{"id":119,"date":"2008-03-16T23:52:23","date_gmt":"2008-03-16T23:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/03\/16\/bep-89-int-telephoning-arranging-a-visit\/"},"modified":"2012-01-15T16:32:59","modified_gmt":"2012-01-15T16:32:59","slug":"bep-89-int-telephoning-arranging-a-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/2008\/03\/16\/bep-89-int-telephoning-arranging-a-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"BEP 89 &#8211; Telephoning: Arranging a Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode we&#8217;re going to look at useful language for handling the practical details of a business visit, such as airport pickup and restaurant or hotel booking. And we&#8217;ll also practice ways to create and maintain goodwill by demonstrating flexibility and responding politely on the phone.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nViva is an Italian fashion company. Viva representatives Marco and Francesca are preparing to attend a fashion expo in Las Vegas with their American distributor, Foxtrot. A fashion expo, or exposition, is a kind of trade show or conference in which potential buyers look at manufacturers&#8217; goods.<\/p>\n<p>In the dialog Marco is calling his contact Adriana at Foxtrot in the USA to discuss the details of the visit.<\/p>\n<p><script> function showhide(id){ \tif (document.getElementById){ \t\tobj = document.getElementById(id); \t\tif (obj.style.display == \"none\"){ \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"\"; \t\t} else { \t\t\tobj.style.display = \"none\"; \t\t} \t} } <\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/listening-quiz\/\">Listening Questions:<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('284'); return(false);\"><strong>1) <\/strong>What information does Adriana get from Marco? <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"284\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong>She gets his flight information so that she can pick him up at the airport.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('285'); return(false);\"><strong>2) <\/strong>What does Marco need help with?   <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"285\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> Marco has already booked his and Francesca&#8217;s flight, but he accepts her offer to help with booking a hotel and making a restaurant reservation.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('286'); return(false);\"><strong>3) <\/strong>Does Marco have any special requirements for the hotel? <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"286\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> Marco doesn&#8217;t really have any special requirements for the hotel, but he does want to make sure that it has internet access and a business center and that it&#8217;s close to the exhibition center where the expo will be held.<\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\" onclick=\"showhide('287'); return(false);\"><strong>4) <\/strong>Does Marco have any special requirements for the hotel? <\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"287\" style=\"display: none\"> <font color=\"#ff0000\"> <strong> He jokingly says he&#8217;d like Italian, but then he indicates that he&#8217;s very flexible and that it doesn&#8217;t matter to him: He says he and Francesca are &#8220;up for anything.&#8221; <\/strong> <\/font><\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"3\" width=\"630\">\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\" height=\"32\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Premium Members <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" width=\"420\">\n<p align=\"left\"><strong>Online activities <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/aMember\/signup.php\" target=\"_blank\">(Members \/ Free Trial)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\" width=\"63\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/podpress_trac\/web\/119\/0\/BEP089INT-Making_Arrangements.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/images\/podcasts72.jpg\" alt=\"MP3 free download business English podcast lessons - workplace English training dialogs, examples phrases, explanations and ESL speaking practice\" height=\"56\" width=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"28\" width=\"124\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter2\/podpress_trac\/web\/119\/0\/BEP089INT-Making_Arrangements.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"28\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP89QIZ.html\">BEP 89 INT &#8211; Arranging a Visit &#8211; Listening Quiz<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td height=\"28\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td height=\"28\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP89CLZ.html\">BEP 89 INT &#8211; Arranging a Visit &#8211; Gap-fill Exercise<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP089PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/images\/phrasecast72.jpg\" alt=\"MP3 business English review podcast - practice dialog, useful phrases and ESL speaking practice\" height=\"56\" width=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td height=\"28\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/phrasecasts\/BEP089PC.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Phrase-Cast<\/a> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td height=\"28\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/learningcenter\/Premium2008\/exercises\/BEP89TRS.html\">BEP 89 INT &#8211; 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