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ProFile 1 Unit 6 – Travel

WORKSHEET

Work through this worksheet and complete your answers in the spaces provided.

Vocabulary

Read the clues and write the words. What is the word in grey?

. a journey in a plane

2. a reservation

3. a journey, a business ______

4. the money that people spend when they travel for business

5. you can ly in irst ______, business ______, or economy

6. in other countries

Reading

Read the article by David McManus, a sales manager from London, England.

Then answer the questions.

Internationaltravelisveryimportantformywork.WhenIgotoanew

country,Ialwaystrytolearnabouttheculture.Forexample,insomecountriespersonal

relationshipsarethemostimportantthing.WhenIwenttoArgentinaonbusinessin

1999Ispentalotof timesocializingwithmycustomers,becausethemostimportant

thingwastogettoknowthemaspeople.

If Ihavedonemypreparationwell,Idon’thavetoomanycultural

communicationproblems.Butbusinesstravelisalwayssurprisingandyouneverknow

whatwillhappen.SoInevertotallyrelaxwhenIaminanotherbusinessenvironment.

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Inothercountries,peopleprefertoconcentrateonthework.WhenIvisit

customersinnorthernEurope,Ioftenmeetadifferentpersonatthecompanyevery

time–personalrelationshipsdon’tseemtobethemostimportantthing.

Reading (continued)

. What was important working in Argentina?

2. David thinks personal relationships are not the most important thing in northern Europe.

What example does he give to show this?

3. Does David think it is simple to understand new cultures?

4. In your country, how important are personal relationships when working with different

companies?

Video

On the lesson website page, refer to the Video section, an interview with Alan Cheesman,

sales manager. Press ‘Play’ to watch the video. When you have watched the video, look at the

sentences below and decide whether they are true or false.

( Note: If you ind the questions dificult, click on the ‘Read the transcript’ link by the video

and read as you listen.)

True

False

. Alan does a lot of travelling in his job.

True

False

2. Alan always stays in expensive hotels.

True

False

3. Alan used all the hotel facilities when he stayed in the ive-star hotel.

True

False

4 . Meeting people face-to-face is important in Alan’s job.

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Listening

On the lesson website page, refer to the Listening section. Download the MP3 audio and listen

to David McManus tell us about travelling overseas in his job. Then answer the questions.

. How often does David travel to Russia?

2. What does he have to leave at the embassy when getting a visa?

3. How does he solve this problem?

4. Does he like going to Russia?

5. How much did he spend on his last visit to Russia?

Writing

David McManus has a new manager, Bethany Bradshaw. Bethany asked him to describe how

much travelling he does in his job. Write his email. Use the information and phrases in the

listening script to help you.

Write about:

• where he goes

• how often he goes

• how much he spends.

nj Send Now

✘ Delete

To:

bethany.bradshaw@russenergy.com

david.mcmanus@russenergy.com

my travel

From:

Subject:

Hi Bethany

You asked me to write an email explaining my travel for work. Please ind

the summary below.

I hope this answers your question.

Thanks

David

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