[BUSINESS ENGLISH] Lesson 2: Making Suggestions

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Lesson 2: Meetings - Making Suggestions

Background of the story:

Setting: at a Sports Shoe Company "Stratos". 

Characters: 

Karen - Marketing Manager

Charles, Sven, and Miguel - Team members

Situation: The four characters are having a meeting.

Agenda: Choosing a Celebrity Spokesperson for a new product 

Product: sports shoes for overweight people.


Business English Lesson 2 


VOCABULARY:


1. Reject | Accept

Meaning: saying no / yes to something.

Sentence: The school rejects/accepts a third of all applicants.


2. let's go around the table

Meaning:  To gather people together for some purpose.

Sentence:  If we could just get both parties around the table, I'm confident we could reach an agreement.


3. target market

Meaning:  the place where you want to sell your product.

Sentence: Schools are a key target market for the apps.


4. target customer

Meaning:  the type of customer you want to sell your product to

Sentence: We need the right product to satisfy the needs of target customers.




MAKING SUGGESTIONS:

  • One possibility would be to... (could, might, should)
  • Perhaps we should...
  • I've got a suggestion.
  • It's just an idea, but... how about...
  • Shall we try to look at this from another point of view?
  • Well what if we try to open a new store in Germany

ACTIVITY:

  1. Launch the new product in Quarter 1 next year.
  2. Open a Branch in Slovenia.
  3. Give employees larger bonuses.
  4. Hold English training.
  5. Schedule weekly meetings to check on progress.

YOUR ANSWERS:

  1. ____________________________________________________________
  2. ____________________________________________________________
  3. ____________________________________________________________
  4. ____________________________________________________________
  5. ____________________________________________________________


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