English Vocabulary for Business purpose

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USEFUL VOCABULARY(various fields)

ENGLISH FOR COMMERCE AND BUSINESS LETTERS

to act on behalf ofto agree withalways at your serviceas agreedas far as I'm concernedas far as the payment is concernedas followsas per invoiceas per to the conditionsas per your requestas requestedas soon as possible

at your convenience

at your earliest convenienceat your expenseawaiting your replyto be able to to be authorised to to be characterised byto be confident into be delighted to to be held responsible forto be in arrears with paymentsto be in difficultyto be interested inon arrival of the goodson behalf ofon condition that - provided thaton deliveryon receipt of the order

on short noticeon written requestorder to be confirmedour best attentionour offer is still openoutside addressto pay the maximum attention to the matterpayable in advanceplease allow usplease send usplease send us your instructionsprices are increasingto reach the destinationto refer to to return a letter to the sender

to sell at the bestto send under separate coversender addressshort termsimilar to sample - up to sample

to be lateto be overrun with ordersto be prepared to - to be willing to before the date we agreed upon

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Best regardsbody of the lettercircular letterclaim - letter of complaintto come to a decisionto come to an agreement - to reach an agreementcomplimentary close

to cope with the competitioncorrespond to the sampleto correspond withcovering letterdue to oversightenclosure - attachmentto fix an appointmentfollowing your instructionsfrom order receiptfurther to our letter - following our lettergoods listed belowgreetinghalf-priceto have the pleasure to to stop negotiations

to submit a sampleto suit the quality - to meet the qualityto take into considerationthe aim of this letterthe following itemsthe goods are available in our warehousethe goods are not similar to sample

the goods are sold outthe goods arrived in good conditionsthe letter remained unansweredthe matter in referencethe meeting was cancelledto our mutual benefitto the kind attention of

under separate coverup to an amount ofutmost carewe acknowledge receipt ofwe apologise again forwe apologise forwe apologise for the delaywe apologise for the mistakewe are sorry to have to we are sorry to inform you

to have the power to herebyin case of needin compliance with - accordingly

in due time - in due coursein good conditionin our favourin partial paymentin reply to your letterin the absence ofto inform in due timeinside addressto let someone know in advanceletter opening - beginning of the letter

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letterheading - headingto look forward to looking forward to an early replylooking forward to hearing from youto make the goods availableto meet a demandto meet customer's requirementsto meet the demand

essrsto notify in advance abouton advanced paymentwe have receivedwe hope we'll receive the goods soonwe look forward to your kind replywe must apologise forwe remain - our kindest regardswe sent youwe thank you in advancewe wish to inform you thatwe would appreciate it if you could answerwe would appreciate your replywith no obligation - without commitment

with reference to - in reference to with the compliments ofwith the utmost carewith two weeks' noticewithin the end of the monthwithin whichwithout delaywithout notice

would you please let us havewould you please let us knowyou orderedyou requestedyou sent us!ours faithfully ("B) - !ours truly ("B)

ENGLISH FOR SALES AND ACQUISITIONS

actual priceagency contractagreed priceall-in priceallowance - reductionamount - sum

amount of an invoiceapproximate pricearticle - itemas per sampleassortment - rangeassortment of si#esback order - outstanding orderbacklog of ordersbargainto bargain over the pricebatch - lot of goodsbusiness card ("B) - calling card ($%)buy by instalments ("B) - to buy on the instalment plan ($%)to buy for cashto buy in bulk - to buy wholesale

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to buy on creditbuyer - purchaserto cancel an orderto cash - to collectcash before deliverycash discountcash on delivery ("B) - collect on delivery ($%)

cash salecash with ordercatalogue ("B) - catalog ($%)catalogue pricecheap - inexpensiveclaim - complaintto collect a debtcollectioncolour referencecommercial agentcommercial invoicecommercial lettermarket supply - market offermaturity rate

to meet a deadlinemissing goodsto negotiatenegotiationnet pricenon-returnable packingnon delivery

old stocks - oddmentson accounton creditorderorder acquisitionorder approvalorder book

order confirmationorder from catalogueorder processingpacking charged at costpacking excludedpacking includedpacking listto pass an orderto pay in advancepaymentpayment by chequepayment by instalmentspayment in advancepayment on account

point of sale - sales outletpoor qualityprice ceilingprice decrease - price reductionprice fluctuationprice listprice marked up by &price rangeprice recommended by the manufacturerprice reduction

