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EXPRESSION FILES
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Meeting People
Telephoning
Welcoming a Visitor
Staying at a Hotel
At the Restaurant
Making Arrangements
Opinions and Suggestions
Invitations
Offers and Requests
Asking for Information
Social Responses
Saying Goodbye
Asking for Help
MEETING PEOPLE
Introductions
May I introduce myself ? My name's...(Francis O'Hara).
Can I'm...(Claire Chazal)
May I introduce a good friend of mine ? This is...(Jerry Adams)
Can
Excuse me, are you... (Jane Seymour) ?
Hello, you must be... (Robert Redford).
I'd like to introduce you to ....(John Major)
Let me
| How do you do
Pleased to meet you Please call me...(Elmer) |
How do you do
Pleased to meet you Then you must call me...(Gaston) |
Greetings
Hello...(Edward)
Good to see you
Nice
| How are you ?
How are things ? How's the family ? |
Fine, thanks. And you ?
Not too bad, thanks. Very well, thank you. |
Good morning
afternoon
evening
*We only say Good night when we are leaving. We don't use it as a greeting.
Goodbyes
I must go now
We really must leave now
I must be off
| It was very nice meeting you
Have a good trip journey flight I hope to see you again |
I really enjoyed meeting you, too
Thank you I hope so, too |
I look forward to... (seeing you again).
I'm looking forward to...(our next meeting).
See you on the ...(2 August) Have a good trip back
next week flight back
soon
TELEPHONING
Making contact
Hello. This is... (Jacques Chirac)
| Is that...(Sandra Brown) ?
I’d like to speak to...(Mr. Elstob) Could I speak to....(John Smith) |
Yes, speaking
Who’s calling please ? May I ask who’s calling, please ? |
I’m calling about... (the letter I sent you).
Hold the line, please.
I’m sorry... (Mr. Smith) is in a meeting at present
I’m afraid... (he’s) busy at the moment.
(she) isn’t here.
Leaving a message
Can I take a message ?
leave a message ?
Could you take a message ?
Could you ask...(her) to call...(Peter Hall) ?
tell...(him) that... (David Gates) called ?
Could you spell...(your name), please ?
What’s your number, please ?
WELCOMING A VISITOR
The journey here
Did you have a good journey ?
How was your flight ?
Did you have any problems finding us ?
How did you get here ?
Are you here on business ?
Work
What do you do ?
Where do you work ?
What are you working on currently ?
The weather
What was the weather like in...(Madrid) ?
Travel and holidays
Do you travel a lot ?
Which countries do you visit ?
Where did you spend ...(your last holday) ?
The visitor
Where do you live ?
Which part of the country/city is that ?
First impressions
What do you think of...(the new plant) ?
Is this your first visit to...(London) ?
How long are you here for ?
Sports and leisure
What do you do at the weekends ?
Do you play any sports ?
News
What the latest news on...(the election) ?
Is there any news about...(the conference) ?
STAYING AT A HOTEL
Booking a Hotel
I’d like to book a single room for 4th April
double
Arriving at a Hotel
I have a reservation
Making requests
I’d like a room, please
Could I have an early moring call, at 6 :30 ?
Could I have my bill, please ?
Can I pay by credit card ?
AT A RESTAURANT
Recommending
What do you recommend ?
The...(seafood) is usually excellent here.
I recommend the...(lobster)
Ordering
I’ll have...(the smoked salmon)
We’ll
I’d like..(the roast turkey)
We’d
Could we have...(a bottle of mineral water) ?
Offering
Do have some more...
What about...(dessert) ?
How about...(some strawberries)
Would you like...(a coffee) ?
Accepting
Yes, I’d like that
Yes, that would be very nice.
Declining
Thank you, but I couldn’t eat any more
Thanking and responding
| Thank you for an excellent meal.
Thank you for a lovely evening. |
Not at all. It was my pleasure.
I enjoyed it very much, too. |
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS
Making an appointment
When would be convenient for you ?
could we meet ?
What time are you free ?
would suit you ?
| Shall we say....(next Tuesday) ?
Is...(9 :30) possible for you ? How about....(Friday) ? What about...(the afternoon) Could we arrange...(to have lunch) ? |
Yes,...(Tuesday) suits me fine.
Yes, that’s fine. Yes, I can make it on...(Friday) No, I’m afraid I’m busy then No, I’m afraid I’ve got another appointment then |
I look forward to meeting you on...(Wednesday)
See you... (next week).
