PLANNING

BUSINESS

IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL

Talk about schedules.

Make
and
change
arrangements
and
appointments.
Learn expressions used in
correspondence.
Arrange a meeting.
Read technical passages.

STRATEGIES FOR
LANGUAGE LEARNING

SKILLS TO DEVELOP

Listening: Discussing and

completing an itinerary.
Discussing a business trip.
Arranging appointments on
the phone. Changing
appointments.
Speaking: Taking about
schedules.
Writing: Sentences with
polite remarks. Writing a fax
to a hotel.

TRIPS

Making predictions
Transferring information
Word associations
Guessing meanings from
context
Matching
Skimming and Scanning
WORD POWER

Itinerary,
business
apologizing,
expressions
requesting,
confirming,
passages.

schedules,
trips,
traveling,
for
thanking,
technical

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Present progressive: ing

form for future time.
Will for future.

Short/complete answers

COMMUNICATIVE
TASKS

Information gap: Talking

about schedules.

Class work:

Reading: Computed
Tomography

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Individual
Closed pairs
Open pairs
Team/group work

ARRANGEMENTS FOR A BUSINESS TRIP

A.

Have you ever been abroad? For what purpose? What

arrangements do you think have to be made before someone goes on a business trip
abroad? Make a list.

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..
..
..

B.

LISTENING. (FA:TB PAG. 30)

Olivia Miller is going to Bombay on business. Listen to her discussing the trip with her
secretary and complete the itinerary.

LANGUAGE FOCUS
Study these ways of talking about the future.
Present progressive (for arrangements)

Will (for sudden decisions and promises)

Im arriving on Monday.
Youre seeing him at 2.00
Shes staying at the Oberoi.

Ill make and appointment.

Ill ask my boss.
Ill confirm it at once.

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SPEAKING. Complete this conversation with the correct form of the verb.
Use the verbs in the box to help you. Practice the conversation with a partner.
Come

Olivia:
Assistant:
Olivia:
Assistant:
Olivia:
Assistant:
Olivia:
Assistant:
Olivia:
Assistant:

fly

see

fax

stay

When .. to New York?

Friday morning. Your flights at nine 0clock.
Where.?
At the Royalton Hotel. Im afraid the Plaza is full.
when ..Bill Urwin?
Friday afternoon at four oclock, local time.

Neil to the meeting, too.

Yes, he is.
Good, but he needs a copy of the report for it.
Right. ..it this afternoon.

1. Expressions used in correspondence. The words in italics express

politeness.
Requesting
Could you please confirm my reservation?
We would be grateful if you could return the booking form today.
Giving good news
I am pleased to invite you to the annual conference.
Giving bad news
Unfortunately, Ms Gilberston is not able to meet you.
Im afraid we will not be able to meet as planned.
Thanking
Thank you for your hospitality.
We were pleased to see you last week.
Confirming
I confirm your meeting next Thursday.
I am pleased to confirm your reservation for next week.

A. Now rewrite these phrases to make them more polite like this:
a. Cancel my reservation: I would be grateful if you could cancel my reservation.
b. Mr Peterson can come to the reception on 1 May:
c. Mrs Lingren cant come to the reception on 1 May:
d. I want an appointment on 22 May:
e. Send me confirmation of my booking:

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B.

LISTENING. (FA:TB PAG.32)

Listen to Jeff Morgan discussing a business trip to Orlando.

When is he traveling to Orlando?
a. 9 January

b. 19 January

c. 29 January

How many nights does he want to stay there?

a. 1 night

b. 2 nights

c. 3 nights

When is the meeting with Orion?

a. 1 February

b. 5 February

c. 21 January

Writing. You are Jeff Morgans assistant. Write a fax to the Marriot Hotel and a
fax to Orion for him.

C.

LISTENING. (FA:TB PAG. 33)

This is Kate Williams diary. Listen to two phone calls and fill in the appointments.

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D. Expressions used to make an appointment.

Suggesting a time
When would be convenient?
When would suit you?
Are you free on Monday?
How about 10.00?

Saying Yes
Thats fine
That suits me
Saying No
Im afraid I cant make Wednesday.
Im sorry, I cant manage the morning.

SPEAKING: Practice this conversation with a partner. Follow the guidelines.

A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.
A.
B.

Answer the phone.

Explain why you are calling. (Say you want to meet someone for a meeting)
Find out when would be a good time to meet.
Suggest a day
Agree. Suggest a time and place to meet.
Agree.
Confirm the arrangement.
Finish the call.

READING
Computed tomography
Computed tomography (CT), originally known as computed axial tomography (CAT or CT scan)
is a medical imaging method employing tomography where digital geometry processing is used to
generate a three-dimensional image of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray
images taken around a single axis of rotation. The first commercially viable CT scanner was
invented by Godfrey Newbold Hounsfield in Hayes, England at Thorn EMI Central Research
Laboratories using X-rays. Hounsfield conceived his idea in 1967, and it was publicly announced
in 1972. It is claimed that the CT scanner was "the greatest legacy" of the Beatles; the massive
profits from their record sales enabled EMI to fund scientific research.
Computed tomography (CT) scan uses X-rays to make detailed pictures of structures inside of the
body. During the test, you will lie on a table that is hooked to the CT scanner, which is a large
doughnut-shaped machine. The CT scanner sends X-ray pulses through the body area being
studied. Each pulse lasts less than a second and takes a picture of a thin slice of the organ or area.