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commission - feecompany store - factory outletcompetitive pricecomplaints departmentcomplimentary - freeto confirm an ordercontract of sale

customer - clientcustomer assistancecustomer portfoliocustomer service departmentcut in prices - lowering of pricesdate of expiry ("B) - expiration ($%)date of receiptdeadlinedefective - faultyto delay in deliverydelay of paymentdelayed deliverydeliverydelivery charges

delivery datedelivery orderdiscount on quantitydiscount pricediscount scaleto distributedrop in sales

dumping priceduty-free shopto encloseenquiry - inquiryto estimateeveryday articleex-factory price

exclusive agreementexclusive contractexclusive right of saleexecution of an orderprice tagpricequality ratiopricingpro-forma invoicepurchase invoicequality defectquality standardsquotationto raise pricesreceipt

reductionto refuse an orderregular customerrepresentative officeretail priceretail sale - retailingretail trade - retailingretailer - retail dealerrunnersale - selling

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sale by samplesales commissionsales departmentsales discountsales forcesales invoicesales meeting

sales periodsales proposalsales returnssales targetsales volumesalesman - sellersamplesample collectionsample only - of no commercial valuesamplingsecond-handsecond-hand itemssecond-rate

to exportexportation - exportextension of paymentfactory pricefaulty goodsfirst choiceto fix a pricefor saleforeign branchfree gift - complimentary giftfree trialfull pricegoods

goods in stockgoods on consignmentto grant a delay of paymentto grant a discountto guarantee ("B) - to warrant ($%)guaranteed free of faultsillustrated catalogue

immediate deliveryto importimport licenceimportation - importimporterincrease salesintermediary - middleman

invoice - billto invoiceinvoice pricekeep prices downlead timelist priceloss of customerslow-qualitylower priceslump sum price

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to make a deliveryto make an estimatemarket pricessecondsto sell by sampleto sell in bulkto sell off

to sell on commissionto sell outto sell wholesale - to wholesaleselling expensessettlement of the invoiceshop - store ($%)shopkeeperslump in pricessoldsole agencysole agentsolvencyspecial offerspecified price

spot goods - on-the-shelf goodssteady pricessub-agentto submit an invoicesuggested price - recommended pricesupplysuspend payments

temporary importterms of paymentterms of saletime of deliverytop qualitytrade practicestrade price

trial orderunit priceunsoldwholesalewholesale discountwholesale pricewholesale tradewholesaler

ENGLISH FOR LOGISTICS

a nonstop flight

actual time of departureadvance freight - prepaid freightadvice of shipment - shipping notice - advice noteagreed airport of departureagreed tareair waybill (*+B) - air consignment noteall-up weightallowed tolerancesat the borderaverage survey

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backed notebarrelbatch numberbearer bill of ladingbelow deckberth - mooringbill of entry

bill of lading (B,)boarding cardbonded warehouse - customs warehouseborder - frontierbulk cargoby mail - by postcardboard box - cartoncargo - loadcargo insurancecargo plane - freight planecarriage - transport ("B) - transportation ($%)carriage by sea - sea transportcarriage forwardcarriage paid

carriercertificate of origincertificate of shipmentcharter partyI. valueclearanceclearance agent

clearance certificatehandling costsharbour dues - harbour feesharbour officeheavy trafficholdhome delivery

house air waybill (/*+B)import dutiesimport licencein bond - waiting for clearancein bulkin transitinchinspection certificatekilogramme - kilolanded termslandinglanding cardlanding order - discharging permitlitre ("B) - liter ($%)

loading and unloading chargesloading arealoading unitlorry ("B) - truck ($%)lotluggage ("B) - baggage ($%)metre ("B) - meter ($%)milemillimetremoorage

