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Quarterly sales update

Name:Date:

Follow a business update with comparisons and reasons.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

quarter
One of four three-month periods in a business year.
campaign
A planned series of activities, such as adverts.
shipping
Sending goods to customers.

Answer key

  1. Sales rose sharply in the last quarter, especially online.“Rose sharply” means increased quickly. The stress in “especially” is on “spe”.
  2. This was mainly due to our new advertising campaign.“Due to” means because of. “Campaign” has a silent g.
  3. However, costs in the shipping department were higher than expected.“Than” is weak: “th’n”.
  4. We need to find ways to reduce delivery times without raising prices.Listen for the -ing form after “without”.
  5. I'd like each team to send me two ideas by Friday.“I’d like” is “I would like”. Write two as a word or a digit.

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