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E-mail Has Become very Popular in American Business

21/03/2008
F3/21 English lesson FIB 9C-7 - Download (MP3) audio clip
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Functioning In Business, FIB 9C-7

Saly:   Lao Opening

FIB    Opening

Eliz:      What’s the difference between a receptionist and an administrative assistant?

 

Gary:      Administrative assistants have more technical responsibilities than

 

                  And they usually need to know how to use computers.

 

Eliz:          Do some companies have receptionists?

 

Gary:      Yes.  There are some receptionists in large companies.

 

                  But it’s usually a very low-level job.

 

                  Most receptionists probably want to become administrative assistants.

 

Eliz:      Thanks for the interesting information, Gary!

 

MUSIC

 

 

Language Focus: True/False

 

Larry:       True or False.

 

Saly:     Instructions in Lao 

 

Eliz:      Many people in business today use e-mail instead of making phone calls.

                 

(ding)

(pause for answer)

 

 

 

Eliz:       True.  E-mail has become very popular in American business.

 

(pause)

 

 

Eliz:          In general, a receptionist has more responsibilities than an administrative assistant.

 

(ding)

(pause for answer)

 

Eliz:       False.  An administrative assistant usually has more technical responsibilities than a receptionist.

 

MUSIC

Business Dialog:      Requests and Offers

 

Larry:      Business Dialog

 

Saly:            Explanations about yhe followinf dialog in Lao  

 

           computer  explanation about the word computer in Lao.

 

I can’t print this document.  Lao translation    

 

Would you mind checking the cable for me?    Lao translation  

 

Eliz:       Let’s listen to today’s Business Dialog.      Jerry Spaulding, the President of Spaulding Electric,  asks his assistant, Carol Wong, for help with his computer.

 

SFX:  office sounds

 

Jerry:         Uh, Carol. Could you help me for a minute?

 

Carol:      Sure, Jerry.  What can I do for?

 

 

 

Jerry:      Well, I can’t print this document.

 

                  Could you try to figure out what’s wrong?

 

Carol:      Hmmm.  The printer’s on..., so it should print.

 

Jerry:      What about the cable?

 

                  Would you mind checking the cable for me?

 

Carol:        No, not at all.  Oh, yeah.... OK....

 

                  The cable is loose.

 

                  That may be the problem.

 

                  Let me fix it.

 

(pause)

 

SFX:      printing (continues to end)

 

Jerry:      (VO) OK!!  It’s printing!

 

                  Thanks a lot, Carol.

 

Carol:      Anytime!

 

MUSIC

 

Saly:       Learning two new words from Special English Word Book: cell and center.

 

FIB           Closing             

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