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Ten Days in Manchester
An interactive intermediate business English course featuring Tony Marshall and May Hunter
 
Days:
 
Day 3
 Dialogue

So, the stand is set up, people are visiting the conference and there's money to be made. But are Tony and May any good at selling.

Find out now by listening to Tony and May's conversations at their stand. What does Tony decide to do? And don't forget to try the questions and read the transcript.

Audio listen to the first part of the conversation.

Transcript read the first part of the conversation.

 

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Questions - part 1
1. What does the first customer want?
May with a customer a) He wants the toilet
b) A brochure for Brazil
c) Two brochures
d) Information about Europe
 
2. Why does Tony want to phone Head Office?
a) He wants to complain
b) He wants to leave the conference
c) He wants more information about the company
d) He wants his boss to help him with the problems
 
3. What does May want him to ask for?
a) More books about Nigeria
b) More brochures and order forms
c) An aeroplane ticket
d) Help and advice
 
Well, well, having their stand next to the toilet is not helping Tony and May at all. Will their boss be able to help them? Find out by listening to the rest of Tony's telephone conversation. Afterwards, answer the questions, read the transcript and listen to the audio again.

Audio listen to the second part of the conversation.
Transcript read the second part of the conversation.

 
Questions - part 2
4. Why is his boss angry?
a) Because Tony is not working hard enough
b) Because it is raining
c) Because they paid for a stand near the entrance
d) Because the exhibition is expensive and useless
 
5. What does the boss want Tony to do?
a) She wants him to speak to the conference manager
b) She wants him to move the stand
c) She wants him to send more brochures
d) She wants him to get back to the stand to work
 
6. What does she also want Tony to do?
A boss a) She wants him to get an agent in Britain to help them
b) She wants him to get help in Latin America
c) She wants him to work in Britain on marketing
d) She wants him to do publicity in Britain
 
Tony and May's boss is not happy. Will things improve for our 'Comfort Tours' representatives? Find out in Day 4, but for now visit the Word play page.

Dialogue Go to the Word play page


 
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