- No way! So do I.
- Iâve never tried it, but Iâd like to.
Tips / Remember this
Language focus
Next steps
Findâing comâmon groâund
Paying and resâponding to comâpliments
Learn vocabâulary relâated to hobâbies and intâerests
Chapter title
Aims
Key phrases
9
Whoâs who and whatâs what
- Intrâoduce a visâitor to colâleagues
- Give a comâpany tour
- Show intâerest in how my busâiness parâtner works
- Iâd like to intâroduce you to the team.
- Come and meet Tom. Heâs our Sales Manaâger.
- Let me expâlain how our orgâanizatâion works.
- Let me give you a tour of our depâartment.
- Accoâunts are on the top floor.
- Most peoâple work from home one day a week.
- Youâre lucky to have a canâteen in the buiâlding.
- Thank you for shoâwing me aroâund.
- Struâcturing small talk
Tips / Remember this
Language focus
Next steps
- Corpâorate culâture
- Giving and recâeiving gifts
Recoâmmending colâleagues
Learn vocabâulary to talk about your comâpany
Chapter title
Aims
Key phrases
10
Enteârtaining
- Enteârtain and be entâertained
- Make and accâept invâitations
- Feel conâfident about makâing small talk in a resâtaurant
- Would you like to join me for dinâner this eveâning?
- That would be great.
- Is there anyâthing I need to know befâore I make a resâervation?
- Do you need any help with the menu?
- Can you recâommend somâething else?
- You shoâuld try the vegâetables.
- It was fabâulous, but I couâldnât posâsibly eat any more.
- Thanks for briânging me here. Itâs been a wonâderful expâerience.
- My pleâasure. Iâm so glad you like the food.
Tips / Remember this
Language focus
Next steps
Enteârtaining in difâferent culâtures
- Paying the bill
- Refuâsing food polâitely
Revise regâularly
Chapter title
Aims
Key phrases
11
Tell us a story
- Tell intâeresting stoâries
- Use humâour in small talk
- Show intâerest in stoâries
- Iâll never forâget the time I ...
- Funny you shoâuld say that, but a simâilar thing hapâpened to me.
- It was befâore we had mobâiles.
- Youâre not going to belâieve this, but ...
- You shoâuld have seen their faces!
- Anyway, in the end, ...
- Youâre jokâing, right?
- How terârible!
- Iâm not surâprised.
- Were you all right?
Tips / Remember this
Language focus
Next steps
- Struâcturing your story
- Jokes and humâour
Past tenâses
Learn how to tell a good story
Chapter title
Aims
Key phrases
12
Sensâitive topâics
- Make small talk witâhout cauâsing offâence
- Discâuss senâsitive topâics
- Deal with insâensitive queâstions
- This is a litâtle embâarrassâing, but we donât norâmally do that.
- To be honâest, Iâd preâfer not to talk about it.
- To tell you the truth, I wouâldnât know.
- You know, I reaâlly couâldnât say.
- Donât worry about it.
- No need to apoâlogize.
- I totâally undâerstand.
- Sorry. I had no idea.
- I apoâlogize. You must think Iâm terâribly insâensitive.
- Iâm so sorry to hear that.
Tips / Remember this
Language focus
Next steps
- Dealâing with difâficult topâics
- Taboo gesâtures
Contâradictâing polâitely
Learn how to read a news story about a place you are visâiting or intâerested in
Chapter title
Aims
Key phrases
13
Goodâbye â for now!
- End a conâversatâion polâitely
- Make peoâple want more
- Look to the futâure
- Anyway, Iâd betâter be going if I want to catch my fliâght.
- It was a pleâasure to meet you.
- Give me a call the next time youâre in London.
- Itâs been reaâlly nice talâking to you again.
- Please excâuse me. I have to make a phone call.
- Right, then. Weâll be in touch soon.
- Thanks again for your hosâpitality.
- See you soon.