15 Daily English Conversations English Practice for Advanced learners
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the Left chart shows our company sales
over the past three years and the sales
forecast for the current year and the
right chart shows the monthly breakdown
in sales up to October of this year now
please have a look at the Left chart it
shows that sales have been steadily
increasing over the past three years and
if we can keep increasing our sales the
total sales for this year will show an
increase over last year
next please look at the right chart the
right chart shows that the campaigns we
ran in April and August were fairly
effective I see but the sales decreased
in May and September following the
campaign’s yes but this kind of
decreases unavoidable I expect the
annual sales for this year will show an
increase over last year if we can keep
increasing our sales a man is reporting
about his company’s sales performance at
a meeting which two charts is he using
for his presentation please look at the
handout the Left chart shows our company
sales over the past three years and the
sales forecast for the current year and
the right chart shows the monthly
breakdown in sales up to October of this
year now please have a look at the Left
chart it shows that sales have been
steadily increasing over the past three
years and if we can keep increasing our
sales the total sales for this year will
show an increase over last year
next please look at the right chart the
right chart shows that the campaigns we
ran in April and August were fairly
effective I see but the sales decreased
in May and September following the
campaigns yes but this kind of decreases
unavoidable I expect the annual sales
for this year will show an increase over
last year
if we can keep increasing our sales
let me start by explaining our clubs
different membership options as
described in this brochure regular
members can use the gym in the pool at
any time on any day of the week but we
also offer early-morning memberships
where people can use the facilities only
in the early morning and night
memberships for people who only want to
come in the evening what are the hours
for early morning members early morning
members can use the facilities from 6
a.m. to 10 a.m. and night members can
use them from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. I see so
early morning members can stop by and
use the facilities on their way to work
exactly the early morning type is
popular among people with nine-to-five
jobs and we also offer memberships just
for the gym or just for the pool if you
only want to use one of those I want to
use both the gym and the pool I think
I’ll use the gym in the early morning
before going to work on weekdays and
then use the pool on the weekend you
have a membership that covers something
like early mornings for the weekdays but
all day on the weekend we’re sorry but
we don’t offer a membership like that
sir okay I don’t think I can get up that
early on the weekend so I’ll choose this
membership option a man is joining a
sports club and getting information on
its policies what type of membership
will he choose let me start by
explaining our clubs different
membership options as described in this
brochure regular members can use the gym
in the pool at any time on any day of
the week but we also offer early morning
memberships where people can use the
facilities only in the early morning and
night memberships for people who only
want to come in the evening what are the
hours for early morning members early
morning members can use the facilities
from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and night members
can use them from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. I
see so early morning members can stop by
and use the facilities on their way to
work exactly the early morning type is
popular among people with 9 to 5 jobs
and we also offer memberships just for
the gym or just for the pool if you only
want to use one of those I want to use
both the gym and the pool I think I’ll
use the gym in the early morning before
going to work on weekdays and then use
the pool on the weekend if you have a
membership that covered
something like early mornings for the
weekdays but all day on the weekend
we’re sorry but we don’t offer a
membership like that sir
okay I don’t think I can get up that
early on the weekend so I’ll choose this
membership option we decided to launch
the new product on October 15th and we’d
like to offer you the contract to make
the brochure thank you so much we’re
definitely excited about helping you
with this project so could you tell us a
bit about the schedule
when will you need everything by well
considering the time needed for printing
we’d like to get the brochures to the
printing stage by the end of September
so would it be possible for you to get
us the first design draft by the middle
of August well we’d like to give you
