Beginner Business English Listening: Practical Dialogues for Meeting Arrangements

Learning English is not just about mastering grammar and vocabulary; more importantly, it is about using them naturally in real situations. However, textbook sentences are often too formal and differ greatly from real-life expressions. To speak authentic and natural English, you need exposure to dialogues in real contexts. Here, we select frequently used English expressions in daily life, covering social, work, and travel scenarios, helping you get rid of 'textbook English' and learn what native speakers actually use. Below is content from this edition of New Cambridge Business English (Beginner) Unit 11a. Consistent practice will make your English more practical!

Good morning, Europa Events, can I help you? Oh, good morning. My name's Daniel Black from Antek. Could you give me a quotation for the organization of a marketing conference, please? Yes, of course. I'll need to take some details first. So it's Daniel Black from Antek. Can you spell the company name, please? Yes, it's A-M-T-E-C-H. And what's the address? Westbourne Business Park Brighton, B-N-2, 3-E-Q and the phone number is 0123 485 671 / 01273 485671. And it's a marketing conference. How many delegates will there be? Between 35 and 40? Do you have a preferred location? Yeah, well, we were looking for an affordable place. It's always the big question, isn't it? Could you tell me what your budget is, please? 20,000 maximum. Okay. And when do you want to hold the conference, in September or October? How long would you like it to last? A weekend. We'd like the delegates to arrive for dinner on Friday evening and leave after lunch on Sunday. Will you want to have the delegates in one room for the whole conference? Or will you need seminar rooms? Well, we plan to break into two discussion groups during the day, so we'll need one seminar room in addition to the main conference room. Right, Mr. Black. That's all I need to ask you for the moment. I'll look at your requirements and make a written proposal for the end of the week. Fine, thanks very much.

Good morning, Daniel Black. Hello, this is Rachel Day from Europa Events. Hello, how are you? Fine, thanks. I'm phoning about the marketing conference. I'd like to check some details before I send you the letter of confirmation. Sure, go ahead. So the conference will be held on September 25th to 27th for 37 delegates. All of the delegates will require accommodation for two nights. Right. You will have the use of one conference room plus a smaller seminar room. Is that correct? Yes, that sounds right. Now there's just one thing I'm not sure about. Did you say that you want the delegates to pay their own bar and phone bills before they depart? No, just their phone bills. So all drinks should go on the master account. That's right, yes. Fine, that's all I need to know, thanks. And are you going to be in the hotel at the time of the conference? No, it won't be me, as I'll be at another conference then. One of my colleagues will be waiting for you at the hotel when you arrive. I'll be able to give you the name of your contact person in a few days. Great, thanks. So I'll confirm the whole thing in writing. You should receive the letter by the end of the week.

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