2020-03-01 Ivy League Enjoy English

W: Walter P : Patty D: Derek

Derek, Walter, and Patty are

looking over

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the contract.

W: I hope you know we are really proud of the work

we do.

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didn

t think we were the best agency

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for the job.

D: That

s good to hear.

W: So why are you hesitating?

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better deal. They are new, but they seem to be

motivated

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to help me with my business.

P: But can you rely on

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them? Many advertising

agencies don

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W: We ve been building our relationship for a long

time. You know we stand by

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our word

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and do

exactly what we promise.

D: How does this sound? If you bring your

percentage down

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by 5%, I will gladly re-sign

with you.

W: All right. You

ve got a deal!

P: I ll have a new draft faxed

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immediately

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, so we can stop talking shop

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and

start enjoying lunch.

D: Sounds perfect. I

d love to hear about how your

families have been.

P: That

s very kind of you, Derek.

D: Well, you have always treated me as a friend

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reasons why I have stuck with

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your company

for so long.

Dialogue B

2020 / 4 / 21

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