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net tonnagenet weighton arrivalon boardon deckounceoutward 0ourney

overland forwardingoverloadowner's risk rate

clearance documentsclearance dutycleared - ex bond - duty paidcollection of goodsconsigneeconsignor's nameconsignorconsular invoicecontainer

container terminalcontainershipcost and freight (1.)cost2 insurance and freight (I.)cubiccubic volume - cubic capacitycustom-house - customscustoms declaration formcustoms formalitiescustoms guard - customs officercustoms invoicecustoms officercustoms ratecustoms regulations

declared valuedelivered at frontier (3*.)delivered duty paid (334)delivery ex warehousedelivery noticedelivery weightdestination

dock - quay - wharfdocker ("B) - longshoreman ($%)documents against acceptancedocuments against paymentdriverduty-freeduty

duty paidduty unpaidentry visapacking listpart loadpart shipmentpayloadplace of deliveryplace of departureplace of destination

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port - harbour ("B) - harbor ($%)port authoritiesport of arrivalport of callport of departureport of destinationport of discharge - port of delivery

porteragepostageposte restante ("B) - general delivery ($%)poundpreferential ratepreliminary inspectionproduct loss during loadingprotective dutyrail shipment - rail forwardingreply paidright of wayroad transport - haulagerummagingscheduled time of arrival

scheduled time of departuresender's namesendership - vesselshipmentshipowner companyshipping agent

shipping companyshipping cubageshipping documentsshipping instructionsshipping note (%5)

to charter a shipto clear the goodsdockex factory - ex worksex shipex warehouseexcess luggage ("B) - excess baggage ($%)

export permitfailure - damageflat-ratefootforwarder's receiptforwarding agentforwarding station

free-trade areafree carrierfree deliveredfree deliveryfree in and out (.I6)free of all averagefree of chargesfree on board (.6B)free on board airportfree on quay (.67) - free at wharf

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free on truckfree portfreepostfreight - freightagefreight chargesfreight payable at destinationfreight prepaid

freight ratefrom port to portfull container load (.,)goods handlinggoods train ("B) - freight train ($%)goods wagon ("B) - freight car ($%)goods yard ("B) - freight yard ($%)gram - grammegrossgross weighthand luggageto handle with carehigh seasland

to rent a carto send goods - to ship goodsto shipsingle ticket ("B) - one-way ticket ($%)specified port - agreed portstorage - warehousingstorage costs - warehousing costs

to storeto stowstowage chargessub0ect to dutytare - tare weightterms of deliverytime #one difference

tolerancetoll-freetontonnagetrailertranshiptranshipment - transloadingtransport by railtransport planeunit of measurementunloading operationsunpackedwarehouse receiptwarehousing - storage

waybill - consignment noteweighweighingweightweight limitweight specified in the invoiceyard

ENGLISH FOR MARKETING

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to act on the priceafter-sales activitiesafter-sales serviceassisted brand identificationto be competitiveto be out of stockbehaviour pattern

blind product testbrand equitybrand extensionbrand loyaltybrand positioningbrand preferencebrand rangebrand strategybrand switchingbrand valuebranded productbuy for funbuying frequencybuying habit

buying motivationcall planningcannibali#ationcartel pricecase historycash and carrycertificate of guarantee

chain of retailerscluster analysiscommercial strategycompetitioncompetitive advantagecompetitive productscompetitiveness

market penetrationmarket potentialmarket researchmarket segmentationmarket sharemarket si#emarket surveymarket testmarketing goalsmarketing mixmarketing planmarketing techniquesmass-market productmaturity phase

memory researchmerchandiserminimarketmissionmultipackniche strategyone-stop shoppingopen questionown brand productspanel - consumer panel