three design options for the initial
draft and then have you choose the one
which best fits your concept then we’ll
make the final design based on your
choice so it’ll be very helpful if you
could give us two more weeks to prepare
for this stage hmm okay maybe one month
will be enough time to choose one of the
designs you’ve made and then decide on
the final design all right we’ll be
counting on you you’re in good hands
our design team is the best thank you so
much a woman is talking with a man who
works for an outsourced printing company
about a brochure for a new product when
is the deadline for the first design
draft for the brochure we decided to
launch the new product on October 15th
and we’d like to offer you the contract
to make the brochure thank you so much
we’re definitely excited about helping
you with this project so could you tell
us a bit about the schedule when will
you need everything bye well considering
the time needed for printing we’d like
to get the brochures to the printing
stage by the end of September so would
it be possible for you to get us the
first design draft by the middle of
August
well we’d like to give you three design
options for the initial draft and then
have you choose the one which best fits
your concept then we’ll make the final
design based on your choice so it’ll be
very helpful if you could give us two
more weeks to prepare for this stage hmm
okay maybe one month will be enough time
to choose one of the designs you’ve made
and then decide on the final design all
right we’ll be counting on you
you’re in good hands our design team is
the best thank you so much hello this is
Blackfriars Playhouse can I help you I’d
like to get two tickets for King Lear at
5:30 this evening do you still have any
tickets available we do have a few seats
left but I’m sorry to say we don’t have
any next to each other if you don’t mind
though we can get you two seats
seperately okay we don’t mind do you
have any particular requests well do you
have any aisle seats yes we have an
aisle seat at the left side of the
center section and to the right of it
three seats over we have another free
seat to the side okay then please book
that aisle seat certainly how about the
other one do you have any seats near the
center the only Center seats we have
left are from the first row to the third
row I’m not too crazy about having
actors spit on me so this room is
relatively small and I think you could
enjoy the play even at the end of the
row on the side is that so then I’ll
take the one you mentioned before on the
left side a woman is calling on the
phone to reserve tickets for a play
which two seats did she get hello this
is Blackfriars Playhouse can I help you
I’d like to get two tickets for King
Lear at 5:30 this evening do you still
have any tickets available we do have a
few seats left but I’m sorry to say we
don’t have any next to each other if you
don’t mind though we can get you two
seats seperately okay we don’t mind do
you have any particular requests well do
you have any aisle seats yes we have an
aisle seat at the left side of the
center section and to the right of it
three seats over we have another free
seat to the side okay then please book
that aisle seat certainly how about the
other one do you have any seats near the
center the only Center seats we have
left are from the first row to the third
row I’m not too crazy about having
actors spit on me so this room is
relatively small and I think you could
enjoy the play even at the end of the
row on the side is that so then I’ll
take the one you mentioned before on the
left side
ok I think we’re almost ready for the
presentation tomorrow just a few more
things the meeting will start at 9:00
sharp so could you double check the
meeting room today yep
I’ve already checked the room ok great
did you make sure the projector is
working ok oh I was gonna check the
projector tomorrow morning when I have
my laptop no we’ve got to get that
checked today we won’t have time to deal
with it in the morning if there’s a
problem so make sure to check that
projector today that’s the most
important thing ok will do and did you
get the copies of those handouts ms
Tanaka is making them now let’s see what
else oh did you check the whiteboard yes
I did
sometimes the pens don’t have enough ink
left in them did you get a chance to
check them not yet but I’ll make sure to
do that later yes please make sure to do
that today
a man and a woman are talking about
preparations for a presentation they’ll
be making tomorrow at their office what
were the woman check after the
conversation ends ok I think we’re
almost ready for the presentation
tomorrow just a few more things the
meeting will start at 9:00 sharp so
could you double check the meeting room
today yep I’ve already checked the room
ok great
did you make sure the projector is
working ok oh I was gonna check the
projector tomorrow morning when I have
my laptop no we’ve got to get that
