Урок №74. Coffee Break — Useful Phrases
Перерыв на кофе во время конференции или совещания – и вот у вас есть возможность завязать полезные знакомства или пообщаться с коллегами-иностранцами –подготовимся?
Serving coffee
Let»s take a 15-minute break at this point.
There is a coffee-machine, or you can have tea if you prefer.
Let me pour that for you.
Black or white?
The sugar and sweeteners (заменитель сахара).
Small talk
We really needed a break, didn»t we?
I was interested in what you said about…
What were you saying about…?
I»d like to hear more about…
It»s been a really useful meeting so far, hasn»t it?
I think we need to keep more to the agenda after coffee.
Getting back to business
Shall we get going again?
Is everyone ready to start again?
It»s a quarter to. Time to start.
So, where have we got to?
We just finished item 3 before coffee. So, item 4: „Terms of payment».
Practice
M: I needed a short break at this point.
S: It was. Would you prefer tea or coffee?
M: Coffee, please.
S: I was interested in what you were saying about selling in Ukraine.
M: It»s certainly a different world to Western Europe.
S: I»d like to hear more. We»ve got a key account in Kiev.
M: Why don»t we talk after the meeting?
S: Great. Let»s do that.