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parallel importpenetration indexperceived qualitypilot schemepilot shoppilot surveypoint of sale (46%)

positionpositioningpotential marketpremium price

competitorcompetitor profileconsumer associationconsumer panelconsumer surveyconvenience goodsconvenience storecorporate identity

corporate imagecost per callcost per contactcoveragecustomer loyaltycustomer satisfactioncustomer servicecut-throat competitiondemand and supply curvedemand componentsdepartment storesdiscount superstoresdisplay materialdistribution

distribution chaindistribution channeldistribution costdistributordomestic marketdriving effecteconomic model

empirical researchentry barriersexcess of supplyexhibition - showexhibition standexit barriersprestige product

price-sensitive buyersprice-sensitive productprice competitivenessprice limitprice perceptionpricequality effectproduct imageproduct life cycleproduct managerproduct oriented

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product policyproduct rangepropensity to consumepsychological thresholdpublic relations (48)purchase headquarterspurchasing group

qualitative interviewqualitative researchquality managementquantitative interviewquantitative researchrandom samplerandom samplingredemptionredemption costsreference pricereference valueregistered trademarkrepositioningretail outlet

retail pricesretailer brandsales analysis

experience curvefashion productfirst entry advantageforeign dumpingfranchisingfree samplegame theorygap analysisgroup interviewguided interviewhistorical brandhypermarket

imitationimitative effectin-store surveyincentive priceinternational competitivenessinterviewee - answering personintroductory offerintroductory stagekey factor of successlaunch a productlaw of demand and supplylong term forecastloss leader priceloss of competitivenessmail-order companymail-order salemake a surveymarket amplitude - market scopemarket analysismarket areamarket elasticitymarket evaluation

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market expansionmarket nichemarket orientedsales promotionsales responsesales tacticssell-in activity

sell-out activityselling methodssemiotic analysisto shop in the shopshopping centre ("B) - shopping mall ($%)single brand distributionsocial-economic factorssocio-economic characteristicssole selling pricesoundout the marketspecialised storestatistical surveysub-brandsubstitute products

supply curvetargeted distributiontaste testtelephone researchtrade fairtrade marktrademark - brand name

trendunbranded productunfair competitionunstructured interviewuservalue chainvalue system

variety store ("B) - variety shop ($%)wholesale storeswholesaler brandwin-win strategy

ENGLISH FOR PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING

antislip

assemble-to-order productto assembleassembly - assembly processassembly lineautomationauxiliary materialsbacklogbar chartbar codebatchbreaking loadbulk productionby-productcolleaguecomputer-designed

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computer-integrated manufacturingconsumption per unitcontinuous processing linecustom-made goodsdefectto designdesigner

direct costdirect product profitabilitydistribution expensesto draw a plandynamometer - tensile-strength testerelectrostatic chargeendurance testenergy costsequipmentequipment purchasefactoryfactory overheads - industrial overheadsto pack - to wrappack

packaging roompacking - packagingpacking departmentpersonnel managementpersonnel rotationpersonnel turnover - personnel replacementpiece-work

piece - itempilot plantplant managerprice tagprocessing methodproduce - to manufactureproducer - manufacturer

product analysisproduct designproduct mixproduct rangeproduct speciali#ationproduction - outputproduction constraintsproduction costproduction cycleproduction factorsproduction indexproduction managementproduction managerproduction methods

production overheadsproduction planningproduction potentialproduction pricesproduction process

faulty - flawedfeasibilityfinal inspection

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finished goods inventoryfinished productfixed manufacturing costsfloor manager - department managerflow productionflowchartgoods lift ("B) - goods elevator ($%)

hanging tagin process of completionin progressin stockindustrial areaindustrial espionageindustrial plantindustrial processesindustrial productionindustrial propertyinflammableto innovateinnovationinnovative

inputinvest in equipment0ob orderknow-howto labellabellaboratory

laboratory testlabour cost per output unitlabour hand-work - manual labourlarge scale productionproduction progressproduction standardsproduction statement

production time - manufacturing timeproduction volume ratioproduction workerproductiveproductive capacityproductivityproductivity indicatorsprogramme - to scheduleprogress controlpro0ectpro0ect managementpro0ect managerpro0ect planningprototype

quality certificatequality circle (7)quality controlquality criteriaquality of output ratiorandomi#ed sampleraw materialresearch and development (813)research laboratorysafety device

