Business Lunch · Review & Practice
Listening + Pronunciation Worksheet
Review the chunks from class, listen, repeat and use them in your own Business Lunch situation.
Estimated time: 15–20 minutes. You do not need to memorize everything at once. Focus on the whole phrases.
1. 🔁 Quick Chunk Review
Complete the phrases before checking.
choose somewhere ________
quiet
book a ________
table
turn off your ________
phone
ask for the ________
bill / check
2. 🃏 Flashcards — Say It Before You Flip
Look at the cue. Say the complete phrase. Then flip the card and check.
Score: ⭐ 1 point = complete chunk · ½ point = you needed help
quiet
What is the chunk?
choose somewhere quiet
early
What is the chunk?
arrive a few minutes early
politics
What is the chunk?
don’t talk about politics
recommend?
Restaurant question
What do you recommend?
allergy
Refuse politely
I’m afraid I can’t eat fish. I’m allergic to it.
instead?
Ask for an alternative
Could I have the salad instead?
suggest
Make a decision
I think we should…
disagree
Be polite
I’m not sure. What about ___ instead?
3. 🎧 Listening Challenge — Choose What You Hear
Click the audio. Do not read the answer first.
Listening 1
Listening 2
Listening 3
4. 🗣️ Pronunciation & Shadowing
How to practise: 1) listen slow · 2) repeat · 3) listen normal · 4) repeat again without reading if possible.
I’m sorry, but I don’t eat meat.
polite startreason
I’m afraid I can’t eat fish. I’m allergic to it.
soft refusalreason
Could I have the salad instead?
alternative
I think we should choose somewhere quiet.
suggestionbusiness lunch chunk
Can we have the check, please?
American English
5. ✍️ Build Your Business Lunch
Complete the plan with your own ideas.
Example:
I think we should choose a quiet Italian restaurant. Let’s book a table for 1:00. I think we should turn off our phones and talk about the project.
I think we should choose a quiet Italian restaurant. Let’s book a table for 1:00. I think we should turn off our phones and talk about the project.
6. 🎙️ Final Homework — Send an Audio
Record a 45–60 second audio and send it in your class space.
Your situation
You are organizing a business lunch with an international client.
In your audio, include:
- where you want to have lunch;
- what time you want to book the table;
- one Business Lunch rule;
- one restaurant problem or food restriction;
- a polite solution or alternative.
Model — do not copy every word:
“For our business lunch, I think we should choose somewhere quiet. Let’s book a table for one o’clock. I think it’s important to turn off our phones. I’m afraid I can’t eat fish because I’m allergic to it, so I would ask, ‘Could I have the vegetarian pasta instead?’”
“For our business lunch, I think we should choose somewhere quiet. Let’s book a table for one o’clock. I think it’s important to turn off our phones. I’m afraid I can’t eat fish because I’m allergic to it, so I would ask, ‘Could I have the vegetarian pasta instead?’”
Completion check:
☐ I used at least 2 complete chunks.
☐ I gave one reason.
☐ I used a polite restaurant phrase.
☐ I listened to my audio once before sending it.
☐ I used at least 2 complete chunks.
☐ I gave one reason.
☐ I used a polite restaurant phrase.
☐ I listened to my audio once before sending it.