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• ☐ ☐ ☐ an aim [n] - a purpose, a goal
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a session [n] - a part of a meeting
• ☐ ☐ ☐ e-commerce [n] - online business, shopping, trading
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a range of [exp] - many different types of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ We're based in... [exp] - Our main office is in... [location]
• ☐ ☐ ☐ currently [adv] - now
• ☐ ☐ ☐ move on to [phv] - go to the next part
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a payment wallet [n] - a payment method or app on a smartphone
• ☐ ☐ ☐ secure [adj] - safe
• ☐ ☐ ☐ store [v] - keep or save information
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a database [n] - a collection of digital data

[n] - noun,  [v] - verb,  [phv] - phrasal verb,  [adj] - adjective,  [exp] - expression

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Jonathan

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1. Jonathan Potts is the CEO of Webtrade Builder.
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2. Webtrade Builder was founded in 2010.
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3. Webtrade Builder is the biggest provider of e-commerce services in the world.
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4. Webtrade Builder has about 2000 clients.
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5. The company is based in Birmingham, in the UK.
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6. The company offers website solutions for businesses with or without a website.
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7. Webtrade Builder’s payment system can handle transactions from multiple countries.
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8. The company’s database is designed to be the fastest in the world.
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9. The presentation ends with a question-and-answer period.
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Directions: Practice reading the script. Then Hide parts of the conversation and try to repeat the script from memory.

Instrucciones: Practica leyendo el guion. Luego haz clic en Hide para ocultar algunas de las expresiones y trata de repetir la conversación de memoria.

Instrucciones: Pratique lendo o roteiro. Em seguida, clique em Ocultar para esconder algumas das expressões e tente repetir a conversa de memória.

지시 사항 : 스크립트를 읽는 연습을 하세요. 그런 다음 Hide 를 클릭하여 일부 표현을 숨기고 대화를 기억해서 반복해 보세요.

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  So, good morning. I'm Jonathan Potts. I'm Sales Director at Webtrade Builder.
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  Thank you for attending this presentation. The aim of today's presentation is to introduce our company and services.
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  First, I'll tell you a bit more about the company's history.
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  Then, I'll explain our products and services and how we can help you.
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  Finally, we'll have a question-and-answer session at the end.
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  So, let's start with more information about the company. Webtrade Builder started in 2001, and we are the biggest provider of e-commerce services in Europe.
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  We're based in Birmingham, in the UK, and have offices in Madrid and Frankfurt.
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  We provide a range of products and services for e-commerce, including websites, payment systems, and secure payment wallets.
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  We currently have over 20,000 clients and can offer the fastest, most secure payment packages on the web.
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  So, let's move on to our products and services.
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  First, let’s look at our website solutions. If you have a website, you can add our online shop to it.
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  If you don’t have a website, we can build a complete website, including an online shop.
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  Now, let’s talk about our credit card system.
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  We created a secure credit card payment system that can manage payments from every country in the world.
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  We can design a system that allows your customers to pay faster, wherever they are in the world.
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  We can also store their details on our payment database, which is the most secure system in the world.
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  First, I told you about our company. Then, I told you about our products. And finally, I talked about the services that we offer.
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  Okay. So that's the end of my presentation. Does anyone have any questions?
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Directions: Try introducing your current or a previous company. Or you can create a fake company. Change the [ highlighted information ] into your our ideas.

Good [ morning/afternoon/evening ]. I'm [ name ]. I'm [ job title ] at [ company ].




Thank you for attending this presentation. The aim of today's presentation is to introduce our company and services.




First, I'll tell you a bit more about the company's history. Then, I'll explain our products and services. Finally, we'll have a question-and-answer session at the end.




So, let's start with more information about the company.




[ company ] started in [ year ]. We're based in [ city ] in [ country ].




[ more company history ]




So, let's move on to our products and services.




Our company provides [ industry ] solutions for [ target customers ].




[ more details about products and/or services ]




First, I told you about our company. Then, I told you about [ products and/or services ].




Okay. So that's the end of my presentation. Does anyone have any questions?

Directions: Choose the most natural connecting word (adverb, conjunction, relative pronoun) to complete each sentence.

