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Joy English · Level B2 · Workjoy-english.com

Missing a sales target

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Follow results, reasons and plans in a business update.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

target
A result you try to achieve.
margin
The amount by which something is won or lost.
profitable
Making money.

Answer key

  1. Unfortunately, we missed our sales target by a small margin.The -ed of “missed” is a t sound that links to “our”.
  2. Demand fell sharply during the summer months.“Fell sharply” means went down quickly.
  3. However, online sales grew faster than expected.“Than” is weak: “th’n”.
  4. Next quarter, we will focus on our most profitable products.The stress in “profitable” is on “prof”.
  5. I'm confident we can make up the difference by the end of the year.“Make up the difference” means recover the missing amount.

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