Block 4 of 4 — Final Block
Business Travel & Networking
Navigate airports, hotels and restaurants, build professional relationships across cultures, and master the art of business small talk.
INPUTTravel & networking vocabulary
12 essential travel & networking terms
Click each card to reveal the definition and a real example from a business travel context.
Fill in the blanks — airport and hotel
Context: You have just landed in London for a three-day business trip. Complete the extracts from real travel situations.
Click a word from the bank, then click the blank where you want to place it.
check in
connecting flight
complimentary
itinerary
per diem
jet lag
1. Could I to my room early? My meetings start at two.
2. My to Frankfurt departs from Terminal 2 at 14:45.
3. The hotel offers breakfast for all business guests.
4. My assistant has prepared a detailed for the three-day trip.
5. The company allows a of £80 for meals and transport.
6. I’m suffering from terrible after the flight from Tokyo — it was a 12-hour time difference.
GRAMMARTenses, conditionals & common B2 errors
Grammar focus — Key patterns for travel & networking
Present perfect: Have you worked in logistics long? / I have been preparing for months.3rd conditional: If you had come to the dinner, you would have met the speaker.
Gerunds after prepositions: I’m looking forward to meeting you / Thanks for coming.
Multiple choice — choose the most natural option
Select the most natural and correct option for each networking or travel context.
Error correction — find the 6 mistakes
Context: The following sentences come from emails, conversations and presentations in travel and networking contexts. They were written by a B1 learner. 6 of them contain errors. Click on the word or phrase you think is wrong.
Click any word or phrase you think is wrong. When you have found all 6, click «Check errors».
Errors found: 0 / 6
Gap fill — tenses and modals in context
Context: All options below are grammatically possible. Select the one that best fits the travel or networking context. Tense choice signals precision and professionalism.
Select the most appropriate tense or modal for each gap.
LISTENINGCultural intelligence in business travel
Context: You will hear a single speaker — David Marsh, an international business consultant — giving a short talk about cultural intelligence and the mistakes professionals make when travelling for business. Listen carefully and answer the questions below.
This is a monologue — one voice, no conversational clues. Press Play to listen. The transcript is available after your first listen.
Cultural Intelligence in International Business
Ready to play
Comprehension questions
CULTURECultural intelligence — decision tree
Context: You are on a business trip and encounter real cultural situations. In each case, choose the most culturally appropriate response. There are no easy answers — this is about cultural awareness, not just language.
Read each situation carefully. Consider the cultural context before you respond.
PHRASAL VERBS10 essential travel & networking phrasal verbs
Reference list — study before practising
These 10 phrasal verbs are essential for professional travel and networking contexts. Study each one before attempting the exercises.
Exercise 1 — Choose the correct phrasal verb
Select the correct phrasal verb for each travel or networking context.
Exercise 2 — Fill in the blank (type your answer)
Context: Complete these extracts from professional travel and networking situations. Type the correct phrasal verb in the correct form.
Type the missing phrasal verb. Pay attention to form.
Exercise 3 — Rewrite using a phrasal verb
Context: Rewrite each sentence using the target phrasal verb shown.
Type your rewritten sentence. The target phrasal verb is given as a hint.
PRODUCTIONBusiness dinner simulation
Context: You are hosting a client dinner at a smart restaurant in London. Navigate each moment of the meal professionally — from the reservation to the bill.
At each stage of the dinner, choose the most appropriate professional response. You receive feedback after each choice.
The Greystone — Fine Dining
Your response
PHRASAL VERBS IN USESubstitute the underlined phrases
Reference list — 10 travel & networking phrasal verbs
Study these phrasal verbs before doing the exercise. Each one replaces an underlined phrase in the text below.
Substitute the underlined phrase with the correct phrasal verb
Context: A professional networking conversation written with formal, indirect language. Ten phrases are underlined. Replace each one with the correct phrasal verb from the reference list above.
Click an underlined phrase to select it (turns gold). Then click the correct phrasal verb button. Wrong answer? It turns red and resets automatically.
REGISTERBusiness travel: polite requests vs too direct
Context: When travelling for business, how you phrase requests matters enormously — especially with clients, hotel staff, and airline personnel. Sort each expression into the correct category.
Click an expression to select it, then click the correct zone to place it.
Appropriately polite
Too direct / impolite