Complete these sentences with words from the article.

1 Companies have to come..................new and exciting ideas.

2 In Russia, a ride in a jet fighter will,.........you..........$18,000.

3 Entertainment firms are always looking..................new ideas.

GRAMMAR

A multi-word verb is a verb and one or two particles (prepositions or Multi-word verbs| adverbs). • It is sometimes possible to guess the general meaning of multi-word | verbs from the context. August is too early for our conference. Let's putit offuntil October. (= to delay, I to arrange to do something at a later date) | • However, sometimes the meaning is difficult or impossible to guess. / turned down their offer. (= to refuse)  

L1. Two colleagues, Ana and Ben, are talking about their company's programme for some Taiwanese visitors. Listen to excerpts from their conversation and answer these questions.

1 Why did Alice have to change the hotel reservation?

2 What would the visitors like to do before they leave?

3 What happened two years ago?

L2. Complete the conversation with Ben's replies (a-h) below.

l 'Alice is looking after our guests from Taiwan.'

e) She loves taking care of visitors, doesn’t she?

2 'She had to change the hotel booking because several extra visitors turned up.'

3 'Our Sates Manager is taking them out tonight.'

4 'And they all want to look around the city before they go.'

5 'I certainly look forward to meeting their new Chief Executive.'

6 'I hope all staff can take part in the visitor programme.'

7 'They want us to visit them next year. We said we'd like to take up their invitation.'

8 'It was a shame to turn down their invitation to their sales conference two years ago.'

a) 'Do they really? It's a pity there aren't many places to visit.'

b) 'I agree. It was a mistake to refuse'

c) 1 know. She told me three more people arrived unexpectedly.'

d) 'Jeff has always loved socialising. I'm sure he'll entertain them very well.'

e) She loves taking care of visitors, doesn’t she?

f) 'So do I. It would be great if all of us got involved in it'

g) 'That's really kind. Of course we've got to accept'

h) 'Well, I think we're all really excited that we're going to meet her at last.'

L2 A Listen again to check your answers. Then practise the conversation excerpts in pairs.

V3. Look at all the verbs in italics in the conversation in Exercise B. Study how the verbs Ben uses can help you understand the multi-word verbs used by Ana.

S1. What do you say to a business contact when:

1 you introduce yourself?

2 you introduce another person?

3 you are introduced to another person?

S2. Look at the expressions below. Which are said by a) a host? b) a guest?

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