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safety measuressafety stock - safety inventoryscatter chartsemi-finished goodssemi-finished productsequencingshortage of raw materials

spare part

learning curveline workerlogisticsmachine-hoursto machinemachine loadingmachine toolsmachinery and equipmentmain productmaintenanceaintenance and 8epair /andling (8/)to make to order - to make on request

manometer - pressure gaugemanufacturer's brandmanufacturingmanufacturing costmanufacturing expensesmanufacturing industrymanufacturing overheadsmanufacturing plantsto mass-producemass productionnotice boardoff-the-shelfone-off productionoperations schedulingoptical scanner - readerto order

order backlogout of orderoutputoutput of a plantovercapacityoverhead costs - overheadsto overproduceoverproductionspecific-purpose equipmentstickerstock ("B) - inventory ($%)stock card - inventory listingstock depletionstock levelstock turnover - inventory turnoverstorage coststo store - to stockstore - warehousesubstandardsuppliertagtechnical consultant

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technical sheettechnological gaptensiometerto testtesterthroughputstiming - time scheduling

total outputtoxictwist counterto unpackunsold stocks - leftover stockswarehouse - stockroomwarehouseman - storekeeperto wastewaste goodswork-in-process productswork order costworking conditionsworkstation#ero-defect purchase

BUSINESS MEETINGS (USEFUL EXPRESSIONS)

9he following phrases are used to conduct a meeting: 9hese phrases are useful if you arecalled on to conduct a meeting:

Opening

"ood morningafternoon2 everyone:If we are all here2 let's get started start the meeting start:

e!"#$ing %n& In'#&"ing

4lease 0oin me in welcoming (name of participant)+e're pleased to welcome (name of participant)I'd like to extend a warm welcome to (name of participant)It's a pleasure to welcome (name of participant)I'd like to introduce (name of participant)

S'%'ing '*e Pin"ip%! O+,e"'i-e.

+e're here today to :::I'd like to make sure that we :::

6ur main aim today is to :::I've called this meeting in order to :::

Gi-ing Ap#!#gie. /# S#$e#ne *# i. A+.en'

I'm afraid::2 (name of participant) can't be with us today: %he is in:::$nfortunately2 (name of participant) ::: will not be with us to day because he :::I have received apologies for absence from (name of participant)2 who is in (place):

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Re%&ing '*e Min'e. (n#'e.) #/ '*e L%.' Mee'ing

9o begin with I'd like to quickly go through the minutes of our last meeting:.irst2 let's go over the report from the last meeting2 which was held on (date)/ere are the minutes from our last meeting2 which was on (date)

De%!ing 0i'* Re"en' De-e!#p$en'.

;ack2 can you tell us how the ;ack2 how is the ;ohn2 have you completed the report on the new accounting package>/as everyone received a copy of the 9ate .oundation report on current marketing trends>

M#-ing F#0%&

%o2 if there is nothing else we need to discuss2 let's move on to today's agenda:%hall we get down to business>Is there *ny 6ther Business>If there are no further developments2 I'd like to move on to today's topic:

In'#&"ing '*e Agen&%

/ave you all received a copy of the agenda>9here are < items on the agenda: .irst2 ::: second2 ::: third2 ::: lastly2 :::%hall we take the points in this order>If you don't mind2 I'd like to go in order today:skip item & and move on to item ?

I suggest we take item @ last:

A!!#"%'ing R#!e. (.e"e'%12 p%'i"ip%n'.)

(name of participant) has agreed to take the minutes:(name of participant)2 would you mind taking the minutes>(name of participant) has kindly agreed to give us a report on :::(name of participant) will lead point &2 (name of participant) point @2 and (name ofparticipant) point ?:(name of participant)2 would you mind taking notes today>

Ageeing #n '*e G#n& R!e. /# '*e Mee'ing ("#n'i+'i#n.2 'i$ing2 &e"i.i#n3$%4ing2 e'"5)

+e will first hear a short report on each point first2 followed by a discussion of :::I suggest we go round the table first:,et's make sure we finish by :::I'd suggest we :::9here will be five minutes for each item:+e'll have to keep each item to &A minutes: 6therwise we'll never get through:

