Put the sections on the handout into the correct order.
Listen to the audio and check
Answer Key
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Manager:...And next on our agenda,Evan Baxter from Sales is going to talk to us about last quarter's sales figures.
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Evan:….
Is that better?Can you hear me now?Sorry...where was I?Ah yes...Hi everyone,I'm Evan,and I'd just like to go over a few
points from last quarter's sales figures.
Now...unfortunately I forgot to bring my flash drive...so I can't show you the Powerpoint presentation,
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but I've some copies of the chart which I'll pass out now...
Ok...Do you all have a copy.Oh...Never mind,I'll make some more copies for you guys afterward.Don't let me
forget!Now,the following figures are for our net sales over Q3.As...most of you can see,our sales figures rose sharply
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during the first half of December,as a result of our new marketing campaign,reaching a record peak in the second week.
Well done,guys!You can see that things got a little jumpy mid-month,but sales leveled-out through the end of December and
into the first week of January.
Then our competitor,Janeway Enterprises released their latest model and things didn't really go to plan...You can
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see on the chart that our sales figures started to fall,slowly at first,but by the end of February...
Tom:Ummm...Evan,sorry to interrupt.Did you say the sales figures fell through January?Evan:
Yes...As you can see they dropped only by...
Tom:Wait a minute...I can't see.Are you sure this chart is correct?
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Evan:Yes,I printed these off just last night...wait a second.Let me have a look please.Oh...Oh,umm...I think I've given
you an older copy of the chart.Uh...
Manager:Perhaps this might be a chance to take a five minute break.Evan...can have a word with you please?
Was there anything that went well with Evan's presentation?
Compare your list with the one below.
Compare your list with the one below.
forgot to turn your microphone on
we needed to share
didn't bring your flash drive
we couldn't hear your introduction
didn't make enough copies of the chart
you gave us the wrong chart
didn't check the chart before printing
we weren't able to see your Powerpoint presentation
We use the 3rd Conditional to show regrets.
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