• --- If And First Then Finally , (First) I'll tell you a bit more about the company's history. --- If And First Then Finally , (Then) I'll explain our products and services --- if and that which also (and) how we can help you. --- If And First Then Finally , (Finally) we'll have a question-and-answer session at the end.
• We're based in Birmingham, in the UK --- if and that which also (and) have offices in Madrid and Frankfurt.
• We currently have over 20,000 clients --- if and that which also (and) can offer the fastest, most secure payment packages on the web.
• --- If And That First , (First) let’s look at our website solutions. --- If And That First Also (If) you have a website, you can add our online shop to it.
• --- If And That Then Also (If) you don’t have a website, we can build a complete website.
• We created a secure credit card payment system --- if that then also (that) can manage payments from every country in the world.
• We can design a system --- if and that also (that) allows your customers to pay faster.
• We can --- if and that also (also) store their details on our payment database, --- if and that which (which) is the most secure system in the world.
• --- If First Then Finally , (First) I told you about our company. --- If First Then Finally , (Then) I told you about our products. --- And That Then Also (And) finally, I talked about the services --- if and that also (that) we offer.

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Directions: Write sentences about the video clip using the words given. You can change the word form or add words, but you cannot change the word order. Use a present time frame (tense).
( ) = optional   [ ] = necessary

Instrucciones: Escriba oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de la palabra o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa el tiempo presente.

Instrucciones: Escribe oraciones sobre el videoclip usando las palabras dadas. Puede cambiar la forma de las palabras o agregar palabras, pero no puede cambiar el orden de las palabras. Usa tiempo presente.

지시 : 주어진 단어를 사용하여 비디오 클립에 대한 문장을 씁니다. 어형을 변경하거나 단어를 추가할 수 있지만 어순은 변경할 수 없습니다. 현재 시제를 사용합니다.

Jonathan / Potts / sales / director / webtrade / builder

Jonathan Potts is the Sales Director [at/for] Webtrade Builder.

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he / give / presentation / introduce / company

He is giving a presentation (in order) to introduce his company.

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webtrade / builder / found / 2001 / and / based / Birmingham

Webtrade Builder was founded in 2001(,) and (it) is based in Birmingham.

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company / provide / e-commerce / solution / include / website / design / and / payment / system

The company provides e-commerce solutions, including website design and payment systems.

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they / have / office / Madrid / Frankfurt / and / serve / over / 20,000 / client

They have offices in Madrid and Frankfurt(,) and (they) serve over 20,000 clients.

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their / payment / system / can / handle / transaction / all / over / world

Their payment system can handle transactions from all over the world.

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customer / payment / detail / stored / world / most / secure / database

(Their) Customer payment details are stored [in/on] the world's most secure database.
Their Customers' payment details are stored [in/on] the world's most secure database.

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he / do / question / and / answer / session / end / presentation

He does a question-and-answer session at the end of the presentation.

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presentation / end / question / and / answer / session

The presentation ends with a question-and-answer session.

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he / end / presentation / question / and / answer / session

He ends the presentation with a question-and-answer session.

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Directions: Play the audio clip and try to repeat what you hear. Click "Show" to see the text.

Instrucciones: Reproduce el clip de audio e intenta repetir lo que escuchas. Haga clic en "Show" para ver el texto.

Instrucciones: Reproduzca el clip de audio e intente repetir lo que escucha. Haga clic en "Mostrar" para ver el texto.

지시 사항 : 오디오 클립을 재생하고 들리는 내용을 반복해 보십시오. 텍스트를 보려면 "Show" 를 클릭하십시오.

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The aim of today's presentation is to introduce our company and services.

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Clip 2

First, I'll tell you a bit more about the company's history.

Show Hide

Clip 3

Then, I'll explain our products and services and how we can help you.

Show Hide

Clip 4

Finally, we'll have a question-and-answer session at the end.

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Clip 5

So, let's start with more information about the company.

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Clip 6

We provide a range of products and services for e-commerce, including websites, payment systems, and secure payment wallets.

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Clip 7

We currently have over 20,000 clients and can offer the fastest, most secure payment packages on the web.

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Clip 8

So, let's move on to our products and services.

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Clip 9

First, let’s look at our website solutions.

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Clip 10

Now, let’s talk about our credit card system.

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Clip 11

We can also store their details on our payment database, which is the most secure system in the world.

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Clip 12

First, I told you about our company. Then, I told you about products. And finally, I talked about the services that we offer.

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Does anyone have any questions?

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1. How did Jonathan organize his presentation? Do you think it was clear? Professional? Interesting?
2. How would you improve the structure or delivery of this presentation?
3. How do you feel about him keeping his hand in his pocket during the presentaion?
4. What do you remember about Jonathan's company?
5. What questions would you ask Jonathan if you were attending this presentation?
6. What online payment systems are you familiar with? Do you think they are mostly secure? 100% secure?
7. For you, what is more important for online payments systems—security or ease-of-use (convenience)?