In'#&"ing '*e Fi.' I'e$ #n '*e Agen&%

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%o2 let's start with :::I'd suggest we start with:::+hy don't we start with:::%o2 the first item on the agenda is4ete2 would you like to kick off>%hall we start with :::(name of participant)2 would you like to introduce this item>

C!#.ing %n I'e$

I think that takes care of the first item:%hall we leave that item>+hy don't we move on to:::If nobody has anything else to add2 lets :::

Ne6' I'e$

,et's move onto the next item

5ow that we've discussed

Fini.*ing Up

8ight2 it looks as though we've covered the main items:If there are no other comments2 I'd like to wrap this meeting up:,et's bring this to a close for today:

Is there *ny 6ther Business>

Sgge.'ing %n& Ageeing #n Ti$e2 D%'e %n& P!%"e /# '*e Ne6' Mee'ing

an we set the date for the next meeting2 please>%o2 the next meeting will be on ::: (day)2 the : : : (date) of:: : (month) at :::,et's next meet on ::: (day)2 the : : : (date) of:: : (month) at ::: +hat about the following+ednesday> /ow is that>

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T*%n4ing P%'i"ip%n'. /# A''en&ing

I'd like to thank arianne and ;eremy for coming over from ,ondon:9hank you all for attending:9hanks for your participation:

C!#.ing '*e Mee'ing

9he meeting is finished2 we'll see each other next :::9he meeting is closed:I declare the meeting closed:

Ge''ing '*e C*%ipe.#n8. A''en'i#n

(isteradam) chairman:ay I have a word>If I may2 I think:::Cxcuse me for interrupting:ay I come in here>

Gi-ing Opini#n.

I'm positive that:::I (really) feel that:::In my opinion:::9he way I see things:::If you ask me2::: I tend to think that:::

A.4ing /# Opini#n.

*re you positive that:::3o you (really) think that:::(name of participant) can we get your input>/ow do you feel about:::>

C#$$en'ing

9hat's interesting :I never thought about it that way before:"ood pointDI get your point:I see what you mean:

Ageeing

I totally agree with you:CxactlyD9hat's (exactly) the way I feel:I have to agree with (name of participant):

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Di.%geeing

$nfortunately2 I see it differently:$p to a point I agree with you2 but:::(I'm afraid) I can't agree

A&-i.ing %n& Sgge.'ing

,et's:::+e should:::+hy don't you::::/ow+hat about:::I suggestrecommend that:::

C!%i/1ing

,et me spell out:::/ave I made that clear>3o you see what I'm getting at>,et me put this another way:::I'd 0ust like to repeat that:::

Re9e.'ing In/#$%'i#n

4lease2 could you:::I'd like you to:::+ould you mind:::

I wonder if you could:::

A.4ing /# Repe'i'i#n

I'm afraid I didn't understand that: ould you repeat what you 0ust said>I didn't catch that: ould you repeat that2 please>I missed that: ould you say it again2 please>ould you run that by me one more time>

A.4ing /# C!%i/i"%'i#n

I don't quite follow you: +hat exactly do you mean>I'm afraid I don't quite understand what your are getting at:ould you explain to me how that is going to work>I don't see what you mean: ould we have some more details2 please>

A.4ing /# Vei/i"%'i#n

!ou did say next week2 didn't you> ('did' is stressed)3o you mean that:::>Is it true that:::>

A.4ing /# Spe!!ing

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ould you spell that2 please>+ould you mind spelling that for me2 please>

A.4ing /# C#n'i+'i#n.

+e haven't heard from you yet2 (name of participant):+hat do you think about this proposal>+ould you like to add anything2 (name of participant)>/as anyone else got anything to contribute>*re there any more comments>

C#e"'ing In/#$%'i#n

%orry2 I think you misunderstood what I said:%orry2 that's not quite right:I'm afraid you don't understand what I'm saying:9hat's not quite what I had in mind:9hat's not what I meant:

Keeping '*e Mee'ing On T%ge' ('i$e2 e!e-%n"e2 &e"i.i#n.)

