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#Useful_Language
#Socialising #Small_Talk

✴️ #INTRODUCING_PEOPLE
Jurgen, this is Lisa.
Anita, do you know lan?
Have you met Mauro?

✴️ #RESPONDING
Pleased to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
Good to see you again.

✴️ #CLARIFYING
Sorry, I didn't catch your name.
I'm afraid I missed the name of your
company.

✴️ #MAKING_SMALL_TALK
How's business?
We're having a great year.
Have you heard about ... ?
How are things?

✴️ #REQUESTS
Could I use your printer, please?
Do you mind if I take a map?

✴️ #OFFERS
Would you like to have dinner with us tomorrow night?
How about coming to the Cabaret Club with us?

✴️ #ACCEPTING
Yes, I'd love to.
Thank you. That would be very nice.

✴️ #REFUSING_POLITELY
I'm really sorry, but I'm meeting a client then.
Thank you very much for asking, but I'm afraid I can't make it tomorrow.

✴️ #THANKING
Thank you for the meal. It was really good.
Thank you for a lovely evening.
I had a great time.

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37 #Start_Your_Business

Susan Barratt, the CEO of Nature's Way Foods, talks about the advice she would give to anyone starting their own business.

#Market_Leader #interview #Preintermediate

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#Telephoning (Part 1)
#Exchanging_Information

✴️ Listen to the first part of a phone conversation between a sales director, Martin, and his manager, Fiona.
Answer these questions.

1⃣ Did they meet their sales targets?
2⃣ How has their market share changed?
3⃣ What were their total sales?
4⃣ How much did they spend on shampoo advertising?

#Market_Leader #Conversation #Preintermediate

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#Telephoning
#Exchanging_Information

✴️ Now listen to the second part and note down this information.

1⃣ customer's name ______________
2⃣ nationality ____________________
3️⃣ telephone number _____________
4️⃣ e-mail address ________________
5⃣ meeting day and date __________

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39 #Marketing_Pharmaceuticals

Richard Turner is the European Marketing Manager for a pharmaceutical company. Listen to the first part of the interview and answer these questions.

1⃣ Which marketing methods work best when promoting pharmaceuticals?
2⃣ What problems can you face when marketing pharmaceuticals?

#Market_Leader #Conversation #Preintermediate

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40 #Meeting
#Interrupting_and_Clarifying

Listen to a meeting in which members of a planning group discuss relocating their head office. Pay attention to the expressions they use to interrupt and clarify.

#Market_Leader #Conversation #Preintermediate

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✴️ #Useful_Language
#Interrupting_and_Clarifying

✴️ #INTERRUPTING
Could I say something?
Sorry to interrupt, but ...
Could I just comment on that?
Hold on a minute.

✴️ #DEALING_WITH_INTERRUPTIONS
If you'll just let me finish ...
I'd like to finish if I may.
Just a moment, please.

✴️ #CLARIFYING
What exactly do you mean by ... ?
Are you saying ... ?
How do you mean exactly?

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41 #Planning

Watch an interview with Jan Sanders who is a business consultant and the author of Unplan Your Business, and answer these questions.

1⃣ How far ahead should businesses plan?
2⃣ What is it important for entrepreneurs to do?

#Market_Leader #Conversation #Preintermediate

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