Keep notes of the key tasks my boss needs me to do during the business trip.
- What tasks do I need to take care of before I arrive in London?
- What do I need to do while I’m there?
Need
- What do you need me to do?
- The regional office needs a new general manager.}
- I need to write this down.
- I still need to talk with Mary, the travel manager from Human Resources.
Be going to + infinitive verb
- I’m going to send you everything I have after the meeting.
- Which airline are you going to fly with?
- Are you going to rent a car?
- You’re not going to have a lot of free time to do sightseeing.
Practice task
Read the article on planning a business trip. Create a checklist of important things you need to do and things that you are going to do for your business trip.
Shanghai Business Trip Checklist
- [ ] I need to book my the hotel that the company recommended.
- [ ] I need to pay for the flight ticket.
- [ ] I need to research for good restaurants.
- [ ] I need to make sure that the restaurant offers breakfast.
- [ ] I need to make an itinerary and connect it to my coworkers’ calendar.
- [ ] I need to learn some Chinese greetings.
- [ ] I need to research normal behaviors and manners in Shanghai.
- [ ] I need to process my Chinese visa.
- [ ] I need to buy an adapter for my laptop.
- [ ] I’m going to rent a car since the hotel is near the meeting place.
- [ ] I’m going to visit the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.
- [ ] I’m going to work during the flight.