+e're running short of time:+ell2 that seems to be all the time we have today:4lease be brief:I'm afraid we've run out of time:I'm afraid that's outside the scope of this meeting:,et's get back on track2 why don't we>9hat's not really why we're here today:+hy don't we return to the main focus of today's meeting:+e'll have to leave that to another time:+e're beginning to lose sight of the main point:

eep to the point2 please:I think we'd better leave that for another meeting:*re we ready to make a decision>

MOST COMMON ENGLISH ORDS

Rank Word Reference Rank Word Reference

1 the 126 name

2 of 127 very

3 to 128 through Preposition Help

and 12! "ust

# a 13$ form

6 in 131 sentence

7 is 132 great %d"ective or %dver&'

8 it 133 think

! you 13 say

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1$ that 13# help

11 he 136 lo(

12 (as 137 line

13 for 138 differ

1 on Preposition Help 13! turn1# are 1$ cause

16 (ith Preposition Help 11 much

17 as 12 mean

18 ) 13 &efore Preposition Help

1! his 1 move

2$ they 1# right

21 &e 16 &oy

22 at Preposition Help 17 old %d"ective or %dver&'

23 one 18 too2 have 1! same

2# this 1#$ tell

26 from Preposition Help 1#1 does

27 or 1#2 set

28 had 1#3 three

2! &y Preposition Help 1# (ant

3$ hot 1## air

31 (ord 1#6 (ell

32 &ut 1#7 also

33 (hat 1#8 play

3 some 1#! small %d"ective or %dver&'

3# (e 16$ end

36 can 161 put

37 out Preposition Help 162 home

38 other 163 read

3! (ere 16 hand

$ all 16# port

1 there 166 large %d"ective or %dver&'

2 (hen 167 spell

3 up Preposition Help 168 add

use 16! even

# your 17$ land

6 ho( 171 here

7 said 172 must

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8 an *efinite and )ndefinite

%rticles

173 &ig %d"ective or %dver&'

! each 17 high %d"ective or %dver&'

#$ she 17# such

#1 (hich 176 follo(#2 do 177 act

#3 their 178 (hy

# time 17! ask

## if 18$ men

#6 (ill 181 change

#7 (ay 182 (ent

#8 a&out Preposition Help 183 light

#! many 18 kind %d"ective or %dver&'

6$ then 18# off Preposition Help

61 them 186 need

62 (rite 187 house

63 (ould 188 picture

6 like 18! try

6# so 1!$ us

66 these 1!1 again

67 her 1!2 animal

68 long 1!3 point

6! make 1! mother

7$ thing 1!# (orld

71 see 1!6 near Preposition Help

72 him 1!7 &uild

73 t(o 1!8 self

7 has 1!! earth

7# look 2$$ father

76 more 2$1 head

77 day 2$2 stand

78 could 2$3 o(n

7! go 2$ page

8$ come 2$# should

81 did 2$6 country

82 num&er 2$7 found

83 sound 2$8 ans(er

8 no 2$! school

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8# most 21$ gro(

86 people 211 study

87 my 212 still

88 over Preposition Help 213 learn

8! kno( 21 plant!$ (ater 21# cover

!1 than 216 food

!2 call 217 sun

!3 first 218 four

! (ho 21! &et(een Preposition Help

!# may 22$ state

!6 do(n 221 keep

!7 side 222 eye

!8 &een 223 never!! no( 22 last

1$$ find 22# let

1$1 any 226 thought

1$2 ne( %d"ective or %dver&' 227 city

1$3 (ork 228 tree

1$ part 22! cross

1$# take 23$ farm

1$6 get 231 hard %d"ective or %dver&'

1$7 place 232 start

1$8 made 233 might

1$! live 23 story

11$ (here 23# sa(

111 after Preposition Help 236 far

112 &ack 237 sea

113 little 238 dra(

11 only 23! left

11# round %d"ective or %dver&' 2$ late %d"ective or %dver&'

