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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?

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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?

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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.

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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?

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42 #Socialising_and_Entertaining

✴️ Paul is on a business trip to Syria. Mohammed is a Syrian business contact. Listen to their conversation, then answer these questions.

1️⃣ What does Mohammed invite Paul to do?
2⃣ Does Paul accept?

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