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MEETING IN THE MIDDLE
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Idioms Negotiation

Employee: Have you considered my
request for a pay rise? I’ve really
brought in a lot of new business
over the last year.

Manager: Yes, you certainly deserve
an increase, but I have to draw the
line at 4%. I can’t afford to give you
the 6% you’re asking for.

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1 Look at the photo and read the dialogue. Then choose the correct option in the
sentence below.
This dialogue illustrates how people sometimes use idioms to emphasise a particular
point / imply an idea instead of stating it directly.

2 4.5 Listen to the sentences and complete the idioms with one or two words.
D i s c u s s i n g i d i o m s
1 Then, despite their differences, they found when it
Discuss the
came to the issue of free speech.
differences in meaning
2 That’s good to hear, but the is that we need to
between these idioms:
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• agree to disagree /
3 Farm subsidies have long been a key in these
see eye to eye
negotiations. I see little or no hope of agreement there.
• clear the air /
The issue of publicity is still a bit of a . It doesn’t fit
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break the ice
squarely into any one category.
• find common
5 I’d like to clear at the start of this meeting and
ground / stand
apologise for the recent miscommunication.
one’s ground
6 I know we’ve already sorted out the basics of the agreement, but do you think two
days will give us enough time to nail down the ?
7 I’ve tried to convince him to change his mind repeatedly, but to no avail. We finally
had to agree .
8 Our lead negotiator got off on the with a tactless
remark about the office furniture, and we never recovered from that rocky start.
It seemed like they wouldn’t comply with any of our demands. But eventually they did
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halfway on the most important points.
3 Listen again, and then discuss the meaning of the idioms with a classmate.
4 S P E A K Read the information and do the roleplay. Use idioms from the lesson.
STUDENT A STUDENT B

Your company is replacing its office The non-profit organisation you work for
furniture. You are in charge of is expanding and you need to buy office
selling the old furniture. Brand new, furniture for new employees. You find some
it cost 5,000 pounds, but it is office furniture on sale. It is second hand
now five years old and well-used. but most of it is still in good condition.
The minimum price you would You think it is worth around 1,000 pounds,
accept is 1,500 pounds. Negotiate but you would obviously be happy to buy it
with a person who is interested in for a lower price. Negotiate with the person
buying the furniture. selling the furniture.
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