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  James: Damn; I'm almost out of gas。
  (James pulls into a gas station。)
  Attendant: What can I do for you?
  James: Fill it up with unleaded; please。 And can you check the oil; too?
  Attendant: Sure; pal。
  (He opens the hood and checks the oil。)
  Attendant: You're about a quart low; shall I put a quart in for you?
  James: Please。
  Attendant: You know; you could really use a new set of tires。 The ones you have are badlyworn。 I could do that for you right now; it wouldn't take more than thirty minutes。
  James: And the price?
  Attendant: Well。。。 that depends on how good a set of tires you want。
  James: No。 I'm late for work anyway。 I'll just take the gas and oil today。 How much willthat be?
  Attendant: Let's see。 Forteen for the gas / and two…fifty for the oil / makes sisteen dollarsand fifty cents。
  James: Do you take credit cards?
  Attendant: Only Visa and Master Card; not American Express。
  James: Fine; here's my Visa。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 5 Arriving at Work
  Steve: Good morning; James。 You're early。 What's up?
  James: Morning; Steve。 Early is right。 I've got two important meetings today; one with theboss and one with a client。 You're pretty early yourself; something important?
  Steve: Yeah; I'm  meeting  a  client;  too。  Someone  from a  big  puter  pany。  I  thinktheir headquarters are in Taiwan; but this guy runs the New York office。
  James:   Wang   puters。   That's   my   client;   too。   But   I   think   the   owner   is   aChinese…American;  I'm  not  sure  if  they  even  have  an  office  in  TaiWan。  I  guess  we'reworking on this account together。
  Steve: Good。 To tell you the truth / I was a little scared。 The account is really big; it's justtoo much work for one man。 Say; what time do you meet with the boss; Mr。 Barnes?
  James: Ten…thirty; