Vocabulary Builder

 Arranging a Meeting

Attend the meeting                                                Light refreshments

Break                                                                    Make arrangements

Busy                                                                      Pack

Check your calendar                                             Participants

Confirm                                                                Previous commitment

Convenient                                                           Schedule

Equipment                                                            Sharp

Free                                                                       Take place

Give a presentation                                               Tied up

Hold a meeting                                                     Video conference

Rescheduling

Alternative date                                                Leave ... urgently

Appointment                                                     Participate

Arrange                                                             Postpone

Cancel                                                               Reorganise

Feel ill                                                               Reschedule

Get lost                                                              Running late

Got the dates mixed up                                      Suit

Held up in a traffic jam                                      Switch

Time

Half past                                Quarter past                                    Ten past

o'clock                                    Quarter to                                       Twenty to

EXTRA!

Absent

Adjourn

Boardroom

Chairperson

Conference call

Delay

Instead

Make it

Minutes

Punctual

Verify

Vote

Wrap up

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4.

1. Thank you for calling. I'll be happy to assist you again in the future.

2. I don't know what to do. What do you suggest?

3. I can't remember exactly what you ordered. I'll check my records.

4. The order hasn't arrived yet. It must be lost in the post.

5.

1. Yes

2. No

3. No

4. Yes

5. No

6. Yes

6.

1. If the product is in its original box, I can give you a full refund.

2. I want compensation for the inconvenience you have caused me.

3. We finally found what was causing the problem. It was a faulty part.

4. There's a lot of competition in this area, so our company has been losing business.

5. Check the fan. It's making a noise.

6. This part doesn't fit where it's supposed to.

7.

1. Relations representative

2. Relations representative

3. Costumer

4. Relations representative

5. Costumer

6. Relations representative

7. Costumer

8. Costumer

8.

1. Timothy Moors tried to return a smartphone.

2. It is no longer under warranty.

3. I refuse to give him

4. give him a refund

5. or a compensation

6. He would make a claim with Head Office

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5.

1. IT maintenance department

2. customer relations department

3. sales and marketing department

4. accounts department

5. human resources department

6.

1. discuss it

2. satisfied

3. charge

4. get back to you

5. damaged

6. opening times

7. hold the line

7.

1. customer number  - f. a reference assigned to each customer by a supplier

2. quote - d. the estimated cost for a job or service

3. enquiry - a. a request for information

4. overcharge - b. charge too high a price for a product or service

5. shipping date - e. the date a customer's order leaves the supplier

6. complaint - c. a statement that something is unsatisfactory

UNIT 7 - VOCABULARY

 

DEPARTMENTS

accounts department - departament de comptabilitat

customer relations department - departament de relació al client

human resources department - departament de R.R.H.H

IT maintenance department - departament de manteniment informàtic

sales and marketing department - departament de vendes i màrqueting

CUSTOMER SERVICE - SERVEI D'ATENCIÓ AL CLIENT

charge - cobrar                                                hold the line - mantenir la linia

complaint - quiexar-se                                    opening times - horaris d'obertura

customer number - número de client              overcharge - cobrar de més

damaged - danyat                                            quote - pressupost

discuss it - debatre                                          satisfied - satisfet

enquiry - consulta                                           shipping date - data d'enviament

get back to you - Et faré saber

COMPLAINTS - QUEIXES

assist - assistir                                                                lost in the post - extraviat

at our expense - a càrrec nostre                                     make a claim - fer una reclamació

check my records - revisa els meu registres                  making a noise - fer un soroll

compensation - compensació                                         missing a part - falta una peça

credited our account - acreditat el nostre compte          refund - reemborsament

defect - defecte                                                               refuse - refusar

doesn't fit - no encaixa                                                    return - retornar

error - error                                                                     suggest - suggeriment

faulty part - peça defectuosa                                          the wrong item - article equivocat

losing business - perdre negocis                                    under warranty - sota garantia

EXTRA

broken - trencat                                                        financial director - director financer

customer satisfaction - satisfacció del client            inappropiate - inapropiat

dissapointed - decebut                                              lose business - perdre negocis

displeased - descontent                                            managing director -  director general

dissatisfaction - insatisfacció                             research and development department - departament I+D

feedback - suport                                                     treatment - tractament

file a lawsuit - presentar uns demanda

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Exercici 5

1. She did a good job

2. The sho must be closed

3. I will be careful

4.  She must be busy

5. There's a caller on the phone

6. I can't hear you very well

Exercici 6

1. Can you repeat that please?

2. You need to contact her immediately

3. I'll put you thorugh Mr. Wright now

4. You've got the wrong number

5. To dial a number abroad, put an 01 before the number

6. My new extension number will be 8015

7. State the name of the company

Exercici 7

1. I need to s'eak to Betty as soon as possible.

2. Can you ask Mrs Ford to ring back tomorrow?

3. I've got a client on the line

4. Try to avoid speaking too loudly on the phone.

5. Can you remind Ms Burns...

Exercici 8

1. If there's no reply from his office phone, he's problably working off-site. a.

2. Miss Scott is on the line for you. She needs to place an order. e.

3. Avoid letting the phone ring a lot. Answer it quickly. f.

4. They've tried to contact you several times, so call them as soon as possible. c.

5. Before you dial the number, press for an outside line. d.

6. His line is engaged, so I'll phone him later. b.

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 Exercice 5

1- out of town

2- out of town

3- on holiday

4- take down

5- cut off

6- take down

7- put you on hold

8- take a message

9- leave a message

Exercice 6

1- line is busy

2- spell that

3- interrupt

4- out of the office

5- return your call

Exercice 7 

1-e

2-c

3-d

4-a

5-b

Exercice 8

1- in a meeting

2- left

3- urgent

4- deal with

5- return

6- took down