checked today we won’t have time to deal
with it in the morning if there’s a
problem so make sure to check that
projector today that’s the most
important thing ok will do and did you
get the copies of those handouts miss
Tanaka is making them now let’s see what
else oh did you check the whiteboard yes
I did
sometimes the pens don’t have enough ink
left in them did you get a chance to
check them not yet but I’ll make sure to
do that later yes please make sure to do
that today we have to decide on the
hotel for our trip next month ok let’s
check the Internet the ocean hotel is
near the beach
it says $120 a night per person and you
get a buffet breakfast how about the
Pine Hotel it’s $80 a night I don’t want
to waste too much on accommodations
hmm but the pine hotel is far from the
beach and from downtown and it says you
have to pay for Wi-Fi what about the
sunrise hotel it usually costs a hundred
forty dollars a night but now they’re
running a promotion and we can stay one
night for $90 it’s between the beach and
downtown
plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds good
oh wait it says the deal is for next
week only oh I didn’t see that so how
about this place the Royal Hotel it’s
located in the middle of downtown and it
costs $100 a night the room doesn’t look
so nice but they have free Wi-Fi okay
let’s book this hotel
oh it’s already fully booked shoot then
I think the first one is best is it full
no it’s not great a man and a woman are
choosing a hotel which hotel are they
going to choose we have to decide on the
hotel for our trip next month okay let’s
check the internet the ocean hotel is
near the beach
it says $120 a night per person and you
get a buffet breakfast how about the
pine hotel it’s $80 a night I don’t want
to waste too much on accommodations hmm
but the pine hotel is far from the beach
and from downtown and it says you have
to pay for Wi-Fi what about the sunrise
hotel it usually costs a hundred forty
dollars a night but now they’re running
a promotion and we can stay one night
for $90 it’s between the beach and
downtown plus it has free Wi-Fi sounds
good
oh wait it says the deal is for next
week only oh I didn’t see that so how
about this place the Royal Hotel it’s
located in the middle of downtown and it
costs $100 a night the room doesn’t look
so nice but they have free Wi-Fi okay
let’s book this hotel oh it’s already
fully booked shoot then I think the
first one is best is it full no it’s not
great
let’s move the tables for tomorrow’s
meeting alright shall we put all the
tables in the center of the room so that
everyone faces each other well there’s
going to be a group session first so
let’s separate the tables into four
sections
four people will be seated in each group
okay and I’ll put some pens and pads of
paper on each table thank you and we’ll
have a short presentation at the
beginning of the session so we need a
projector here all right
also we’re going to use a whiteboard
aren’t we is it okay if I put the
whiteboard next to the screen well how
about putting the whiteboard at the
other end of the room that makes sense
after the meeting we need to put
everything back where it was in four
rows of two tables per row a man and a
woman are talking about the layout of a
meeting room how are they going to
arrange the tables let’s move the tables
for tomorrow’s meeting all right shall
we put all the tables in the center of
the room so that everyone faces each
other well there’s going to be a group
session first so let’s separate the
tables into four sections four people
will be seated in each group okay and
I’ll put some pens and pads of paper on
each table thank you and we’ll have a
short presentation at the beginning of
the session so we need a projector here
alright also we’re going to use a
whiteboard aren’t we
is it okay if I put the whiteboard next
to the screen well how about putting the
whiteboard at the other end of the room
that makes sense after the meeting we
need to put everything back where it was
in four rows of two tables per row every
month you need to check our office
supplies and order any items that are
running low this time let’s take a look
at them together here’s the checklist
okay that sounds good
well starting with the paper it looks
like there’s only one box left we use
lots of paper every day so let’s order
two more boxes okay the printer is out
of color ink should we order that we
don’t really print documents in color so
we don’t need to worry about that hmm
okay looks like these whiteboard markers
are running out of ink right those need
to be replaced we get a discount if we
order them in sets of five so let’s do
that
and while we’re at it can we order a
mouse sometimes it works but sometimes
it doesn’t that’s probably because it’s
running out of batteries
let’s check the stock of batteries and
order more if we don’t have many left
sure well we have three batteries here
