Lesson 30: Presenting a Report (18-25 minutes)

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1 Main Topic 4: Business Presentations Lesson 30: Presenting a Report (18-25 minutes) Today, you will practice your Reading and Listening Skills as you study texts related to PRESENTING A REPORT. I. READING Exercise 1: What s missing? (5-6 minutes) Read the following REPORT carefully. Choose the best word that would fill in the blanks. BIGGEST RETAIL INDUSTRY MERGER in 2010 March 20, 2010: Clothes Retail Industries Limited (CRIL), a wholly owned $27 million subsidiary of FRP Inc. has finally a merger with Prize Retail Inc. (PRI), the flagship company of SDB 1.a. seal b. sealed c. will seal d. be sealed Enterprises. PRI is said to have $25 million worth of stock and paid-up capital. The merger marks the creation of the largest retail company in the country. Post-merger, the synergy created by the union of these two companies will further speed-up the of 2.a. division b. reduction c. deduction d. subtraction debts incurred by both companies while still operating separately. The combined debts are viewed to decrease by at least 40% in the remaining quarters of The management of this new merger will be able to focus its operations on areas of core competence and realize better value in terms of stocks for the shareholders. This would definitely attract long-term investors. Also, the management of this new merger is believed to be in talks with a few foreign and domestic companies for the purpose of striking a strategic alliance with. 3.a. us b. they c. their d. them

2 Exercise 2: Reading Check-up (3-4 minutes) Answer the following questions based on the previous text. 1. What is the flagship company of SDB Enterprises? 2. What will the merger be able to realize for the shareholders? Exercise 3: Compare and Connect (3-5 minutes) Read and analyze the PRESENTATION SCHEDULE then try to answer the questions that follow. SCC CORP., INC. Annual Board Meeting (Program Schedule) Dec 15, 2010 SCC Board Room 8:00 AM 12:30 PM Activity Action 8:00 Minutes of the Previous Meeting Review 8:15 President s Executive Report Evaluation of the Company s Performance in :45 Finance Division s Report Presentation of OPEX (Operating Expenses) in 2010 vs Approval of Budget Changes for :30 Sales Division s Report Presentation of Sales in 2010 vs. the Sales in :15 Business Development Division's Report Discussion of Proposed New Business Consensus of Approval from the Board Members 11:15 Sales Events Announcement 11:45 Actions from the Meeting Review, deliberation and approval 12:30 Adjournment *** Lunch is to be served at 12:30PM. Questions: 1. How many minutes have been allotted for the President s Executive Report? 2. Which division requires a consensus & approval from the board for their report? 3. What is another term used to refer to the end of a meeting?

3 II. LISTENING (1-2 minutes) Exercise 1: What s in the photo? Study the following picture carefully. Then listen to the audio clip that follows. Question: Which of the following statements is true about the picture? AUDIO 1 cdn.rarejob.com/material/intermediate/toeic/audio/toeic2mc_030.mp3 Exercise 2: Fill in the details (3-4 minutes) Listen to the following audio clip once then try to answer the exercises that follow. AUDIO 2 cdn.rarejob.com/material/intermediate/toeic/audio/toeic2convo_030.mp3

4 Read the following sentences carefully. Try to supply the missing word or phrase based on the listening clip. 1. May I have your attention please? 2. I would just like to say that this is a result of efforts. 3. We would not have without the help of each and everyone. CHOICES: sale undivided succeeded concerted Exercise 3: Answering Questions (3-4 minutes) Read the following questions about the audio clip then choose the best answer from the four choices. You may opt to listen to the clip one more time with your tutor. 1. How many days was the sale event? a. 2 days b. 3 days c. 1 week d. overnight 2. What was the total amount gained from the entire sale event? a. $30M b. $35M c. $45M d. $55M 3. Which day in this event had the lowest sale gained? a. Friday b. Sunday c. Saturday d. Not stated 4. What is the % growth of this year s sale event compared to last year? a. 40% b. 30% c. 20% d. 10%

5 5. Was the company able to hit their sales goal? a. They haven t hit their sales goal. b. They have surpassed their sales goal. c. They have almost reached their sales goal. d. It was not mentioned in the speech.