Summary:
Julietteis discussing some figures with Aaron. Aaron is able to tell Juliettethat profits are up 15% and are expected to increase to 25%. They compare the number of units sold to the population in the country where they are
doing business. The have sold 927,450 units. It seems if the trend continues they will have a dominant market share very soon. They also discuss the repayment of a bank loan. The bank has reduced interest rates by0.754%. It seems they are ahead on paying it back soon. Julietteis very impressed.Juliettehas heard a lot of good news from Aaron.
Dialogue:
A:B:
Can you run those figures by me again?
Sure, no problem. Our third quarter profits were up 15% and we are expecting them to rise to 25% in the fourth quarter. That’s an increase of 10%.
Yes, that’s very good.
We’ve made about $3,000,000 (three million) in profits so far. We exported 927,450 (nine hundred and twenty seven thousand, four hundred and fifty) units.What is the population there?
About 18.2 million (eighteen point two). That work outs to about19.6 (nineteen point six) people per unit.
Did you say 80 million (eighty million) or 18 (eighteen)? 18 (eighteen), 18.2 (eighteen point two) to be exact.Hmm. Impressive. How do these figures compare to 2005?
They’re a little higher. We can expect a peak, I think, in 2010. There is real growth in this market right now. I believe we can have a dominant market share within the next 2 or 3 years. And the loan repayments?
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The bank has reduced interest rates by 0.754% (zero point seven five four percent) which is good news, with our profits up and interest rates down we should be well ahead of our target for paying that back.This is all great. Keep up the good work and we might just have to increase this year’s annual bonus.
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Vocabulary (and sample sentences)
Figures (noun)
-the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers
•Can you read this figure? Is it a three or an eight?•Write the amount in both words and figures.•I looked quickly down the column of figures.•He earns a six-figure salary (= an amount of money with six
figures).To work out (phrasal verb)
-to calculate some numbers, to do the math
•These figures work out differently each time I add them.•In fact the project worked out cheaper than we'd expected.A peak (noun)
-the highest, strongest or best point, value or level of skill
•Holiday flights reach a peak during August.•We can expect a peak in the market in the coming weeks.A bonus (noun)
-an extra amount of money that is given to you as a present or reward in addition to the money you were expecting
•a productivity bonus•a Christmas bonus•The company used to give annual bonus payments.
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Impressive (adjective)
-if an object or achievement is impressive, you admire or respectit, usually because it is special, important or very large
•That was an impressive performance from such a young tennis
player.•an impressive collection of modern paintings•There are some very impressive buildings in the town.Repayment (noun)
-when you repay someone or something
•mortgage repayments•The bank demanded immediate repayment.
Dominant (adjective)
-the largest, most powerful of a group, often controlling others.
•The dominant idea in the movie was the woman’s drive to
succeed.•The Empire State Building is the dominant building in New
York’s skyline.Market share (noun)
-the sales of a particular company in a market, expressed as a percentage of total sales
•We aim to have the dominant market share within the next 5 to
10 years.•Microsoft has had the largest market share within the software
industry for a very long time.
Phrases:
Can you runthose figures by meagain? (informal phrasal verb)
-to tell someone about something so that they can give their opinion about it.
•Would you run your idea by me one more time?
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