Listening. I. Listen to a stock trading company manager describe how his team solved a problem with the company's website

I. Listen to a stock trading company manager describe how his team solved a problem with the company's website

Part A

1. Underline the two things the manager does to open his presentation.

ask a question / tell a joke / tell a story / quote some figures

2. What's the significance of the following facts and figures?

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250,000

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3

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60,000

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Part B

3. What three problems was the company having with its website?

a.________________________________________

b.________________________________________

c.________________________________________

4. Having improved the website, what are E-Stock's two current objectives?

A._______________________________________

B._______________________________________

Part C

5. Which graph (a, b, c or d) does the speaker refer to? q

6. What three things does the manager do to close his presentation?

a. he sums up his talk

b. he quotes a well-known person

c. he refers people to his report

d. he invites questions