商务英语 Level 2 Unit 1 Part 4

Listening 【Office Environment】

John works in this office building.
His office is on the 27th floor.
In front of the building is a street, Snow Street.
Across the street is a coffee shop and a bar.
John usually goes to the bar after work.

This is John's office.
In the front of the office is the reception area.
Behind the reception area is the main office.
There is a conference room in the main office.
John often has meetings in the conference room.
He doesn't like meetings.
His boss talks too much.
He's very boring.

Next to the reception area is a hallway.
To the right of the hallway is a break room.
To the left of the hallway is a copy room.
It is at the end of the hall.
Employees can print and copy documents there.

There is a subway station about 100 meters from John's office.
Many employees take the subway to work.
But John doesn't take the subway.
The commute is too long.
He often takes a taxi to work.
A taxi ride is more expensive, but faster.
And John has a high salary.
So he has enough money to take taxis.

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Vocabulary 【An Office】

a conference room
People have meetings in a conference room.

a copy room
People print and copy documents in a copy room.

a break room
People take breaks in a break room.

a cafeteria
People eat meals in a cafeteria.

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Vocabulary 【Places at Work】

an office building
Office workers often work in an office building.

a factory
Factory workers work in a factory.

a parking lot
People park their cars in a parking lot.

an elevator
They are waiting for an elevator.

an escalator
She is taking an escalator to the second floor.

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Dialogue 【Asking for Directions】

Excuse me.
I have a meeting with Sarah at 11:30.
Where is the conference room?
We have several conference rooms.
Which room is your meeting in?
Our meeting is in Room 2F.
That's not far from here.

Turn left from this room. Go to the end of the hall.
Room 2F is on the right side of the hall.
So turn left and go to the end of the hall.
That's right. You can't miss it.
The conference room is across the hall from the break room.
Great. Thanks!
You're welcome!

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Dialogue 【Comparing Offices】

Hey Ned. Long time no see!
Hey Hellen!
This is your office?
It's a lot nicer than mine.
Really?
Yeah. Your office is on the top floor.
I can see the whole city from here.
My office is on the 4th floor.
And it has fewer windows.
So it's much darker.

But you work in the city center. So your commute is faster.
That's true.
But your office is much bigger than mine.
It has a cafeteria and a gym!
Yeah. There are 300 employees in my company.

Your office doesn't have a cafeteria?
No, it doesn't. It only has a small break room.
And there aren't enough chairs.
So we always go out for lunch.

Oof. That's expensive.
Yeah. I spend a lot of money on food.
But you have a high salary, so you can spend money on food.
Well, money isn't everything.