Get ready! @ Before you read the passage, talk about ‘these questions. 1. What are some ditferent ways to express rumbers and figures? 2. What are the consequences of mistakes in figures? Reading @ @ Listen and read this excerpt from a business memo. Then, choose the correct answers. How much do they need to increase their sales by to reach the level of sales in the previous year? 1 What is the business report mostly about? ‘A. poor sales figures B a strategy to increase sales reasons the staff Is being reduced D how to increase the number of clits 2 What can be infered about the company? A It does most of its business in Asia B It earned move than 1 bllon last year. © tis forecasted to double its sales next year.| D It estimates that the Euro will lose value. 3. Which is NOT a problem for the company? A their currency B the Asian market the sales forecast D twit sales figures Vocabulary © Choose the word that is closest in meaning to the underlined part. 1. The boss wants the official numbers ina | report today. ‘A figures B currency © forecast 2 The worst time was the last three months of the year. ‘A percentage B forecast C quarter 3. Many countrios uso their own form of money. ‘A fraction B currency percentage | |Q Read the sentence pairs. Choose where Speaking he rors best fit in the blanks: @ with a partner, act out the roles below, 1 fraction / percent based on the logue from Task 6. Then The firm's market share increased by fifteen switch roles RS USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS: ae lost a small _____of its Tm actually caling about .. , 1 can send it to you by 2 Forecast / Estimate How about the results? the sales for next year. Ms. Elm can only _______ the cost, she doesn't know it exactly. ‘Student A: Call one of your employees to ask about a sales report. Tak to Student B about 3. exact / approximately «the report The sales figures for this year are _ «© ititis complete $1 million. tthe vomits Get the _____figure, not a guess. 5 . ‘Student 8: Your boss calls you to find out about Listening 2 sales report. Create figures and tell Student A © G Listen to a telephone conversation about: between two colleagues. Mark the © status of the report following statements as true (T) or false (F). © sales figures 1 — The man called to confirm the results of a © market share report. 2 — The woman has not completed the report yet. Writi 3 _. The company's market share increased riting © Use the conversation from Task 7 and the ‘© © Listen again and complete the ‘excerpt from the memo to complete the conversation. ‘Colleague tt Hello. c ‘Gemeague 2: Hello, Phyl Lucas 1 ‘Oh, hi Lucas, What can | do for you? Im actually calling about your sales report for the 2 «Is it ready? : Almost, Il finish it later today. | can send it to you by this 3 2: Great. How about the 4_? Do they look good? ‘: Amazing! Our sales figures are better than 5 ‘And our market share is 3 percent 6 than last quarter. 2 Wow! That is great news. i; Bentley’s Sales Department Name of salespersore Report Complete? ¥ / N | Dud ater as ‘Sales results for the quarter: I] Sales figues || Market shar 5to ‘You lead a busy life, and time is very valuable to you. The key your success is effective scheduling! ci. ‘chedule is the most important thing in i . nae ary can keep we you all the tne Fo onda Japer diary o” electronic planner — ‘ fa Sia schedule up-to-date, Suppose your ofan tale re wera an appointment. Erase i immediate yO yao kes anew ‘appointment on June i the beginning of each month, check Yor schedule for = i }-do' list in orc deadlines. Then, make a to a ty needs it forget to schedule time off! Every # Fal con eo roo tno gives you mae ener fOr business success! Get ready! @ Before you read the passage, talk about these questions. 1 How does technology help people stay organized? 2 Have you ever forgotten about an appointment? How did it happen? Reading © @ Listen and read this blog entry. Then, choose the correct answers. How can you make yourself more successful in business? 1. What is the purpose of the guide? A to advise people how to use their free time B to help people plan and use time effectvely © toexpiain tne tunctions of electronic plamers Vocabulary D to compare the effectiveness of diaries © match the words (1-6) with the definitions and planners (AF). 2 What should you do when informed that a 1 __ schedule 4 _ erase client will nt attend a meeting? aay 5 _enter A sot a deadine for a new one 6 _deadiine 2 3 — appointment B remove it from your planner A 16 © schedule a new one immediately D add a new meeting to your to-do list 3. What should you do at the start of a new month? A. enter all new appointment times B arrange relaxation in your free time erase deadlines that have been met D_ schedule tasks in order of importance the date or time by which something must be firished ‘a book with spaces for a year's days, weeks land months to remove something to add something ‘a plan of events and the times they will happen amoo an arrangement to meet at @ particular timeQ Fill in the blanks with the correct words Speaking and phrases from the word bank. @ With a partner, act out the roles below, VO ———— based on the dialogue from Task 6. Then priority electronic planner 1 The switch roles USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS: Do you want to reschedule? ‘on the wall shows what day it is. Are you free on the . schedule 2. Simone is ____ on the recent trends. Do you want to meet on the 3. Finish the highest tasks before less important ones. 4 David uses an) 0 that he has his ‘Student A: Call an associate about an plans with him at all times. appointment. Talk to Student B about 5. The managers want to the meeting cancelling for ten o'clock rescheduiing © time Listening Make up a time and date for a new appointment & & Listen to a conversation between two = business people. Mark the following Student B: Arrange a new appointment with statements as true (T) or false (F). Student A. 1 _ The mans calling to contr an appointment. 2 — The woman nt avai onto Ze ot Writing lune. 3 _The speakers wil meet at 1200 on the 27th. © Use this schedule to plan your Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Man: Woman: Listen again and complete the conversation. appointments and deadlines for this week. Weekly Planner Hi Sandra, its Mark, ¢ Hi Mark, how can I help you? Well, Im really sorry, but I need to 1 ‘our appointment on the 2tst ‘Oh, that's okay. Do you want to al: That be great. Are you 3 fon the 27th of June? Lam. Let me see. Yes How does noon 4 2 That's 5 Thank you very much. No6 : ‘See you then, 17