Lesson 20

Question 1

an adj used to describe things that are concerned with good food.

Answer 1

gastronomic

Question 2

money paid per hour that does not change

Answer 2

fixed hourly rate

Question 3

organize and control the process of a meeting

Answer 3

conduct/ chair a meeting

Question 4

a large business firm consisting of several different companies.

Answer 4

conglometrate

Question 5

an attempt to make a product or event popular or successful, especially by advertising.

Answer 5

promotion

Question 6

a period of discussion or practical work on a particular subject in which a group of people share their knowledge or experience.

Answer 6

workshop

Question 7

If you say that an athlete or politician has the ….., you admire them for their toughness and determination to succeed

Answer 7

killer instinct

Question 8

method of selling which uses indirect techniques

Answer 8

soft selling

Question 9

… products or services are expensive, of good quality, and intended to appeal to people in a high social class.

Answer 9

upmarket

Question 10

telephoning new contacts to tell them about products or services

Answer 10

cold calls

Question 11

maintain products at a low price

Answer 11

keep prices down

Question 12

enter the Chinese market

Answer 12

break into China

Question 13

taxes will fall

Answer 13

taxes will come down

Question 14

sales will increase a lot

Answer 14

Sales will really take off

Question 15

read something

Answer 15

look through

Question 16

increase prices

Answer 16

put prices up

Question 17

to offer without payment

Answer 17

give away…

Question 18

there are no products left

Answer 18

sold out

Question 19

to start a meeting

Answer 19

Shall we get started?

Question 20

to check agenda

Answer 20

Does everyone have a copy of the agenda?

Question 21

2 ways to state objective

Answer 21

We need to discuss…

Our objective today is to …

Question 22

to begin discussion

Answer 22

What do you think?

Question 23

to give positive feedback

Answer 23

Thanks for that.

Question 24

2 ways to clarify

Answer 24

So you want to…?

If I understand you correctly, you think …

Question 25

Interupt

Answer 25

Sorry to interupt, ...

Question 26

to deal with interuptions

Answer 26

Can we let ... finish?

Question 27

to clarify decision

Answer 27

So we've decided to ...

Question 28

to check for agreement

Answer 28

Can we agree to ...?

Question 29

to give instructions

Answer 29

Could you ...?

Question 30

to fix next meeting

Answer 30

Can we fix a date for the next meeting?

Question 31

to ask for other points

Answer 31

Are there any further points?

Question 32

to close a meeting

Answer 32

I think we can finish there.