and say the time. & I can say, ask for and understand prices. & I can buy food and drinks.
3 Work

& I can ask about and say what's happening at the

moment.

& I can ask and answer questions about spare time. & I can say that I like or don't like something.
7 Meeting

& I can say the names of places where people work. & I can say the name of my job and others' jobs. & I can ask what jobs people do. & I can ask where people live and work. & I can say and write numbers up to a million. & I can ask and talk about what a company does. & I can ask and talk about daily routines.
4 Information

& I can say and write days and dates. & I can arrange to meet someone. & I can ask and talk about travel plans. & I can reserve a seat on a train.
8 Reporting
events.

& I can ask and answer questions about past & I can say when things happened in the past. & I can ask and talk about what happened on a
business trip.

& I can talk about different types of holiday. & I can ask and answer questions about past
holidays.

& I can ask about and explain what things mean. & I can ask someone to spell a word. & I can ask someone to repeat when I don't
understand.

& I can read a ight schedule.

& I can talk about emails in my working day. & I can read and write simple emails. & I can talk about what you can do on the Internet.
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9 Communication
meeting.

Name ..........................................................................................

11 Plans

& I can talk about and ask for documents for a & I can write about the attachments in an email. & I can understand what is happening in a phone call. & I can understand and write down a simple phone
message.

& I can ask to speak to someone on the phone. & I can ask who is speaking and say who I am on the
phone.

& I can make suggestions. & I can describe a sequence of activities. & I can discuss priorities. & I can ask and talk about plans. & I can talk about my objectives. & I can check into a hotel. & I can check out of a hotel.
12 Sales

& I can ask and talk about the weather.

10 Progress

& I can describe two services and compare them. & I can talk about the advantages and disadvantages
of a service.

& I can give my opinion about the best choice. & I can agree and disagree with people's opinions. & I can read ight departure information. & I can check in for a ight.

& I can talk about a company's performance. & I can talk about market forces. & I can ask and talk about orders and prices. & I can buy clothes in a shop. & I can talk about ways of paying. & I can talk about shopping.

Congratulations on nishing Business Start-up 1! Now move onto Business Start-up 2.

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