Work alone. Choose a place that is about a 10 minutes’ walk from your school. Think about how to give directions from the front entrance of your school. Listen to each other’s directions and guess the places. Working in an office Have you ever worked in an office? Would you like to work in one in the future? Why? /Why not? Sarah’s doing an internship at a New York travel review and booking website called stayraternyc.com. Listen to the conversation with her boss. How long has Sarah been working there? Listen again and match 1–8 with the sentence parts A–H. 1 I’m looking for A some new files too? 2 Do you know where B any starting points? 3 And do you have C it will take me to come up with some good packages? 4 Do we also D about the restaurants? 5 Can you recommend E some background information. 6 Do you have any information F organise all-inclusive packages? 7 How long do you think G I can do? 8 Is there anything else H they might be? Can you remember which jobs Sarah has to do? Tick () the ones that are mentioned. put together packages create an Excel spreadsheet create new files compile information for a product presentation edit a text for the website sort the mail1 compare offers distribute documents and contracts print out a document update the customer database liaise with sister websites file invoices alphabetically Now write down as many pieces of office equipment and office supplies as you can remember from the conversation. Check your notes with the pictures on p. 144. Did you forget anything? Work in A/B pairs. You’re going to role play the situations below. Read the two situations. Business training. Have the two conversations using expressions in 16 and 20–21. Examples: Hi, I’m looking for the post office. /Do you know where the big printer is? Change roles and have two more conversations. 1 mail (AE): post 18 Speaking a b 19 Listening a b d37b8u 16 20 Vocabulary Getting information d37b8u 16 21 Vocabulary Office duties, equipment and supplies a b c 22 Speaking a Student A, you work in a tourist office ; student B is your intern. Decide where the office is and think of five jobs you want B to do. Student B, talk with A about the things he/she wants you to get done. Think of five questions to ask. Student B, tell student A the name of a place you know well. A, you’re visiting this place. Think of five questions to ask. B, you work in the tourist office there, think of five things to recommend and how to get there. 1 2 b c 48 Language skills Extras Explore 4 City life Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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