English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY1: #1 - #30 (p.12 – p.42)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

001: How many people are missing? (Chapter 1)

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002: How is the weather?

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003: What is happening to the presenter?

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004: Why has the meeting been canceled?

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005: What does the secretary read before the presentation?

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006: Where are the handouts?

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007: How can they increase the volume of the headset?

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008: What is wrong with the projector? What is the cause?

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009: How soon will the presentation start?

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010: What will the presenter do if everyone cannot hear him/her okay?

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011: When can people speak with the presenter?

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012: What is the name of the speaker? (Chapter 2)

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013: How is the speaker?

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014: What is the position of Mr. Turner?

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015: What is Mr. Rutherford going to talk about?

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016: How many minutes will the presenter take for questions?

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017: Is the presenter happy to be interrupted while talking?

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018: What would the presenter appreciate?

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019: What is the person going to record the presentation for?

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020: How many pages are there in the handouts?

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021: Why is the information classified?

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022: What is Ms. Turner going to talk about?

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023: What is the point of the story?

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024: What is necessary to change the system?

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025: What is the key to success in business?

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026: What is the 2^nd point?

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027: What is the 3^rd point?

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013: Which salesman’s way of looking at the situation do you support?

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014: What can networking increase in the marketplace?

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015: What is telecommuting?

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MEMO

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English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY2: #31 - #60 (p.43 – p.72)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

031: What is the second term?

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032: What is the change?

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033: Who are their competitors?

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034: What are being developed?

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035: How does the government explain about the corporate tax issue?

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036: What will happen if banks are not lending money to companies?

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037: What is behind the government negligence?

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038: What is the issue?

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039: What has dropped by 20 percent?

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040: What is the problem?

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041: What do they need?

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042: What do those in charge need to understand?

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043: How does the presenter want to be informed

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044: What kind of protections are there in place that can help them?

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045: How much is the one-time bonus?

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046: What do most companies fail to try?

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047: Where are the URL and the email address are written?

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048: What is the presenter about to present?

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049: How have their sales over the past 10 years?

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050: What can they see in Table 1?

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051: Why is the 3D graph used?

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052: What does the column graph represent?

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053: What does the pie chart represent?

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054: What should employees be aware?

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055: Why does employee benefits need to be improved?

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056: What is the third reason why they need to improve their corporate image?

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057: Does the presenter support the government’s new regulations?

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058: What does the “phone in sick” mean?

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059: How many inquiries have they got?

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060: What is the new policy?

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MEMO

English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY3: #61 - #90 (p.73 – p.102)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

061: What is the government trying to increase?

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062: Is the presenter for or against bailing out failed businesses with taxpayer money?

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063: What kinds of lifestyle are more and more people seeking?

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064: What is assumed to be the best way to improve a bad economy?

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065: What does the presenter believe should be done?

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066: What is a “bear market”?

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067: What kind of people do they need to hire?

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068: How many customers does the presenter think would notice the change of the price?

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069: How many times has the presenter fail in the past?

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070: What is a “temp”?

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071: How can they increase sales?

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072: What did the government try to do?

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073: What does the presenter propose to end meetings soon?

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074: What does Graph 3 show?

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075: What is the second factor?

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076: What is the problem?

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077: What does the presenter believe is the only way for their company survival?

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078: What needs to be improved?

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079: What is certain?

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080: What do unions support?

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081: What should workers not do while working?

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082: Where is Table 3?

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083: For whom is money always a concern?

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084: What is the one reason for laws not to be strong enough against things written on the Net?

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085: What has the presenter talked about already?

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086: What does the presenter compare business to?

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087: What is the proposal?

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088: Is the presenter sure which option is better or worse?

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089: What is the one solution to reduce employees’ stress?

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090 What has become a popular area for new research?

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MEMO

English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY4: #91 - #120 (p.103 – p.134)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

091: What is responsible for the declining job applicants for their company?

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092: What has declined sharply?

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093: What was found in the recent study?

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094: How many agricultural cooperatives were surveryed?

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095: What is the problem?

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096: What do the findings show?

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097: Is Taylor male or female?

