Stuart Hawthorne is a salesman in Adelaide, Australia. He's visiting Melanie Clark,a potential customer at a large insurance company. Listen and answer the questions. a What do you think Stuart is trying to sell?
b Say how you would describe Stuart's manner:
friendly and flexible?
confident and relaxed?
rude and aggressive?
direct and rather pushy?
c Say how you think Melanie feels:
offended? pressurized? amused? impressed?
d What are the benefits of the Gold Plan?
e How many computers will be covered by the plan?
f What extra incentive does Stuart offer?
Vocabulary
salesman ['seɪlzmən] / ; salesmen 1) а) продавецpotential [pə'tenʃ(ə)l] потенциальный
customer ['kʌstəmə] / 1) покупатель
insurance [ɪn'ʃuər(ə)n(t)s] / 1) страхование
sell [sel] / 1. ; , sold 1) а) продавать
flexible ['fleksəbl] / 1) гибкийconfident ['kɔnfɪd(ə)nt] самоуверенный
rude [ruːd] / 1) а) грубый
direct [dɪ'rekt, daɪ-] / 1. 1) прямой
pushy ['puʃɪ] ; нахальный; назойливый; бесцеремонный
offend [ə'fend] обижать, оскорблять
pressurize ['preʃ(ə)raɪz] оказывать давление, нажим; вынуждать
amuse [ə'mjuːz] вводить в заблуждение
impress I 1. ['ɪmpres] производить впечатление, поражать
benefit ['benɪfɪt] / 1. 1) выгода; польза; прибыль
incentive [ɪn'sentɪv] / 1. побуждение, стимул