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One part of the scanning machine can tilt to take pictures from different positions. The pictures are
saved on a computer.
A CT scan can be used to study many parts of your body, such as the chest, belly, pelvis, or an arm
or leg. It also can take pictures of body organs, such as the liver, pancreas, intestines, kidneys,
adrenal glands, lungs, and heart. It also can study blood vessels, bones, and the spinal cord.
From the text, write down four cognates:
............................ ................................. ..................................... ..................................
Find the words in italics in the reading. Then match with the description.
Belly____
Liver____
Kidneys____
Lungs____
Blood vessels____
Chest____

a. organs that filter wastes.

b. transport blood throughout the body.
c. It produces bile.
d. is the essential respiration organ.
e. the thorax.
f. the stomach.

Source (listening/Speaking/Writing) Exercises: Sara Jones-Macziola with Greg White. Further Ahead. Learners Book.
Cambridge University Press. 1999.

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DENGUE FEVER

LISTENING TO A REPORT

LISTENING , READING & VOCABULARY

A) Listen to the FIRST part of the following report. Fill in the blanks using the correct
options from the box below.
The disease may cause 50 million infections worldwide each year, and it is spreading to new areas

Scientists See Progress on a Dengue Vaccine

provides research virus tests vaccines headaches spread pain
December 01, 2008.

Dengue fever is sometimes called "break-bone fever." It

produces intense ____________ in the muscles and joints
and behind the eyes. People get severe ___________.
There are no cures, but most people recover, though some
take a long time.
Dengue is ___________ through the bite of infected
mosquitoes. Four related viruses cause the disease. Recovery from one of them ____________ lifetime
protection only against that ____________.
Scientists at research centers around the world say they are making progress toward ____________ to protect
against dengue fever. Robert Edelman at the University of Maryland is an expert in dengue vaccine
____________. He says at least two experimental vaccines have moved beyond laboratory ____________
and are now being tested in people.

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B) How do you say these expressions in Spanish?

Break-bone fever:_________________________________________________.

Muscles and joints:_________________________________________________.

The bite of a mosquito: _____________________________________________.

Lifetime protection: ________________________________________________.

Dengue vaccine: ___________________________________________________.

Tested in people: ___________________________________________________.

C) Listen to the SECOND part of the previous report. Put in order the sentences below
according to what you hear. Write the correct sequence with numbers: 1,2,3 You will listen
to this part twice.

It strikes cities and rural areas mainly in warm, wet climates..

Dengue is now found in more than one hundred countries..
The World Health Organization currently estimates that there may be fifty million dengue
infections worldwide every year.

But it also affects Africa, the eastern Mediterranean and the Americas...
Southeast Asia and the western Pacific are the most seriously affected
It causes physical as well as economic pain
About forty percent of the world population is at risk

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D) Compare your sequence with a partner. Use your dictionary to find out the meaning of the
new vocabulary.
READING
Before you read
Will the information from the following text make you clear:
1) What the WHO is?
2) What a virus is?
3) What people can get dengue fever?
4) How to stop dengue fever?
5) What the risks of dengue fever are?

Dengue is transmitted by the bite of an Aedesmosquito

infected with any one of the four dengue viruses. It occurs
in tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world. Symptoms
appear 314 days after the infective bite. Dengue fever is
a febrile illness that affects infants, young children and
adults.

Dengue haemorrhagic fever (fever, abdominal pain, vomiting,

bleeding) is a potentially lethal complication, affecting mainly
children. Early clinical diagnosis and careful clinical
management by experienced physicians and nurses increase
survival of patients.

Specialist, author and researcher, Doctor Edelman R. noted

that in a severe outbreak this year in Brazil, so many people
got sick that hospitals in Rio de Janeiro state had to close. The
army set up field hospitals in April and doctors came from other
areas to help treat patients. In Vietnam, health officials say patients
have sometimes had to share hospital beds because of large numbers
of cases.

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A child is treated for dengue

hemorrhagic fever in a
Brazilian Air Force tent in Rio
de Janeiro at the end of
March 2008. The military set
up field hospitals to help deal
with a dengue outbreak.

The W.H.O. says dengue is spreading to new areas and producing major outbreaks. Venezuela, for
example, reported more than eighty thousand cases last year. These included more than six
thousand cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever. The W.H.O. says it (hemorrhagic fever) was first
recognized in the nineteen fifties. Today it affects most Asian countries and is a leading cause of
serious disease and death in children.
Each year an estimated half-million people with dengue hemorrhagic fever require hospital
treatment. The W.H.O. says about two and one-half percent die. But people are more likely to die if
they do not get help. For now, the W.H.O. says the only way to prevent the spread of dengue fever
is to fight the mosquitoes that carry it.

Adapted from: http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-12-01-voa2.cfm

F) Read carefully the text again and complete the following activities.

atch column A with column B

Venezuelas last outbreak reported more than ____

Symptoms appear ____

1)From 3 -14 days

2) in tropical and sub-tropical areas

Dengue was first recognized in ____

Dengue occurs ____
It is a potentially lethal ____
Are these statements true ( T ) or false ( F )?

1) Dengue affects more adults than children

2) Dengue is transmitted by the bite of any mosquito
3) The symptoms of dengue are not dangerous
4) It affects South America only
5) The W.H.O says that about 21% of patients die
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3)Complication
4)Eighty-thousand cases
5)The nineteen fifties

How do you say these expressions in Spanish?

A febrile illness
__________________________________________________________________________.
Fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding
__________________________________________________________________________.
A large numbers of cases
__________________________________________________________________________.
Dengue is spreading to new areas
__________________________________________________________________________.
Dengue is a leading cause of serious disease and death
__________________________________________________________________________.

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