Business Result Advanced
Practice file 1. Exercise 3.

Business communication skills

  
Sonia and Luis are discussing Luis’s visit to a potential site for the company. Choose the best answer from the words in brackets.
You have 5 minutes to complete the exercise.


Sonia  How did you feel about the beach site?
Luis  I’ve got to say that I'm not 100% [agreed / / decided]. I mean, it’s beautiful. But it’s more of a holiday resort than a business centre. There’s too much of a holiday feeling - and it’s not even especially close to the airport. All in all, it’s going to be a bit more complicated than we [ / considered / proposed].
Sonia  I see. What about the potential pitfalls? What’s your impression of the local workforce, for instance?
Luis  Well, I [shouldn’t / / didn’t] go so far as to say that they don’t speak English at all, but I did run into a couple of problems. [I’m saying not / I’m not to say / ] it’s a bad thing that their French is better than their English, it’s just that English will be a major factor as well, so I’m a bit [aware / careful / ] of that. I’ll do more research if you want, but I can’t promise [nothing / something / ]. I’m a bit reluctant to recommend the site at this stage.
Sonia  What about the city-centre site?
Luis  I [ought to / / shall] say that I’ve never seen anywhere quite like it. I’m totally convinced by its potential, as it’s really got everything you could ask for. I’m sure you’ll agree that the local facilities are first class. There’s also an old factory which I’m fully [ / assured / insured] we can acquire and refit.
Sonia  I’m not sure whether the budget will stretch ...
Luis  That’s not [ап explanation / / a rationale] to delay. As you’ll see from my projected figures, the price of the disused factory is a bargain! We [ / mustn’t / don’t] go wrong!
Sonia  Then that shouldn’t be a problem.