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IWasthatwhyyougaveupyourofficejob?

MYes,Iwantedtospendmoretimewiththechildren.Itgivesmemoreflexibility.SometimesIneedtoworkintheeveningbutusuallyitisn’taproblem.

ISohowlonghaveyoubeendoingthiskindofwork?

MForaboutfiveyears.I’vebeenwiththesamecompanysinceIleftschoolbutwiththeInternetandtechnologyit’seasynowtobeathome.

ISoyouremployerdoesn’tmind.

MNo.ItmeansthecompanysavesmoneyonofficespaceandaslongasIgettheworkdone,they’rehappy.SometimesIstillfointoworktomeetclientsandsoon.Forexample,I’mgoinginnearlyeverydaythisweekbecausewehavevisitorsfromanothercompanyandIcan’treallyinvitethemovertomyhouse.Besides,thegossipandthenewswithmycolleagues.Imissthatsideofgoingintoworkeveryday.

IIsthereanythingelseyoumiss?

MErmm.No,notreally.AndI’lltellyouwhatIreallydon’tmissandthat’shavingtospendtwohourscommutingonthebusandtraineveryday...

1.2Startingaconversation（page11）

Conversation1

R=RichardW=WomanM=Marek

RHello?

WHello,Richard.I’dliketointroduceyoutoMarek.

ROh,yes.Hello,Marek.Howdoyoudo?

Nicetomeetyouatlast.

MHello,Richard.Pleasedtomeetyoutoo.

WOh,doyoutwoknoweachotheralready?

MWell,we’vespokenonthephoneafewtimes.

RButwe’veneveractuallymet.Anyway,takeaseat.Wouldyoubothlikeacoffee?

Conversation2

AWouldyoulikeacoffee?

BOh,thanks.

AMilk?

BYes,please,andasugar…thanks.

ASohaveyouenjoyedthismorning?

BYes,itwasveryinteresting.Thefirstspeakerwasparticularlygood.

AIsthisyourfirsttimeatoneoftheseevents?

BYes,itis.Andyou?

ANo,I’vebeencomingforyears.ThecompanypaysandifthelocationisgoodthenIcome.IrememberthebestyearwehadwasinMonaco…

Conversation3

M=MarieW=Woman

MMayIjoinyou?

WSure.

MYou’reacolleagueofMartinObach,aren’tyou?

WThat’srightHeworksinourBarcelonaoffice.Howdoyouknowhim?

MWewerebothatElcotiltogether.Heleftaboutayearbeforeme.

WOh,areyouMandy?

MMarie.

WMarie.That’sright.Sorry,IknewitbeganwithanM.Yes,MartinsaidyouweredoingthiscourseandthatIshouldsayhello…

Conversation4

AWell,thisisnice.

BWell,it’squitesimplebutthefoodisveytraditionalandit’spopularwiththelocals.OnSundaysIoftenbringthefamilyhere.

AThat’snice.Howmanychildrendoyouhave?

BTwo.Twinks.Aboyandagirl.They’vejuststartedschool.

AWow.Twinks.

BAndyou?

ANo,notyet.AndhaveyoualwayslivedinLille?

BYes,mostofmylife.IworkedinParisforawhileandinyourcountry,ofcourse.Butallmyrelativesarehere.Whataboutyourfamily?

AOh,they’respreadout.IseemyparentsfromtimetotimebutmysisterlivesinNorwaywithherhusbandsowedon’tgettogethermuch.Anyway,IknowyourcompanyislookingforapartneronthisThaiproject.

BYes.Isthatsomethingyoumightbeinterestedin…

1.3Examspotlight（page15）

E=ExaminerC=Candidate

EAndwheredoyouliveexactly?

CI’mfromasmalltowninnorthernSwitzerlandbutatthemomentI’mstudyingforabusinessdegreesoIliveinZurich.

EWhattypesofbusinessaremostsuccessfulinyourtown?

CErr,well,Isupposethattourismisquiteimportanttotheareaandtherearemanysmallfarmssoagriculturealso.Zurich,whereIstudy,ismorefamousofcourseforbankingandfinancialservices.

EHowisworkinglifechanginginyourcountry?

CSorry,canyourepeatthequestion,please?

EYes,howisworkinglifechanginginyourcountry?

CIthinkthatmoreandmorepeoplearemovingtothecitiesortheyarecommutingineveryday.Inmyopinion,thebiggestchangehascomefromtechnology-butthenthat’sprobablytrueeverywhere,notjustinmycountry…

Module2

2.1Benefitsandincentives（page16）

Speaker1It’sgreatbecauseusuallyitmeansmywifecanusetheoneathomeandweeventakemineawayatweekends.Iworkforquitearelaxedcompanyandtheydon’tseemtomindhowIuseitforleisure.

Speaker2Ithoughtitwouldn’tchangethewayIworkedafterthefirstsixmonthsbutastheygotolderitactuallybecamemorecomplicatedwithgettingthemtoschooloriftheywantedtodoactivitiesintheafternoon.ButmybosshasbeenreallygoodaboutitandsomedaysIcandoahalfadayifIwantandthenImightworklateronotherdays-orItakeworkhome,whichIdon’tlikedoing,butit’stheonlyway…

Speaker3It’sactuallythelawnowsotheyhadtoletmehaveit.ItwasonlytwoweeksbutatleastIhadtimetohelpmywifeout.Mindyou,afterallthelatenightsandcryingIwasreallyhappytogetbacktoworkforawhileandhavearest!

Speaker4I’vejustbeenpromotedfromAssistantITTechniciantoChiefOperationalNetworkAdministrator.ItmeansIgetabitofapayriseandnewbusinesscardswithmynameon.I’mnotsureifIgetmyownofficethough.

Speaker5TheproblemformeisthatIwon’thaveenoughtoliveinwhenI’m60andIcan’taffordaprivateplan.SoI’llprobablytryandkeepworkingforafewmoreyears,andanyway,Iheardthegovernmentisplanningtoraisetheageofretirement…

2.2Presentations（page20）

Extract1Goodmorningandthanksforcoming.TodayI’dliketotellyouabouttheworld’slargestdocumentmanagementcompany.WithaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollarstheXeroxCorporationdevelopsandmarketsinnovativetechnologieswithproductsandsolutionsthatcustomersdependupontogetthebestresultsfortheirbusiness.Inmybriefpresentationwe’llbeginbylookingatsomeofthekeyfiguresbehindthecompany’ssuccessandhowthecompanyisstructured.ThenI’llgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworldandfinallyI’dliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrendsaffectingourmarketanditsfuturegrowth.Ifyouhaveanyquestions,I’llbehappytoanswerthemattheend.So,hereyoucansee,theturnoverforlastyearwasnearlysixteenbilliondollars,withafinalincomeof978milliondollars.WeoperatedfromourvheadquartersinRochesterNewYorkStatein160countrieswith55,000employees,withoverhalfofthoseintheUSA.Thisnextchartshowsyouhowthecorporationissplitintofourdivisions.Firstofall,there’sXeroxGlobalServices…

Extract2Andfinallythere’sXeroxInnovationwithfivecentresintheUnitedStates,CanadaandEurope.Notethatsixpercentofrevenuewasdedicatedtoresearchanddevelopmentlastyearasthekeypartofourmissionstatementis,andIquote,`tohelppeoplefindbetterwaystodogreatwork.`OK,let’smoveontolookatXeroxaroundtheworldinalittlemoredetail.Takealookatthischart,whichshowsrevenuebyregion.SoabouthalfourrevenueisfromtheUSmarket.ThenEuropewithovertwo.OnethingI’dliketopointoutis…

Extract3Finally,howisthemarketforthedocumentindustrylooking?

Well,itwouldbeunrecognisabletothepeoplewhofoundedtheoriginalcompanyin1906andevencomparedtothesecondhalfofthetwentiethcentury.Moreandmoreofficesaremovingfromblackandwhiteprintingtocolourandfrompaperdocumentstoelectronicdocuments.Theseareclearlythefutureopportunitiesandareasofgrowthinwhatisatotalmarketworthanestimated112billiondollars…

Sothatbringsmetotheendofmypresentation.Thanksforlistening.Ihopeit’sbeenofinterest.Arethereanyquestions?

2.3Pausing（page21）

PresenterGoodmorning/andthanksforcoming./Today/I’dliketotellyouabout/theworld’s/largest/document/management/company./Withaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollars/theXeroxCorporationdevelops/andmarkets/innovativetechnologies/withproductsandsolutions/thatcustomersdependupontogetthebestresults/fortheirbusiness./Inmybriefpresentation/we’llbeginbylookingat/someofthekeyfigures/behindthecompany’ssuccess/andhowthecompanyisstructured./Then/I’llgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworld/andfinally/I’dliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrends/affectingourmarket/anditsfuturegrowth./Ifyouhaveanyquestions,/I’llbehappytoanswerthemattheend./

2.4Intonationandstress（page21）

PresenterGoodmorning/andthanksforcoming./Today/I’dliketotellyouabout/theworld’s/largest/document/management/company./Withaturnoverofnearlysixteenbilliondollars/theXeroxCorporationdevelops/andmarkets/innovativetechnologies/withproductsandsolutions/thatcustomersdependupontogetthebestresults/fortheirbusiness./Inmybriefpresentation/we’llbeginbylookingat/someofthekeyfigures/behindthecompany’ssuccess/andhowthecompanyisstructured./Then/I’llgiveanoverviewofXeroxaroundtheworld/andfinally/I’dliketotalkaboutsomeofthetrends/affectingourmarket/anditsfuturegrowth./Ifyouhaveanyquestions,/I’llbehappytoanswerthemattheend.

Module3

3.1adviceonfranchises

T=TrainerM=Man

TSo.That’stheendofmytalk.Arethereanyquestion?

Yes?

MThanksforyourtalk.Itwasveryinteresting.I’vebeenthinkingofstartingmyownbusinessandIwonderedwhatyouthoughtoffranchises.

TThat’sagoodquestion.Ingeneralit’simportantwhenyouarethinkingofbecomingafranch