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Hi Marilyn, Unfortunately I have a meeting that afternoon that I cannot reschedule. How about we meet for lunch at 1pm instead? We could have lunch at the deli down the street from my office. Then maybe we could look over the outline briefly after if you have time, but if not, we could always connect later in the week to finalize it. Let me know if 1pm works for you or if another day would be better. I'm available anytime on Thursday as well.

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Reading & Writing

Hi Marilyn, Unfortunately I have a meeting that afternoon that I cannot reschedule. How about we meet for lunch at 1pm instead? We could have lunch at the deli down the street from my office. Then maybe we could look over the outline briefly after if you have time, but if not, we could always connect later in the week to finalize it. Let me know if 1pm works for you or if another day would be better. I'm available anytime on Thursday as well.

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READING

Read the first part of a company profile and for sentences 1−6 decide if the statement is true or false. Write T or F next to
the sentences.

PATCHI: A SWEET SUCCESS


Most children love chocolate but not many of them have relatives who own a chocolate business. Nizar Choucair’s uncles owned
two chocolate shops in Beirut and Nizar started to help out after school when he was just 11. At first, they just gave him
chocolate as payment.
When he left school, Nizar left Lebanon to work with his cousin in Kuwait but he never stopped thinking about the
chocolate business. ‘I saw chocolate everywhere’ he remembers, ‘Even in a glass of water’. When Nizar married a Kuwaiti girl,
neither he nor his new wifebelieved they had many opportunities in Kuwait so they returned to Beirut the following year. It was
there in 1972 that Nizar opened the first Patchi chocolate store in the Rue Hamra. It quickly became a big success.
However, in 1975, less than a year after the shop opened, Lebanon descended into civil war and Nizar moved away
with his wife and children, firstly to Amman, then to Cyprus and Paris. They opened shops in many different parts of the world,
and a new factory in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia because of the problems of exporting from Lebanon during the war. But while the
country suffered, the Patchi brand continued to build its reputation for luxury chocolate. Now, with over 150 outlets worldwide,
Patchi is expected to become a global brand and is a prime candidate for listing on the London or Dubai stock exchange. Plans
for this were put on hold in 2008 because of the global financial crisis but Mr Choucair still expects to do it in the near future.
1. Nizar started to work in his uncles’ shops after he left school. _______________

2. As a child, Nizar did not receive any money for helping in his uncles’ shops. _______________

3. When he lived in Kuwait, he forgot about the chocolate business at first. _______________

4. Nizar and his wife believed they had good opportunities in Kuwait. _______________

5. It was difficult to export goods from Lebanon in the late 1970s. _______________

6. Patchi’s reputation suffered during the war years in Lebanon. _______________

7. Patchi was listed on the stock exchange in 2008. _______________


Read the second part of the profile about Patchi’s product range and answer the questions. Write one word only
or a number for each answer.
Patchi today has branches in around 40 countries and has recently expanded into the Far East by opening
outlets in Takashimaya, a Japanese department store. When the first Patchi shop opened back in 1974, it soon became
famous for creating luxury gift items for weddings. With global expansion, this has now extended to items for a huge
variety of special occasions, such as the Chinese New Year. The company now uses 42 varieties of chocolate and has
also branched out into special chocolate products for children under the name of Patchino.
Mr Choucair always intended his products to stand out from the competition and one of Patchi’s unique
points is the luxurious packaging. Factories in Egypt, Dubai, Syria, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia produce the chocolate
but the boxes and ribbons are all made in Sibline, a Lebanese town south of Beirut. In 2008, Patchi made what is
probably the most expensive box of chocolates in the world for Harrods, the London department store. The outside of
the box was made of leather and each of the 49 chocolates was decorated with gold. It cost £5,000.
1. What brand name does the company use for children’s products? _________________

2. What special occasions did Patchi first produce chocolates for? _________________

3. How many types of chocolate does Patchi use in its products? _________________

4. Which country does the packaging for Patchi chocolates come from? _________________

5. Which department store sold Patchi’s most expensive box of chocolates? _________________
WRITING
You live and work in New York. You receive the following email from your colleague
Marilyn who lives in Philadelphia.

Hi
I’m in New York from 25 May to 28 May. Can we get together on 26 May in the afternoon to
discuss the outline for the training course? Maybe we can have lunch together as well?

Marilyn

You cannot meet Marilyn that afternoon. Write an email to her. In your email:
• say that you cannot meet
• give a reason
• suggest another day or time
• suggest arrangements for lunch.
Write 60−80 words in the box below.
You are organizing a three-day trade fair and you need to rent some equipment. You see
the advertisement below.

MILLER COMPUTER SOURCE


Miller Computer Source offers a range of computer equipment to rent. Desktop and laptop
computers and projection equipment all available for daily or weekly rental.

If you are organising a trade fair or corporate event, we can supply your needs.
Contact: info@millercomputersource.com

Write an email to Miller Computer Source. In your email:


• give the dates and location of the trade fair
• say what equipment you need
• ask how much it will cost
• ask if the company provides technical support.
Write 60−80 words in the box below.

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