Click the link below to listen to the dialogue “A visit to the plant” and then do the activities that follow:
Dialogue comprehension
1. The cleanliness of the plant has not impressed James at all. True __ False _
2. Getting the plant people to wear safety equipment was pretty easy. True __ False __
3. The plant shuts down for maintenance once a month. True __ False __
4. The turnover rate at the plant used to be higher than it is now. True __ False __
5. According to the plant manager they have a problem with people calling in sick very often. True __ False __
Find words or expressions in the dialogue with the following similar meanings:
a- Until now: ________________________________
b- A device to protect the ears from loud noises: _____________________________
c- Protective glasses: ____________________________
d- The state of being absent from work: ________________________________
e- A period of work time in a factory or other place: ____________________________
f- The amount of a product or service that a customer is willing to buy: _____________
g- The places where people work: __________________________
h- Stop operating: _________________________________
i- Inactive: __________________
j- The rate at which employees leave a company and are replaced: _______________
k- Call one’s place of work to say you are ill and cannot come to work: ____________
l- Introduce into the mind: ____________________________________________
m- Happen; occur: _________________________________
Referência: “Fluent Business English” – José Roberto A. Igreja e Robert C. Young, Disal Editora
José Roberto A. Igreja is the author and co-author of several ELT books, including:
LET´S TALK ABOUT IT! – The Ultimate ELT Conversation Book / Available on UICLAP as well
A BRAND-NEW ELT BOOK!
600 Phrasal Verbs (with Jonathan T. Hogan)
English for Job Interviews (with Robert C. Young)
Say it all in Brazilian Portuguese!
American Idioms! (with Joe Bailey Noble III)