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The Functioning in Business radio course will help you learn American business English through listening to business meetings and discussions and to interviews with American business people.
With your radio host, Elizabeth Moore, you will follow the story of an important business trip. You will listen to conversations which introduce vocabulary and expressions used to conduct business in English. You will also listen to Business Dialogs which present many kinds of business situations.
Our business and culture expert, Gary Engleton, will offer Culture Tips about American business culture. Gary will also focus on important language functions used in business and social situations.
This week on Functioning in Business, Mr. Mike Epstein and Ms. Shirley Graham (of Advanced Technologies) and Mr. Charles Blake finish their meal and resume their business discussion. Mr. Blake would like to sell his company's industrial robots to Ms.Graham's company for use on their assembly lines.
| Mr. Blake: | Okay. Ms. Graham, let me see if I understand you correctly on this. Now, your basic problem is that we at International Robotics cannot provide adequate maintenance or spare parts quickly enough. |
| Ms. Graham: | Yes. That's right. That's my main concern. |
| Mr. Blake: | Okay. Now you've rejected the proposal that we use your warehouse for storage space for spare parts. |
| Ms. Graham: | Well, not entirely, Mr. Blake. Let me clarify that a little. Space is limited, and it would depend very much on the quantity of parts, the size, etc. |
"I went to a business lunch in America recently and nobody was smoking! Don't Americans smoke?"
Actually, many American business men and women do smoke. But Americans smoke less than people in most other countries. And in many American cities it is illegal to smoke in restaurants.
In other public places and in companies, it depends on the local laws and customs. Most big corporations have special places for smoking. And some companies don't allow it at all.
Whenever you aren't sure if it's OK to smoke, you should ask someone who lives or works there. Whatever you do, don't light a cigarette before you know the rules.
If you have questions about American business and culture, write to gary@dyned.com.
Bill is drinking coffee at a table in a conference center. Jennifer asks permission to join him.
Listen to the dialog. Fill in the missing words.
| Jennifer: | Do you mind if I here? |
| Bill: | No, not at all! Please do. |
| Jennifer: | My name is Jennifer. |
| Bill: | Hi, I'm Bill. Are you here for the computer conference? |
| Jennifer: | Yes, I am. I'm a . (pause) |
| Bill: | Do you mind if I smoke? |
| Jennifer: | , I don't mind. But isn't this a non-smoking area? |
| Bill: | Let's see. No, the non-smoking is over there. |
| Jennifer: | Good. I know they're pretty strict about smoking in this city. |
Missing words from last week's Business Dialog: coffee, Could, like, please
Functioning in Business will teach you about how to use English in business and social situations.
In this week's lesson, you will learn about Asking Permission. Here are some examples:
Each week you will receive e-mail Study Tips, news, and activities. Join today!
The Functioning in Business radio course is based on DynEd's Functioning in Business courseware and the Functioning in Business textbook, by P. Lance Knowles and Francis Bailey, published by Longman.
For more information about DynEd courseware, contact sales@dyned.com.
If you have any questions or comments,write to elizabeth@dyned.com.
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