116 man 21 run

117 year 22 don+t

118 came 23 (hile

11! sho( 2 press

12$ every 2# close

121 good %d"ective or %dver&' 26 night

122 me 27 real %d"ective or %dver&'

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123 give 28 life

12 our 2! fe(

12# under 2#$ north

Rank Word Reference Rank Word Reference

2#1 open 376 ten2#2 seem 377 simple %d"ective or %dver&'

2#3 together %d"ective or %dver&' 378 several

2# ne,t %d"ective or %dver&' 37! vo(el

2## (hite 38$ to(ard Preposition Help

2#6 children 381 (ar

2#7 &egin 382 lay

2#8 got 383 against Preposition Help

2#! (alk 38 pattern

26$ e,ample 38# slo(261 ease 386 center

262 paper 387 love

263 group 388 person

26 al(ays 38! money

26# music 3!$ serve

266 those 3!1 appear

267 &oth 3!2 road

268 mark 3!3 map

26! often 3! rain

27$ letter 3!# rule

271 until Preposition Help 3!6 govern

272 mile 3!7 pull

273 river 3!8 cold %d"ective or %dver&'

27 car 3!! notice

27# feet $$ voice

276 care $1 unit

277 second $2 po(er

278 &ook $3 to(n

27! carry $ fine

28$ took $# certain

281 science $6 fly

282 eat $7 fall

283 room $8 lead

28 friend $! cry

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28# &egan 1$ dark %d"ective or %dver&'

286 idea 11 machine

287 fish 12 note

288 mountain 13 (ait

28! stop 1 plan2!$ once 1# figure

2!1 &ase 16 star

2!2 hear 17 &o,

2!3 horse 18 noun

2! cut 1! field

2!# sure 2$ rest

2!6 (atch 21 correct %d"ective or %dver&'

2!7 color 22 a&le %d"ective or %dver&'

2!8 face 23 pound2!! (ood 2 done

3$$ main 2# &eauty

3$1 enough %d"ective or %dver&' 26 drive

3$2 plain 27 stood

3$3 girl 28 contain

3$ usual %d"ective or %dver&' 2! front

3$# young %d"ective or %dver&' 3$ teach

3$6 ready %d"ective or %dver&' 31 (eek

3$7 a&ove Preposition Help 32 final %d"ective or %dver&'

3$8 ever 33 gave

3$! red 3 green

31$ list 3# oh

311 though Preposition Help 36 -uick %d"ective or %dver&'

312 feel 37 develop

313 talk 38 ocean

31 &ird 3! (arm %d"ective or %dver&'

31# soon %d"ective or %dver&' $ free %d"ective or %dver&'

316 &ody 1 minute

317 dog 2 strong %d"ective or %dver&'

318 family 3 special %d"ective or %dver&'

31! direct %d"ective or %dver&' mind

32$ pose # &ehind Preposition Help

321 leave 6 clear %d"ective or %dver&'

322 song 7 tail

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323 measure 8 produce

32 door ! fact

32# product #$ street

326 &lack #1 inch

327 short %d"ective or %dver&' #2 multiply328 numeral #3 nothing

32! class # course

33$ (ind ## stay

331 -uestion #6 (heel

332 happen #7 full

333 complete %d"ective or %dver&' #8 force

33 ship #! &lue

33# area 6$ o&"ect

336 half 61 decide337 rock 62 surface

338 order 63 deep %d"ective or %dver&'

33! fire 6 moon

3$ south 6# island

31 pro&lem 66 foot

32 piece 67 system

33 told 68 &usy %d"ective or %dver&'

3 kne( 6! test

3# pass 7$ record

36 since 71 &oat

37 top 72 common %d"ective or %dver&'

38 (hole %d"ective or %dver&' 73 gold

3! king 7 possi&le %d"ective or %dver&'

3#$ space 7# plane

3#1 heard 76 stead

3#2 &est 77 dry

3#3 hour 78 (onder

3# &etter 7! laugh

3## true %d"ective or %dver&' 8$ thousand

3#6 during 81 ago

3#7 hundred 82 ran

3#8 five 83 check

3#! remem&er 8 game

36$ step 8# shape