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🗣️ English Goal

Confirm an order quantity and delivery date with a supplier.

💼 Workplace Goal

Practice placing a purchase order by asking for product details, confirming quantities, and delivery dates with a supplier.

💭 Warm-Up Question

Have you ever placed an order for products at work?

📖 Short Reading

Anna works in purchasing. She needs to buy 50 units of office chairs. She calls the supplier to ask for the price and delivery date. The supplier says the chairs cost $45 each and they can deliver in 10 days. Anna asks if they have 50 chairs in stock. The supplier confirms they do. Anna sends a written purchase order to the supplier. After one day, the supplier sends the order confirmation by email. Anna checks the confirmation and sees the delivery date is correct. She sends the order to the warehouse team for preparation. If there is a problem, Anna will call the supplier again.

🔎 Check Your Understanding


1.
How many office chairs does Anna order?


2.
What does the supplier say about the delivery date?


3.
What does the supplier send the next day?


4.
What does Anna do after she receives the order confirmation?

📚 Key Vocabulary

Word or phrase Simple meaning Example
order a request to buy something We place an order for 100 pens.
supplier a company that sells goods The supplier sends us office chairs.
price how much money something costs Can you tell me the price of the printer?
quantity how many items We want to order 20 computers.
delivery date the day products will arrive The delivery date is next Monday.
purchase order a document to buy goods We send a purchase order to the supplier.
confirm to say something is true or correct Please confirm the order details.
in stock the product is available to buy Do you have the chairs in stock?
invoice a bill for products bought The supplier sends an invoice after delivery.
order confirmation a message saying the order is accepted We received the order confirmation by email.

💬 Useful Language

asking for a price:
What is the price for 50 units?

asking about availability:
Do you have these items in stock?

confirming quantity:
Can you confirm the quantity is 50 chairs?

asking about delivery time:
When can you deliver the chairs?

confirming an order:
I would like to place an order for 50 chairs.

requesting a purchase order:
Can you please send the purchase order confirmation?

💬 Dialogue

🙂 Alex: Hello, this is Alex from the purchasing department.

😀 Sam: Hello Alex, how can I help you?

🙂 Alex: We want to buy 50 office chairs. What is the price for this quantity?

😀 Sam: The price is $45 each for 50 chairs.

🙂 Alex: Do you have 50 chairs in stock now?

😀 Sam: Yes, we have them in stock.

🙂 Alex: When can you deliver the chairs to our office?

😀 Sam: We can deliver them in 10 days.

🙂 Alex: I would like to place an order for 50 chairs. Please send the purchase order confirmation by email.

😀 Sam: Sure, we will send the confirmation today.

✏️ Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks

1.
Could you please ____ the price before we order? (ask / confirm / send)

2.
We want to order 100 units if you ____ them in stock. (send / need / have)

3.
When can you ____ the products? (deliver / confirm / order)

4.
Please send the ____ order confirmation by email. (supplier / purchase / stock)

5.
Can you ____ that the quantity is correct? (order / deliver / confirm)

6.
We need a price ____ before we place the order. (list / quantity / date)

🔗 Exercise 2 – Matching


1.
Purchase order

 


2.
Supplier

 


3.
Confirm

 


4.
Delivery date

 


5.
In stock

 


Options:

  • a.
    The day products arrive
  • b.
    Product is available now
  • c.
    A document to buy goods
  • d.
    A company that sells products
  • e.
    Say something is correct

✅ Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice


1.
What do you ask to know the price of a product?


2.
If you want to buy products, what do you send?


3.
How do you check the number of products in an order?


4.
What do you do after you accept an order?


5.
You want to know when products will arrive. What do you ask?

🧩 Mini Practice

Practice answering aloud.


Say: Can you confirm the quantity is 50 units?


Say: What is the price for 100 chairs?


Say: Do you have the product in stock?


Say: Please send the purchase order confirmation by email.


Ask: How many units do you want to order?


Say: I want to order 50 units.


Ask: When can the items be delivered?


Say: They can be delivered in 10 days.

💼 Workplace Action

Write a short email to a supplier to ask about the price, quantity, and delivery date for a product you want to order.

📝 Reflection


What is the most important thing to check before placing a purchase order?

🧭 Lesson Summary

This lesson helps you confirm order quantity and delivery dates. You learn how to place a simple purchase order with a supplier. Practice asking for information and confirming details to buy products at work.

🔎 Answer Key

Check Your Understanding

  1. 50 chairs
  2. It is in 10 days
  3. A purchase order confirmation
  4. She sends the order to the warehouse

Exercise 1 – Fill in the Blanks

  1. confirm
  2. have
  3. deliver
  4. purchase
  5. confirm
  6. list

Exercise 2 – Matching

  1. Purchase order – A document to buy goods
  2. Supplier – A company that sells products
  3. Confirm – Say something is correct
  4. Delivery date – The day products arrive
  5. In stock – Product is available now

Exercise 3 – Multiple Choice

  1. What is the price for 50 units?
  2. A purchase order
  3. Confirm the quantity
  4. Send the order confirmation
  5. When can you deliver the items?
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