Listening

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Mr. Macpherson recommended a Mr. George Duncan from Glasgow to come to see Elizabeth Corby.

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In Mr. Grant’s opinion it is doubtful that any friend of Mr. Duncan’s will make the company’s fortune.

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Mr. Duncan said he would like Mr. Grant to take him round the factory.

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H.G. thought that J. Macpherson would take up the whole day and then order one chair.

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Elizabeth suggested that she could take a new customer round the factory.

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H.G. said that he would see Mr. Duncan first and then Elizabeth would take him round the factory.

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H.G. asked his secretary to interrupt his interview with G. Duncan after fifty minutes.

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H.G. asked his secretary to remind him that he had another appointment.

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I’ll take you to the assembly shop …

B ...

This is one of our three workshops. This is the delivery bay here.

C ...

Oh, really.

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The steel sheets and bars come in, as you see, in different sizes and are unloaded on to the delivery bank here. We buy them in from a steelworks in Wales. This machine here is a spot welder, and this is the new conveyor belt which we had installed last year. We doubled our output in this department as a result.

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Oh, yes.

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Elizabeth:

Good afternoon, Mr. Duncan, I’m … … , … … … .Would you like … … … … … … ?

Duncan:

Yes, I would … .

Elizabeth:

Now this is our … … . We have all the … departments here: … , … , Personnel, … … and so on.

Duncan:

What … … opposite us?

Elizabeth:

That’s the warehouse, where … … … … … are stored. We try and keep … … … … … so the urgent orders can be met … … … … .

Duncan:

If I ordered a desk today, how long would it be before … … … …?

Elizabeth:

I think perhaps … … … … … … … … , Mr. Fielding. You’ll meet him … … … over … … … .We’ll go there now.

Grant:

Now Mr. Duncan, what can I do for you? I understand that you’re a friend of Jock Macpherson’s.

Дункан:

Да, м-р Грант. Он сказал мне, что вы делаете самую лучшую и самую дешевую мебель на рынке.

Grant:

I think we make the best.

Дункан:

Но действительно ли она самая дешевая? Вот что меня интересует.

Grant:

We have a wide range of prices, Mr. Duncan. Here is our catalogue. We think our prices compare favourably with anything on the market today.

Дункан:

Если бы я хотел, чтобы вы оборудовали вашей мебелью мой офис, во что бы мне это обошлось?

Grant:

It would largely depend on the line you chose.

Дункан:

Моя проблема в том, что у меня очень мало времени. Вы могли бы продать мне мебель прямо со склада?

Grant:

If you could give me some idea of your requirements, Mr. Duncan, I might be able to help you. Unfortunately, I have someone coming to see me shortly and I …

Дункан:

Я скажу вам, что мне нужно. Вот моя визитная карточка. Я – Директор-распорядитель фирмы «Дж. П. Дункан и Компания». Мы производим химические удобрения. Я хочу оборудовать новый административный корпус. Я бы хотел, чтобы вы как можно скорее предоставили мне котировки, включая расходы на доставку.

Grant:

How many offices are there?

Дункан:

Двадцать восемь.

Grant:

Twenty eight offices. Oh, I see. Well, how much time can you give us?

Дункан:

Мой предел – два месяца.

Grant:

I’d like to send a man up to Glasgow to get details. I never like promising a date until I know we can honour it.

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office block

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To increase production, make it twice what it was before

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Administrative departments

B

Price of goods and delivery conditions, offered before a sale, quoted

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Personnel Department

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Office buildings

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Market Research

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Details, measurements, etc., of goods required or offered for sale

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stock

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Cost of delivering goods from factory to buyer

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to double one’s output

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The department which deals with employees

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line

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The goods are available for dispatch

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quotation

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Offices where the business side of a firm (sales, advertising, etc.) is carried out

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delivery charges

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Products made by a firm. Often used to mean a series or type of goods. (E.g. a new design for an office desk would be referred to as the new line.

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deadline

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Last possible moment when an event, e.g. delivery of goods, may take place

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specifications

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The investigation of present and future market requirements

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in stock

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There are no more goods for sale until the factory produces (or delivers) further supplies.

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out of stock

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Goods ready for sale

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