Cover of the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 14 - Any other business for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning

Question

Look at audio script 50 on page 212 and check your answers. Underline any phrases you could use when taking part in a meeting.

Answer

  1. Not quite accurate → he does say it’s been a volatile year for everyone in the industry but that they can’t blame that and have to accept they’ve underperformed
  2. Not accurate → she points out they’ve exceeded sales targets, so have done very well there
  3. Accurate → she says, ‘I would’ve thought we were at the limit, to be honest. People are already overstretched.’
  4. Not accurate → he said there would be some but that hopefully they’d be voluntary, not compulsory
  5. Accurate → amazing / very impressive and general sounds of agreement
  6. Not accurate – Marta expects them to retail at between €100 and €120 – not €130
  7. Accurate → ‘we’re looking at a deal to outsource production, which could bring significant savings.’
  8. Accurate → ‘a quarter of a million by year four’
  9. Accurate → ‘... have you really thought this through? You know, there’s already a range of products that can solve this problem. Will people really want to pay €120 for this?’
  10. Not quite accurate → she did estimate shoes will last 50% longer but main market isn’t rich homes, but health clubs and gyms – and it’s not initial sales that were very good, but feedback from focus groups – only a prototype
  11. Accurate → ‘What about patents? Is this original technology?’
  12. Accurate → ‘... that’s not something we control, but we have patented a couple of the manufacturing processes that we think will give us an edge over any competitors.’ Marta says, ‘we’ll have a head start in establishing the brand.’

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