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OCTOBER
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To Moscow |
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SU 322 8:30 |
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Tuesday 11th |
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from Moscow |
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SU 321 19:00 |
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Wednesday 12th |
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Meeting 10:00-12:00 |
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*Mr. Lederer |
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Re: Moscow project |
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OCTOBER |
Thursday 13th |
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Mrs. Lovette |
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17:30 |
Friday 14th |
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golf championship |
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award presentation |
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Contact… |
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and ask her… |
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Saturday 15th |
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS:
?Why does Mr. Close call?
?What is Mr. Browning interested in?
?What does Mr. Browning seek: overdraft facilities or a fixed loan?
?What will the bank charge for credit facilities?
?What agreement do Mr. Close and Mr. Browning come to?
?What appointment do they fix?
?Who is going to take part in the coming negotiations?
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FOCUS 4.
Tape 6 – Cancelling an appointment
You are going to hear a conversation between Nataly Gérard, a market analyst and Phillip Jackson, the director of public relations of a USA computer company.
Nataly Gérard is a specialist in EU markets. Here she talks to Fillip Jackson of MicroComputers Inc., a successful company which is nevertheless constantly aware of European competition. MicroComputers Inc. are about to launch their latest and most sophisticated personal computer, Junior 10.
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
?What is the purpose of Nataly’s call?
?Did she cancel their meeting or just postpone it?
?Do Nataly and Phillip agree upon the state of the stock market at the moment?
?Judging by Nataly’s words about shares, does the company seem to be a good investment at the moment?
?Does MicroComputers Inc. seem to have a promising future?
?Does Nataly seem to be satisfied by her conversation with Phillip?
?Did she call only about their meeting?
FOCUS 5. Listen to the next two telephone calls on the cassette. While you are listening, complete the table below
Tape 7 – Changing an appointment
Tape 8 – Excuses for not attending a meeting
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