34 Business Spotlight 3/2020 LANGUAGE TEST
- Hello and welcome! (7 points)
First, Julia, the receptionist, then Sue welcome
Jake to the offices. Rearrange the jumbled words
to form the missing sentences.Julia: Good afternoon, sir. And welcome to
GinGinny.
Jake: It’s great to be here.
Julia: I / take / name, / please / your / could
(A)?
Jake: It’s Jake Sims.
Julia: Oh, Mr Sims. You’re our guest of honour
today.
Jake: That’s nice to hear!
Julia: up / was / how / trip / your
(B)?
Jake: Very pleasant. There were no delays on the
trains this time.
Julia: That’s unusual! Here’s your visitor’s badge.
coat / may / up / your / I / hang
(C)?
Jake: Thanks.
Julia: OK, so Sue is expecting you.
I’ll show you to the boardroom.
you / me / would / follow / to / like
(D)?Sue: Jake! You made it!
doing / are / how / you
(E)?
Jake: I’m fine, thanks. And you?
Sue: Great.
to / see / again / it’s / you / lovely
(F).
Jake: It’s great to be here.
Sue: this / before / Scotland / have / you /
part / to / ever / of / been
(G)
?
Jake: Many, many years ago. This is a beautiful
place. What a fantastic view!
Sue: Thank you so much. We like it, too. It is
rather special.- Building relationships (7 points)
Match the questions (A– G) to the correct
responses (1–7).A. May I introduce you to Nicola, our event
manager?
B. Would you like something to drink?
C. Whereabouts are you staying?
D. How do you find the city?
E. I can’t believe the weather we’ve been
having, can you?
F. So, whereabouts are your offices in London?
G. How about we grab a bite to eat in the can-
teen before we start?- Oh, just water for now, please.
- Not far from King’s Cross.
- Nice to meet you.
- That would be great. A light snack perhaps?
- It’s pretty miserable, isn’t it!
- It’s wonderful. Very lively!
- In a small boutique hotel, very close to the
castle.
A– ; B– ; C– ; D– ; E– ; F– ; G–Work as a team:
impress your
visitors