Lesson: Your Job & Your Pay

This month’s blog is just simply an English lesson relating to work and money.

Click here to do the lesson and why not let us know what score you achieved in the comments below?

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Saying goodbye at conferences

Most of us will have to attend a business conference at some time in our lives and for some it is a regular occurrence.

Conferences are a great opportunity to meet business associates and make new contacts. Knowing how to greet people and say goodbye in a correct and appropriate way is important but often difficult to do for many non-native English speakers.

Work Conferences

Have a look at the dialogue between some business associates below. They have just attended a conference and now it is time to leave.

Can you spot the six errors in the dialogue? I have started you off by underlining the first error.

Dialogue

• – I’m afraid it gets late. I really must to go.
• – OK. It was a great conference wasn’t it?
• – Fantastic. Especially John’s speech.
• – Yes. Don’t forget to email me the transcript.
• – I won’t. Take care Sarah. It was good to see you. Bye.
• – Yes it was good to see you too. Say hello to Simon for me. Tell him I will call him.
• – Of course. He will be pleased to hear from you. See you then and goodbye, Lisa.
• – Goodbye, Pete. Have a good travel. It was great to meet you.
• – Bye all!
• – So Sarah, when you leave?
• – Well not for a while as yet…my flight is at eight o’ clock.
• – Well please to visit us here again one day. John! Hi.
• – I would like to say…Thanks everything. It was a fantastic speech.
• – Thank you. You are too kind. Will you be in New York next month?
• – Yes. I am really looking forward to it.
• – Great.I’ll send you the schedule next week. See you then. All the best!
• – Thank you. See you soon. Take care. Bye.

Post your answers in the comments below.

Mr TESOL.