CONVERSATION Ⅱ
- business -
#1 How to start the conversation
CASE 1
A : Keepin' busy?
B : Yeah -- we're under the gun trying to finish up the third-quarter audit.
A : I thought you might be. Our department has been working overtime every day too, promoting our new product.
CASE 2
A : Hi. I'm Lynn Yoshida. And you are ...?
B : Frank Wilson, with ABC Publishing. Pleasure to meet you.
A : The pleasure is mine. So, what brings you here today?
CASE 3
A : That's a nice shirt you're wearing.
B : Oh, thank you. I got it just recently.
A : Where did you find it?
B : I picked it up at a little store downtown.
#2 How to make a reaction
CASE 1
A : I went to see a movie with my daughter the other day.
B : Oh, you did? What did you see?
A : A new horror movie. It was pretty good.
B : You've got to be kidding! You like horror movies?
CASE 2
A : I was supposed to meet that new client the other day, but half an hour after the agreed time, he still hadn't shown up.
B : Oh, really? And then?
A : I called him several times until he finally picked up.
B: What had happened?
A: He said he had been stuck in traffic.
B: Fair enough.
CASE 3
A : I stayed up way too late answering emails last night.
B : I've been there. It's often hard to switch off.
A : Too often ---and the next day, I'm a mess.
B : I know how you feel.
CASE 4
A : My daughter has her university entrance exam next week, so I'm a little anxious.
B : I'm sure she'll do great.
A : Thank you. She's been studying so hard.
B : All that effort is bound to pay off.
CASE 5
A :The rise in the cost of paper has really hurt publishers.
B :That's so true. And paper costs are expected to continue to climb this year.
A :Right ---so books will undoubtedly get even more expensive.
B: Definitely. Book sales become extremely slow.
CASE 6
A : It was quite a struggle, but we managed to meeting the deadline.
B : That's amazing. If it had been our company, we might not have been able to pull that off.
A : I don't know about that.