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video ready 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

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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