you can take two of these for your mouse
but buy a six pack of batteries to
replace them a man and a woman are
talking about office supplies
what will the man order every month you
need to check our office supplies and
order any items that are running low
this time let’s take a look at them
together here’s the checklist okay that
sounds good well starting with the paper
it looks like there’s only one box left
we use lots of paper every day so let’s
order two more boxes
okay the printer is out of color ink
should we order that we don’t really
print documents in color so we don’t
need to worry about that hmm okay looks
like these whiteboard markers are
running out of ink right those need to
be replaced
we get a discount if we order them in
sets of five so let’s do that
okay and while we’re at it can we order
a mouse sometimes it works but sometimes
it doesn’t that’s probably because it’s
running out of batteries let’s check the
stock of batteries and order more if we
don’t have many left sure well we have
three batteries here you can take two of
these for your mouse but buy a six pack
of batteries to replace them
excuse me I need to go to the airport
would you tell me how to get there sure
there are a few ways if you take bus
number one it takes about one and a half
hours to the airport it’s the least
expensive way bus number two is a
non-stop bus it’s more expensive and
leaves once every hour but it only takes
fifty minutes I see what about taxis
there’s a taxi stand in front of the
building and they take about an hour but
they use the expressway and charge extra
for a lot of luggage so it’s going to be
a lot more expensive than the bus I
guess that makes sense and I’d like to
avoid paying too much you didn’t by
chance buy anything at shopping world
while you were here they offer
complimentary shuttle service to the
airport for customers who make a
purchase there wow I didn’t know that I
haven’t bought anything yet but I was
going to stop by and get some souvenirs
there anyway then you can use that a
woman is asking for directions to the
airport at an information center
how is she going to get to the airport
excuse me I need to go to the airport
would you tell me how to get there
sure there are a few ways if you take
bus number one it takes about one and a
half hours to the airport it’s the least
expensive way bus number two is a
non-stop bus it’s more expensive and
leaves once every hour but it only takes
fifty minutes I see what about taxis
there’s a taxi stand in front of the
building and they take about an hour but
they use the expressway and charge extra
for a lot of luggage so it’s going to be
a lot more expensive than the bus I
guess that makes sense and I’d like to
avoid paying too much you didn’t by
chance buy anything at shopping world
while you were here they offer
complimentary shuttle service to the
airport for customers who make a
purchase there Wow I didn’t know that I
haven’t bought anything yet but I was
going to stop by and get some souvenirs
there anyway then you can use that I
need you to deliver some more sweaters
in time for the sale next month okay
what do you need we need a thousand of
the small red sweaters and four hundred
of the medium red sweaters and we also
need 600 of the small green sweaters and
200 of the medium green sweaters by the
end of this month red and green sweaters
actually we’re running low on green
sweaters and we’re waiting on some green
yarn from our supplier we’ll get you
started with the red sweaters though no
no no we need the red and green sweaters
together so please just get as many
green sweaters ready as you can ok I
think we can get 200 of the green
sweaters to you on time which size has
higher priority the small ones take
priority sorry for such short notice but
we really need your help all right we’ll
do our best we’ll get those green
sweaters to you along with all the red
sweaters you ordered a woman and a
supplier are talking on the phone what
is the woman going to get for the sale I
need you to deliver some more sweaters
in time for the sale next month okay
what do you need we need a thousand of
the small red sweaters and 400 of the
medium red sweaters and we also need 600
of the small green sweaters and 200 of
the medium green sweaters by the end of
this month red and green sweaters
actually we’re running low on green
sweaters and we’re waiting on some green
yarn from our supplier we’ll get you
started with the red sweaters though no
no no we need the red and green sweaters
together so please just get as many
green sweaters ready as you can ok I
think we can get 200 of the green
sweaters to you on time which size has
higher priority the small ones take
priority sorry for such short notice but
we really need your help all right we’ll
do our best we’ll get those green
sweaters to you along with all the red
sweaters you ordered excuse me
can you tell me how to borrow books is
it your first time at this library
