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Business Role Plays 3


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Tomorrow's Meeting

Alice: We're having a meeting tomorrow. Can you make it?

Kevin: When is it taking place?

Alice: We're planning on 10 o'clock. Is that OK?

Kevin: Yes, that'll be fine.

Alice: We're going to go over last quarter's sales figures.

Kevin: Good. I have some input I'd like to make.

Alice: Frank is also going to make some suggestions on improving the bottom line.

Kevin: That'll be interesting. He's got keen insights.

Alice: Yes, he's going to outline some new sales strategies.

Kevin: Is Alan attending?

Alice: No, he's flying to San Francisco and won't be able to make it.

Kevin: Oh well, maybe He'll phone in.


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Key Vocabulary

1. To make a meeting

2. To take place

3. Sales figures

4. Quarter

5. Bottom line

6. Insight

7. Strategy

8. To phone in


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Comprehension

1. When is the meeting?

a) Next Monday at 10

b) Tomorrow at 10

c) This afternoon

2. What's the subject of the meeting?

a) The San Francisco accounts

b) Last quarter's sales figures

c) This year's budget

3. What type of suggestions will Frank make?

a) Improving research

b) Improving the bottom line

c) Sales on the east coast


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1. When is the meeting?

a) Next Monday at 10

b) Tomorrow at 10

c) This afternoon

2. What's the subject of the meeting?

a) The San Francisco accounts

b) Last quarter's sales figures

c) This year's budget

3. What type of suggestions will Frank make?

a) Improving research

b) Improving the bottom line

c) Sales on the east coast


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4. What is Frank going to outline?

a) Keen insights

b) New sales strategies

c) San Francisco partners

5. Who isn't going to attend?

a) Kevin

b) Frank

c) Alan


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Discussing Ideas at a Meeting

Chairman: I'd like to open today's meeting. Robert?

Robert: First, I'll quickly go over the main points of the last meeting.

Chairman: …. (finishes) , if no one has anything to add, let's move on to today's agenda.

Robert: I suggest we each give a little background on the suggestions we discussed last week.

Chairman: Could you repeat that, please?

Robert: Let's start by going over the research you've done on the suggestions.

Chairman: You'll find most of the information outlined in the summary documents in front of you.

Robert: These figures are interesting. It's clear to me that customer communications are not working as they should.


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Chairman: Yes, our marketing efforts really haven't been effective to date.

Robert: I suggest we break up into groups and discuss how we can improve our message.

Chairman: Unfortunately, we're almost out of time. I suggest you submit your ideas on marketing and we can discuss the best next week.

Robert: Before we close, could we quickly discuss the Armstrong situation?


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Key Vocabulary

1. To open a meeting

2. To go over

3. Main points

4. To add something to a discussion

5. Agenda

6. To move on

7. To give some background

8. Outlined

9. Summary documents


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10. Figures

11. Communications

12. Marketing efforts

13. To date

14. To break up into groups

15. Out of time

16. To close a meeting


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Comprehension

1. What's the first order of business

a) New suggestions

b) Quick review of last meeting

c) Marketing ideas

2. What would Robert like to hear?

a) Some new suggestions

b) Background on the suggestions

c) Ideas on marketing

3. How is the summary information presented?

a) By PowerPoint

b) Orally

c) In a summary document


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1. What's the first order of business

a) New suggestions

b) Quick review of last meeting

c) Marketing ideas

2. What would Robert like to hear?

a) Some new suggestions

b) Background on the suggestions

c) Ideas on marketing

3. How is the summary information presented?

a) By PowerPoint

b) Orally

c) In a summary document


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4. What seems to be the main problem?

a) The Armstrong situation

b) Research and development

c) Customer communications

6. What hasn't worked well until now?

a) The Armstrong situation

b) The main points of last week's meeting

c) Marketing efforts

6. Why can't they break up into groups?

a) That's not the purpose of this meeting.

b) They're running out of time.

c) They need to go over other information.


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Happy Shareholders

Director: Can we go over some figures please?

Assistant: Yes, our shareholders' meeting is soon. I think it'd be a good idea to review the key numbers.

Director: What has our total outlay been this year?

Assistant: Our expenditures are estimated at $4,320,000.

Director: What percentage is that is research and development?

Assistant: About 27%. We've invested heavily in developing some new technologies.

Director: What is our gross operating profit?

Assistant: Approximately 1.4 million.

Director: What kind of margin does that represent?

Assistant: The gross operating margin is at 24% for the year.


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Director: That's impressive. That's up from last year, isn't it? About 10 points I think.

Assistant: That's right. We're solidly in the black. As a matter of fact, this is our fifth year straight.

Director: Shareholders will be happy.

Assistant: They should be! This kind of growth in the current market is remarkable.

Director: Hopefully the shareholders won't veto any further R & D allocation.

Assistant: I think they trust the board to continue.


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Key Vocabulary

1. Shareholders

2. Key numbers

3. Outlay

4. Expenditure

5. R & D - Research and Development

6. Gross operating profit

7. Margin

8. Gross operating margin


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9. To be up

10. In the black - in the red

11. Remarkable

12. To veto

13. Allocation

14. The board

15. Figures


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Comprehension

1. What is coming up soon?

a) An important presentation to other colleagues

b) The shareholders' meeting

c) A research and development conference

2. How much are expenditures?

a) More than four million dollars

b) Approximately 1.4 million dollars

c) 27% of research and development

3. What's the gross operating margin?

a) More than the amount spent on R & D

b) Less than the amount spent on R & D

c) They are in the red.


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1. What is coming up soon?

a) An important presentation to other colleagues

b) The shareholders' meeting

c) A research and development conference

2. How much are expenditures?

a) More than four million dollars

b) Approximately 1.4 million dollars

c) 27% of research and development

3. What's the gross operating margin?

a) More than the amount spent on R & D

b) Less than the amount spent on R & D

c) They are in the red.


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4. How much have they improved over last year?

a) About 24%

b) They haven't improved over last year.

c) About 10%

5) Which sentence best describes the company?

a) They've been in the black for a long period of time.

b) They've been in the black recently.

c) They're in the red.

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