04.Bargaining
- Making suggestions
- Expressing your views
- Agreeing and disagreeing
1. Making suggestions
Jeff: My opinion is we can’t handle the extra workload.
Rick: What if we extend the deadline by a week?
Jeff: That’s not the point. In my view, it’s not fair for them to make us do extra work.
Rick: We could always add in another member to the project team, couldn’t we?
Jeff: Yeah, but we’d go over budget.
Rick: OK, how about asking for a bigger budget?
Jeff: That might work.
Useful expressions
Perhaps we could …?
What if we …?
You could always …, couldn’t you?
Is it feasible to …?
Change the statements to suggestions.
- I’ll start the meeting.
- We need a written contract.
- I’ll take the minutes.
2. Expressing your views
Track 6
Script
Phil: Did you hear Jim was late again?
Sarah: Yeah. In my opinion, he should be fired.
Phil: Well, maybe he has a good reason.
Sarah: It shouldn’t matter. As far as I can see, he’s had too many chances already.
Phil: The way I see it, we should at least listen to what he has to say.
Sarah: Phil, you’re too nice.
Phil: Sarah, you’re not.
和訳
フィル：ジムがまた遅刻したって聞いた？
サラ：うん。私としては、彼をクビにするべきだと思うわ。
フィル：まあ、何か正当な理由があるのかもしれないよ。
サラ：そんなの関係ないわ。私の見るところ、彼にはもう何度もチャンスを与えすぎてるんだから。
フィル：僕としては、せめて彼の言い分くらいは聞いてみるべきだと思うんだけど。
サラ：フィル、あなた、優しすぎるわ。
フィル：サラ、君はそうじゃないよ。
| Name | Opinion | Expressions used |
|---|---|---|
| Phil | ||
| Sarah |
Express your opinion on these topics.
- A general news item
- A business topic
- Think of your own example
3. Agreeing and disagreeing
Pre-listening questions
- What did the man think of the restaurant?
- What did the woman think of the restaurant?
- What did they agree on?
Track 7
Script
Dave: That new Italian restaurant is great.
Susan: Do you really think so? I thought it was a little expensive.
Dave: I totally agree with you, but the food is so good.
Susan: I tend to see it a little differently. My dish was too spicy.
Dave: That’s interesting that you’d say that because I added extra spice to mine.
Susan: Well, it’s better than that other restaurant we went to last week.
Dave: You’re absolutely right.
和訳
デイブ：あの新しいイタリアンレストラン、最高だね。
スーザン：本当にそう思う？ ちょっと高いと思ったんだけど。
デイブ：その通りだと思うよ。でも、料理はすごく美味しかった。
スーザン：私はちょっと違う見方をするわ。私の料理は辛すぎたもの。
デイブ：面白いね。僕は自分の料理にスパイスを追加したばかりだったのに。
スーザン：まあ、先週行ったあのレストランよりはマシだったわ。
デイブ：その通りだね。
Select one: complete agreement (c), partial agreement (p), disagreement (d).
I totally agree with you.
I see what you mean.
Do you really think so?
I tend to see it a little differently.
You’re absolutely right.
I can see where you’re coming from.
It’s interesting that you’d say that.
I couldn’t agree more.
Debate these topics.
- Living in a big city vs. living in a small town
- Watching DVDs at home vs. going to a movie theater
- Getting the news from a newspaper vs. getting news from the Internet
4. Putting it all together
Role A: colleague
You and your colleague are trying to decide whether to invite all employees to the annual company barbecue or just full-time employees. You feel that all employees should be invited to encourage teamwork in your company. Negotiate with your colleague.
Role B: colleague
You and your colleague are trying to decide whether to invite all employees to the annual company barbecue or just full-time employees. You feel that only full-time employees should be invited as you want to reward these employees and keep costs down. Negotiate with your colleague.
In a negotiation, try not to be the first person to name a figure. You may end up giving away more than you need to.
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