A Video Project 1

(M: Manager? L: Lisa)

M: Congratulations, Lisa!

L: Congratulations for what?

M: We just heard the news.

L: What news? Don't keep me in suspense.

M: QuickServe has accepted your video proposal.

L: Already? I just submitted it a week ago.

M: Maybe so, but they like it so much that they made a quick decision. They want you to get started on it as soon as possible.

Exercise:

— Why is Lisa being congratulated?

— Her proposal was accepted.

L: That's great news. But I'm still working on some other projects. They need to be finished first.

M: Can't you delay some of our other projects?

L: I'm not sure, how important is this project?

M: They are putting a lot of pressure on us now, especially since they read your proposal. They really like it. It's a very creative way of presenting their company. It had everybody laughing.

L: Yes, that was the idea. It was fun to do, and our whole team thought it was funny.

M: Well, great job.

L: I think it's the best work your team has ever done.

Exercise:

1. What may need to be delayed?

Some of their other projects

2. What does the schedule depend on?

It depends on how important the project is.

3. They are putting a lot of pressure on us now, especially since they read your proposal.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. Can't you delay some of our other projects?

2. It's a very creative way of presenting their company.

3. She submitted her proposal a week ago.

4. They want you to get started on it as soon as possible.

5. I think it's the best work your team has ever done.

A Video Project 2

M: When can you get started on the project?

L: Are they going to pay extra? In my proposal, I said the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract.

M: Was that in the proposal?

L: Yes, it was. Have they signed the contract yet?

M: No, they haven't, but I'm sure they will right away.

Exercise:

1. The proposal said that the earliest start date would be one month after signing the contract.

L: They'll also need to make an advance payment. That was in the proposal, too. We can't stop everything else just because they are excited.

M: OK, I'll get back to them and let them know.

L: Yes, please do, I've been through this kind of thing before.

Exercise:

1. To get back to them means to contact them.

Repeat & Read Sentences:

1. Are they going to pay extra?

2. I've been through this kind of thing before.

3. They'll also need to make an advanced payment.

4. We can't stop everything else just because they are excited.

5. They want to get started earlier than what was in the proposal.