yes well then I’ll explain the rules to
you you can borrow up to 6 books and 5
CDs or DVDs at a time per person but you
can only borrow up to 10 items in total
at a time everything needs to be
returned in 2 weeks and if you’d like to
renew please let us know before then can
I also borrow magazines or newspapers
you can’t borrow newspapers but you can
borrow magazines except for the latest
issue can I return them through the mail
we can’t accept returns through the mail
please come to the library to return
them after hours you can put them in the
box next to the entrance
but items that are overdue please return
them directly to this desk I see thank
you very much a woman is asking about a
library’s lending policy which materials
could she borrow at one time excuse me
can you tell me how to borrow books is
it your first time at this library yes
well then I’ll explain the rules to you
you can borrow up to six books and five
CDs or DVDs at a time per person but you
can only borrow up to ten items in total
at a time everything needs to be
returned in two weeks and if you’d like
to renew please let us know before then
can I also borrow magazines or
newspapers you can’t borrow newspapers
but you can borrow magazines except for
the latest issue can I return them
through the mail we can’t accept returns
through the mail please come to the
library to return them after hours you
can put them in the box next to the
entrance
but items that are overdue please return
them directly to this desk I see thank
you very much
what kind of trip will you be taking I’m
going scuba diving since I’ll be
bringing all my own equipment I’m a bit
worried about getting it stolen very
smart of you insurance against theft is
included in all of our plans since scuba
diving equipment is an unusual type of
baggage only plan a can cover it though
alternatively you can get insurance
specifically for scuba diving equipment
and add it to other plans plan a is the
most expensive one right what’s the
difference between plan B and Plan C
okay for example if you happen to stay
in a hospital abroad
Plan B covers flight tickets for your
family to visit you but Plan C doesn’t I
see if I get the SPECIAL contract or
scuba diving equipment and add it to
Plan B or Plan C would it be more
expensive than plan a with plan B that
would make it a little more expensive
but with Plan C it would be less
expensive okay by the way is there any
plan that’s cheaper than Plan C yes we
have plan D but it doesn’t cover
accommodation if your flight gets
delayed or cancelled so we don’t
recommend this plan got it I agree that
I need coverage but I don’t think I need
coverage for family plane tickets so
I’ll take this plan and combine it with
the insurance for scuba diving equipment
a man is choosing an insurance plan
which plan is he going to sign up for
what kind of trip will you be taking I’m
going scuba diving since I’ll be
bringing all my own equipment I’m a bit
worried about getting it stolen very
smart of you insurance against theft is
included in all of our plans since scuba
diving equipment is an unusual type of
baggage only plan a can cover it though
alternatively you can get insurance
specifically for scuba diving equipment
and add it to other plans plan a is the
most expensive one right what’s the
difference between plan B and Plan C
okay for example if you happen to stay
in a hospital abroad
Plan B covers flight tickets for your
family to visit you but Plan C doesn’t I
see if I get the SPECIAL contract for
scuba diving equipment and add it to
Plan B or Plan C would it be more
expensive than plan a with Plan B that
would make it a little more expensive
but with Plan C it would be less
expensive okay by the way is there any
plan that’s cheaper than Plan C yes we
have plan D but it doesn’t cover
accomodation if your flight gets delayed
or cancelled so we don’t recommend this
plan got it I agree that I need coverage
but I don’t think I need coverage for
family plane tickets so I’ll take this
plan and combine it with the insurance
for scuba diving equipment
last week we asked 200 employees to
answer a questionnaire about their
fitness habits the focus of this
questionnaire was on how many hours they
exercise each week did you tally up the
results for the a and B branches
separately yes and employees had four
options
less than an hour around one to two
hours around three to five hours and six
hours or more here are the results so
employees in both branches answered
about one to two hours the most looks
like they’re exercising about once a
week yes and after that employees in the
a branch were most likely to answer
about three to five hours while in the B
branch the next most common answer was
less than an hour hmm not even ten
percent of employees at the B branch
exercised more than six hours that’s
right
so I was thinking we could organize
weekly sports events there that anybody
could casually join that’s a good idea
it did give employees a good chance to