Changing an appointment
I’m very sorry I have to cancel the appointment on...(Friday)
I’m afraid I can’t manage our meeting...(tomorrow)
Could we arrange another time ?
OPINIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
| Asking for opinions
What do you think about..(the design) ? What’s your opinion of...(the quality) ? How do you feel about...(the price) ? |
Giving opinions
In my opinion...(it’s excellent) I think...(it’s rather expensive) |
| Agreeing
I agree I certainly agree with that I agree completely |
Disagreeing
I’m afraid I don’t agree I’m sorry, but I disagree |
| Asking for Suggestions
Do you have any suggestions for...(the agenda) ? Any ideas on.(the parking problem) ? |
Accepting suggestions
Yes, that’s a good idea Yes, let’s do that |
| Making suggestions
I suggest... (we meet at the hotel) ? How about.. (going by plane) ? What about..(giving a talk) ? Why don’t we...(have a meeting) ? Why not...(finish with a party) ? We could...(arrange a tennis tournament). |
Rejecting suggestions
Yes, but...(it’s too far away). I’m not sure about that. I’m afraid I don’t like that idea. |
INVITATIONS
| Inviting
I’d like to invite you to...(have dinner with me) Would you join us...(for a game of tennis) ? Would you like to...(come swimming) ? Why don’t you...(have lunch with us) ? How about...(joining us) ? |
Accepting
Thank you. I’m delighted to accept. Thank you. I’d love to. Declining I’d love to, but...(I’m afraid I can’t) Thanks a lot but...(I’ve made another arrangement) |
OFFERS AND REQUESTS
| Offering
Shall I...(open the window) ? Do you want me to...(post the document for you) ? If you like, I can...(give you some help) Would you like me to...(arrange a meeting) |
Accepting
Yes, please Thank you 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 can manage) |
| Requesting
Can you...(come tomorrow) ? Could you...(write her a message) ? Would you...(book the hotel) ? Do you think you could..(check it) ? Would you mind...(checking it) ? Do you mind...(checking it) ? |
Agreeing
Yes, of course Yes, certainly Not at all. No, of course not. |
Refusing
I think that will be difficult...(There isn’t enough time)
I’m afraid not...(I’m very busy)
I’m sorry, but that’s not possible...(I’m leaving now)
I’m afraid not.
ASKING FOR INFORMATION
Asking
I’d like some information about...(flights to Paris)
I’d like to know...(how long it takes).
Do you know...(when the train arrives) ?
Can you tell me...(how often the trains leave) ?
Could
Showing understanding
I see
Right, I’ve got that.
So, ...(the next train’s half an hour)
Asking for repetition
Could youu repeat that, please ?
Could you say that again ?
Checking
Let me check
I’ll look that up
Apologizing
I’m afraid I don’t have any information about...(domestic flights)
SOCIAL RESPONSES
| Thanking
Thanks for all your help Thank you for your advoce |
Don’t mention it Not at all you’re welcome |
| Apologizing
Sorry I’m late I’m sorry. I’ve broken a glass |
It doesn’t matter Don’t worry Never mind |
Asking for repetition
Sorry ?
Pardon ?
Could you repeat that, please ?
I’m sorry, I didn’t catch that...(your name)
| Asking and giving permission
May I sit here ? Could I use your phone Do you mind if open the window ? |
Yes, of course Please, do. No, not at all. |
| Refusing permission
Could I borrow your car ? Do you mind if I smoke ? |
Sorry, but I need it. Well, I’d rather you didn’t |
| Giving and passing things
Have you got the tickets ? Could you pass the bread, please ? |
Yes, here they are. Yes, here you are. |
| Expressing surprise
They’ve got six children now |
Really ? |
| Responding to good news
Alice is expecting a baby |
Congratulations ! That’s great ! |
| Responding to bad news
I failed to make the promotion |
Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. |
| Responding to good wishes
Have a good weekend I hope you enjoy your holiday |
Thanks. You too. Thanks, and the same to you. |
SAYING GOODBYE
Thanking for hospitality
Thank you for inviting us We’ve had a wonderful time
for everything It was really enjoyable
very much for your hospitality I really appreciated it
Thanks a lot Everything was great
Responding to thanks
I’m glad you could come
enjoyed it
found it interesting
liked it
ASKING FOR HELP
Sorry, I don’t understand
I don’t know what.....(‘currently’) means
What does...(‘working knowledge’) mean ?
What do you call this in English ?
Could you say that again, please ?
Could you repeat that, please ?
Could you speak more slowly, please ?
Could you spell that, please ?
Could you write that down, please ?