7. Describe the activities in the pictures using the words from the box below. Let your groupmates guess which of the pictures you are talking about.

Picture 1. Picture 2.

Picture 3. Picture 4.

Picture 5. Picture 6.

Picture 7. Picture 8.

Picture 9. Picture 10.

to result in something bargaining to overcome fears on time

a nod of acknowledgement a small talk a handshake

a sign of respect panel discussion a kiss on the chick

8. Find the mistakes in the conversation given below. How would you hold a conversation in such a situation? Working in pairs, suggest your own variant of the conversation and act it out.

Susan: George, let’s discuss our new marketing strategy!

George: Ok. You know that I'm working with Anne on changing our image, don't you?

Susan: Yeah. What can you say about the merchandise we're pushing?

George: I’m sure, the products we’re offering are terrific! But we must concentrate on expanding our market share in the young adult market.

Susan: You are dead right! Who buys more products than twenty somethings?

George: Exactly. You have failed at your branding efforts, have you?

Susan: Who? Me? We all have failed at it! To tell the truth, I hate the idea of changing our target audience, but we certainly have to improve our brand image.

George: If we want to get rid of our main competitor, we're going to have to target customers at a younger age.

Susan: Of course! But please, don’t you forget that we also have to keep our competitive edge in quality.

George: We all must get together for a discussion.

Susan: When your next meeting with Anne is going to be? I'd like to have a chat about some of our restructuring ideas with both of you.

George: We'll be meeting this afternoon. Let's meet at four, shall we?

Susan: No, I can’t. I already have an appointment then. May be earlier?

George: Ok, I'll go and ask Anne.

9. Choose one small part of the text given below. Close the book, and share the information you have just read with your groupmates. Working all together and listening to one another try to arrange all the parts of the text as they should logically follow.

How to Organize a Business Conference