socialize - I’ll leave it to you thank
you I’ll take care of it
a woman is reporting to her boss about
the results of a questionnaire which
graph represents the employees from the
B branch last week we asked 200
employees to answer a questionnaire
about their fitness habits the focus of
this questionnaire was on how many hours
they exercise each week did you tally up
the results for the a and B branches
separately yes and employees had four
options less than an hour
around one to two hours around three to
five hours and six hours or more here
are the results so employees in both
branches answered about one to two hours
the most looks like they’re exercising
about once a week yes and after that
employees in the a branch were most
likely to answer about 3 to 5 hours
in the B branch the next most common
answer was less than an hour
hmm not even ten percent of employees at
the B branch exercise more than six
hours that’s right
so I was thinking we could organize
weekly sports events there that anybody
could casually join that’s a good idea
it did give employees a good chance to
socialize - I’ll leave it to you thank
you I’ll take care of it
I heard we’re supposed to volunteer for
some activity and write a report about
it for class we can choose anything
right what are you going to do I haven’t
made up my mind yet what about you I
haven’t decided yet either I’m
interested in environmental issues so
I’m looking for something in a nature
conservation group
I see so you want to go and pick up
trash off of the ground well that’d be
okay actually but I’m looking for a
group activity I want to learn more
about a leadership role in this kind of
organization as well if possible you
know I have a friend who helps out with
a group that plants trees with kids are
you interested in that kind of thing
yeah that sounds good thanks it’d also
be a great opportunity to interact with
children do you want to do this too
maybe but I’d like to try something a
bit more people focused you know like
helping elderly or disabled people Oh
my mother is helping out at the local
Senior Center would that be interesting
to you yes that sounds great a male
student and a female student are talking
about volunteer activities which
activities are they going to take part
in I heard we’re supposed to volunteer
for some activity and write a report
about it for class we can choose
anything right what are you going to do
I haven’t made up my mind yet what about
you I haven’t decided yet either I’m
interested in environmental issues so
I’m looking for something in a nature
conservation group
I see so you want to go and pick up
trash off of the ground
well that’d be okay actually but I’m
looking for a group activity I want to
learn more about a leadership role in
this kind of organization as well if
possible you know I have a friend who
helps out with a group that plants trees
with kids are you interested in that
kind of thing yeah that sounds good
thanks it’d also be a great opportunity
to interact with children do you want to
do this too maybe but I’d like to try
something a bit more people focused
you know like helping elderly or
disabled people
oh my mother is helping out at the local
Senior Center would that be interesting
to you yes that sounds great
this new cheesy bread isn’t selling well
is it no we placed it on the top shelf
though hmmm maybe it’s too high for some
people they probably can’t see it then
let’s put it on the middle shelf sounds
good
they’ll see it when they first come into
the store and why don’t we put a red
cloth on this shelf so that they know
it’s our new bread alright then we’ll
have to move the croissants to somewhere
else
top or bottom why don’t we put our
regular items on the top shelf
they’ll sell well even if they’re not
easy to spot that has to be the French
bread then let’s put it in a basket
so it’ll stand out good idea now the
croissants have to be on the bottom okay
how does it look looks good let’s see
how it goes for a week and then decide
if we need to make any adjustments to
bakers are talking how are they going to
display their bread
this new cheesy bread isn’t selling well
is it no we placed it on the top shelf
though hmm maybe it’s too high for some
people they probably can’t see it then
let’s put it on the middle shelf sounds
good
they’ll see it when they first come into
the store and why don’t we put a red
cloth on this shelf so that they know
it’s our new bread all right
then we’ll have to move the croissants
to somewhere else top or bottom why
don’t we put our regular items on the
top shelf they’ll sell well even if
they’re not easy to spot that has to be
the French bread then let’s put it in a
basket
so it’ll stand out good idea now the
croissants have to be on the bottom okay
how does it look looks good
let’s see how it goes for a week and
then decide if we need to make any
adjustments
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