30 #Negotiating #Reaching_Agreement

You are going to hear a conversation between Martin, Sales Manager of Pulse, an electric-car company, and Chen, an official from the Urban Transport Department of a city in China. Listen and answer these questions.

1⃣ Why does Chen want to buy electric cars for the Transport Department?
2⃣ Which of these do they discuss?
• quantity • price
• discounts • colours
• delivery • warranty
• models
3️⃣ What will they discuss after lunch?

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#Useful_Language
#Negotiating

✴️ #STATING_AIMS
🔹We're interested in buying 10 cars.
🔹We'd like to start the scheme in June.
🔹We must have delivery as soon as
possible.

✴️ #MAKING_CONCESSIONS
🔹We could possibly deliver by August.
🔹That could be all right, as long as you pay more for a longer period.
🔹We can do that, providing you make a down payment.

✴ #REJECTING_SUGGESTIONS
🔹I'm afraid not. It's company policy.
🔹I'm sorry, we can't agree to that.
🔹Unfortunately, we can't do that.

✴️ #BARGAINING
🔹If it works, we'll increase the order
later on.
🔹If you increased your order, we could
offer you a much higher discount.
🔹That might be OK if you can guarantee delivery by then.

✴️ #GETTING_AGREEMENT
🔹That's very reasonable, don't you think?
🔹That sounds a fair price to me.
🔹Fine. / OK. / Great!

✴️ #FINISHING_THE_NEGOTIATION
🔹Right, we've got a deal.
🔹Good, I think we've covered everything.
🔹OK, how about dinner tonight?

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31 #Great_Business_Ideas

Dr Kate Pitts is a researcher at the e-Research Centre, University of Oxford. In this interview she talks about the best business ideas of the last 15 years.

1⃣ What products and services does Kate mention? Why does she think they were excellent ideas?
2⃣ What types of company spend a lot of time and money on research and development?

#Market_Leader #interview #Preintermediate

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32 #Successful_Meetings

DC Dynamics is an electronics company based in Boston, USA. The marketing department held a meeting to discuss their new smartphone. Listen to the meeting, then answer these questions.

1⃣ What were the main aims of the meeting?
2⃣ Which month did they choose for the launch?

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#Useful_Language
#Meeting

✴️ #Beginning_the_meeting
Can we start, please?
Right, let's begin.

✴️ #Stating_the_aim
The main aim/purpose of this meeting is to ...

✴️ #Asking_for_comments
What do you think?
How do you feet about this?

✴️ #Changing_the_subject
Let's move on now to ...
The next thing to discuss is ...

✴️ #Clarifying
What do you mean by ... ?
Sorry, I don't quite understand.

✴️ #Summarising
OK, let's summarise.
Right, let's recap.

✴️ #Giving_opinions
I think we should ...
I'm in favour of ...

✴️ #Making_suggestions
We could ...
Perhaps we should ...

✴️ #Disagreeing
I don't know about that.
(I'm afraid) I don't agree.

✴️ #Interrupting
Hold on (a moment).
Can I just say something?

✴️ #Agreeing
I think you're right.
I (totally) agree.

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یادگیری زبان انگلیسی یک بازی گروهی در سازمان است.

گفتگو با مدیرعامل موسسه باران متخصص آموزش زبان برای مدیران عالی رتبه

لینک مطالعه مصاحبه: https://b2n.ir/blog-p-1543

33 #Dealing_with_Stress

Jessica Colling is Director of Marketing at Vielife, a Consultancy that advises businesses on health at work. In this interview she talks about dealing with stress at work.

1️⃣ What are the causes of stress at work?
2️⃣ What can happen if you have to manage stress for a long time without a break?
3⃣ Why do women report higher levels of stress than men?

#Market_Leader #interview #Preintermediate

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34 #Participating_in_Discussions

You are going to hear three members of the human resources department of a transportation company discussing ways of improving the staff's health and fitness.

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1⃣ Listen to the first meeting.
What ways do they mention?

2⃣ At the next meeting, the team discusses plans for staff to attend a local sports centre.

#Useful_Language
#Discussions

✴️ #MAKING_SUGGESTIONS
🔹I think we should carry out a
survey.
🔹Why don't we encourage staff to keep fit?
🔹How about paying for their subnoscription to a gym?
🔹It might be a good idea to set up a counselling service.

✴️ #GIVING_OPINIONS
🔹We've got to do something about it.
🔹I think we should definitely pay staff's subnoscriptions.
🔹It would be popular, it could be expensive.
🔹It'd cost a lot, and attendance would be difficult to monitor.

✴️ #AGREEING
🔹I think I agree with you.
🔹I suppose we could do that.
🔹Yeah, you're right.
🔹Exactly.
🔹Excellent idea.
🔹Great.
🔹I completely agree.

✴️ #DISAGREEING
🔹Mmm, I don't know.
🔹I can't agree with you there.
🔹I'm not sure it's a good idea.
🔹I still think it's a good idea.
🔹I I'm afraid that's out of the question because ...

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35 #New_Business

Abdirashid Duale is the Chief Executive Officer of Dahabshiil, a global money-transfer company. Listen to the interview and answer these questions.

1⃣ How many countries does the company transfer money to?
2⃣ Dahabshiil helps four types of people or organisations. What are they?
3⃣ What do all successful new businesses have in common?

#Market_Leader #interview #Preintermediate

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