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098: What is the problem that needs to be solved in their company?

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099: What are not the same?

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100: Does increased spending on employees mean increase productivity?

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101: What is important for companies to do?

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102: What does success bring?

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103: What is necessary for companies everywhere to survive and to grow?

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104: What is the innovative work opportunities?

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105: What is the problem?

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106: What are all staff required to do?

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107: What is the topic?

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108: What is the problem??

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109: What is the sure way to gain the trust of their customers?

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110: What is that backwards way of looking?

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111: What does the person want to see?

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112: What should be shared as their common goal?

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113: What is needed to increase the workforce?

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114: What is the question? (Chapter 3)

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115: What is Mike Friedman?

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116: What might help to improve their services?

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117: What are the likely causes of the economic downturn?

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118:What is the last part about?

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119: What is the industry?

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120: What is needed to increase sales?

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MEMO

English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY5: #121 - #150 (p.135 – p.164)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

121: What is necessary for workers to be better workers?

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122: What is the conclusion?

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123: What does the evidence show?

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124: How is the value of each product increased?

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125: How can the problems be solved?

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126: What does the presenter say they should do?

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127: What was raised?

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128: What can be reduced if schools educate workers better?

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129: Whose study are they talking about?

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130: What have people been less interested over the past five years?

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131: What does cold calling cause?

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132: What will unfriendly employees do unless nothing is done about them?

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133: Do the two speakers agree or disagree?

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134: What does the questioner say is wrong with their TV message?

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135: What does the person suggest to the presenter?

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136: What do they agree?

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137: What does the presenter think of the current laws?

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138: What do young people spend too much on?

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139: What is the new policy suggested?

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140: What could hackers do?

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141: What does the person disagree with the presenter?

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142: What is their corporate outlook for the upcoming year?

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143: Where is Tom going to be transferred to?

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144: When is the president retiring?

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145: What is the presenter’s definition of “bankrupt”?

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146: What have the staff been doing to get business from the government?

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147: What do they disagree?

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148: What is the presenter going to do about the rejected proposal?

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149: What does the presenter think is need to be discussed?

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150: Is the person satisfied with the presentation?

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MEMO

English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY6: #151 - #180 (p.166 – p.197)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

151: What did the presenter say about employees’ right? (Chapter 4)

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152: Where do they plan to move their corporate headquarters to?

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153: What is the question about?

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154: What words did the presenter fail to hear?

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155: Who is going to speak first?

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156: What does the presenter think about the rules for company travel?

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157: What does the presenter say should be separated?

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158: What is the presenter’s gut feeling about the diversification?

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159: Who wishes to replace cellphones by far more innovative digital devices?

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160: Where are the numbers from last quarter?

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161: Why is their business sluggish?

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162: Why do they have to read and answer email so quickly on the job?

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163: What are the most common complaints about?

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164: What is currently under consideration?

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165: What does the person suspect about the recently fired employee?

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166: Has the presenter answered both questions in this dialog?

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167: What is commonly aware of?

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168: How did the Internet advertizing work out?

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169: Whose book did the presenter recommend?

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170: How will the low interest rate affect the company?

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171: Who is not really happy about the current company benefits situation?

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172: What is the question about?

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173: What is the key concern mentioned by the presenter?

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174: Did anyone ask a question?

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175: What is the name of the presenter?

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176: When will their next meeting be held?

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177: How many questions did the presenter get? (Chapter 5)

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178: How long did the presenter spend to prepare for the presentation?

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179: What did the speaker fail to mention?

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180: What made the presenter nervous?

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MEMO

English Expressions for Business Person’s Meeting & Presentation

DAY7: #181 - #188 (p.198 – p.205)

Listen to the CD and answer the following questions.

181: What did the presenter fail to stress?

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182: What was wrong with the presentation?

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183: What was wrong with the presenter’s way of speaking?

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184: What is suggested for the presenter to look confident?

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185: What was wrong with the presenter’s way of speaking?

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186: What was wrong with the presentation?

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187: What did the presenter fail to do before the presentation?

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188: What is the presenter advised to do?

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MEMO

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Write down the important expressions you have learned from this book.

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