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Making suggestions is easy - 03 - English at Work shows you how – Transcript

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  • Office assistant Denise enters Anna's sales job interview to announce that the very important afternoon PowerPoint presentation USB stick has vanished.
  • Anna uses helpful suggestion phrases to help solve the problem, eventually leading to the discovery that Denise had emailed the presentation.
  • After the missing USB stick is found mixed in with a plate of biscuits, Anna is offered and accepts the sales executive job.

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  1. Here we are again at tip top trading where Anna's interview for…
  2. Yes, please do. Why don't you try looking in your recycle bin?…
  3. Golly gosh the USB stick it was mixed in with the plate…
  4. Have you tried asking your colleagues if they've seen the memory stick?…
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Here we are again at tip top trading where Anna's interview for a sales job has been suddenly interrupted Office assistant Denise has entered the room looking very worried. What's wrong and will Anna have any suggestions that might help?

Don't know what to do. So what's the matter Denise? You know the PowerPoint presentation the one we've been preparing for the last two months. Yes the one that's very Very important, and that we need this afternoon that one. Uh-huh. We've lost everything. No I had it on a USB stick to transfer it, but the stick has vanished

Right Anna now is your chance to help them find solutions to the problem You'll need phrases like can I make a suggestion? Why don't you? Have you tried? Maybe we could How about I Have an idea But don't you have it saved on your computer? No, it was taking up a lot of space So I deleted it

So you have lost the only copy we have Yes What idiots I've never seen such a disorganized office Go on you better help the manna Can I make a suggestion?

Yes, please do. Why don't you try looking in your recycle bin? It might still be there. I did it isn't Have you tried asking your colleagues if they've seen the memory stick? I Did they haven't How about looking through your rubbish bin to see if you threw it away by mistake?

I don't do silly things like that all very sensible suggestions Anna. Thank you Maybe I could do a big office search for you. I'm good at finding things. There are confidential documents in this office Non-staff are not allowed to see them now. Now Denise. Why don't you drink up that nice tea? I have an idea Did you ever email the presentation to anyone?

Golly gosh, you did Denise you emailed it to me to proofread. It'll be in my inbox somewhere Good thinking Anna. I was just about to make that suggestion myself Problem solved. Thank you Anna. Pleasure. Well done Anna Right now, please leave us Denise Anna, and I will continue our interview Would you like a biscuit Anna? Thank you. Oh, what's that? Oh?

Golly gosh the USB stick it was mixed in with the plate of biscuits that Denise bought in it's wet Yes, I think maybe I stirred my tea with it at one point. Oh, well now. Where were we? My goodness, it's 11 o'clock. I have a meeting right now. I'm afraid I'm going to have to go But I've made my mind up about you anyway. I suppose you'd like to know if you've got the job. Yes, please

Stop right there I'm sure everybody would like to know if Anna's got the job But everybody's going to have to wait until we've heard her helpful phrases once again. Can I make a suggestion? Why don't you try looking in your recycle bin?

Have you tried asking your colleagues if they've seen the memory stick? How about Maybe I could do a big office search for you How about looking through your rubbish bin? I Have an idea Anna We need someone who can think on her feet and who is a first-rate people person Someone who sees solutions not problems

Someone like you so if you want the job, it's yours Now think carefully Anna. Do you really want to work for these people? They seem a bit Disorganized, I would definitely like the job. Thank you So be it join us again next week for Anna's first day as a sales executive at tip top trade

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Denise enters the room to announce that they have lost the USB stick containing their very important PowerPoint presentation for the afternoon.

Anna remembered that Denise had emailed the presentation to her to proofread, placing it in her inbox.

The missing USB stick was found mixed in with a plate of biscuits that Denise had brought in.