商务英语 Level 2 Unit 1 Part 2

Listening 【Daily Schedule】

Mary is an employee at a real estate company.
This is her daily work schedule.
She goes to work from Monday to Friday.
She usually works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
She gets up at 7:30 in the morning.
She leaves for work at 8:15.

It takes her around 30 minutes to get to work.
Sometimes she takes the subway.
Sometimes she takes the bus.
She usually gets to the office at 8:45.
She is never late for work.
Her job starts at 9 a.m.

She always checks her email first.
After that, she makes phone calls.
At 12:00, she has lunch with her colleagues.
After lunch, she usually works until 3 p.m.
Then she usually has a 20-minute coffee break.
She usually leaves work at 5 p.m.
But sometimes she needs to work overtime.
On those days, she has to work until 7 p.m. or later.

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Listening 【Weekly Schedule】

Yang works at an advertising agency.
This is his weekly schedule.
On Mondays, he meets with his boss in the morning.
They talk about Yang's work for the week.
Their meeting lasts for around 45 minutes.
They usually meet from 10:00 until 10:45.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, he has meetings with a client, Tiger Sneakers.
They start at 2 o'clock and end at 4 o'clock.
Yang's company has many projects with Tiger Sneakers.
They often have a lot to discuss.
So the meetings are fairly long.

On Wednesdays and Fridays, Yang goes to boxing class in the evening.
Yang has a stressful job.
He enjoys boxing because it relaxes him.

On weekends, he usually spends time with his girlfriend.
They often go shopping on Saturdays.
On Sundays, they usually stay at home.
Yang really enjoys the time with his girlfriend.

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Vocabulary 【Office Supplies I】

a paper clip
This is a paper clip.
A paper clip holds paper together.

a highlighter
This is a highlighter.
People use it to highlight things.

a calculator
This is a calculator.
People use it for math problems.

scissors
This is a pair of scissors.
People use it to cut things, such as paper.

a marker
This is a marker.
People write on a whiteboard with a marker.

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Vocabulary 【Office Action I】

to go to work
People often go to work in the morning.

to get off work
People often get off work in the evening.

to have a meeting
He is having a meeting with his team.

to give a presentation
He is giving a presentation to his team.

to write an email
She is writing an email to her colleague.

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Dialogue 【Daily Routine】

Hey Michael.
Can you tell me about your work day?
Sure, no problem.
What time do you get up?
I usually get up at 7 and leave for work at 8.
How do you get to work?
I take the subway.
It takes around 50 minutes.
I usually get to the office at 9.

What's the first thing you do when you get to work?
Well, I always check my email first.
I usually have a lot of emails.
Then I have a meeting with my team.
When do you usually get off work?
Well, sometimes I leave at 6.
But I often need to stay until 10.

Why do you stay so late?
My company has a lot of clients in Japan.
When it is evening here, it is morning there.
So I usually have to stay late to call them.

That's tough.
Yes, but I make good money.
Also, my company has sales offices in Japan.
So I often travel there on business.
Wow. Actually, that's pretty cool.
Yep. I'm kind of a big deal.