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Listening to audios
Listening A

Listen to a conversation between some students and their professor in a lecture. Read
along while the audio is being played. Study the underlined sentence, and practice the
conversation.

Daniel I’m not too late. Am I? You did say eight o’clock?
Prof. Knot Yes, I did. Come and sit down. No not on my books, just there. Have you
met Sharon?
Sharon Hello.
Prof. Knot So, let’s begin. Shall we? Now I talk about business being an economic
system, but what do we mean by system?
Marry I think….
Daniel Well, obviously system is a thing.. you know….
Marry But….
Daniel And ‘economic’ is about …the economy. Yes?
Marry Oh, right, if I must. Would you mind If I had a chance to speak, please?
Daniel Oh right, yeah of course. I was just explaining that economics is….
Marry I know, but I would like to say something too, if you don’t mind.
Prof. Knot Exactly, I think Marry should give us her views, so Daniel-zip it…please.
Marry Thank you for giving me chance to speak. I’d like to contribute to the
discussion and say that to be in business you need something to sell.
Sharon Oh, that’s very good, Marry.

Listening B

Listen to the rest of audio between prof.Knot and his students, and fill the missing
information.

It gives you a chance to ask for clarification.
You are going a bit too fast for me.
Could you say that again please?
Sorry to interrupt again

Prof. Knot …so this term, we are doing module on marketing. Business and marketing
go hand in hand. Any business in a marketplace is likely to be in competition
with other firms offering similar products.
Marry Err, excuse me professor.
Prof. Knot I said any business in market place. (1)___________________________________________
Marry Not the bit before that, please. (2)_________________________________________________
Ermm. (3)_____________________________________What you are saying is
fascinating, but I want to remember it all. Have you any guidance on how to
take notes?

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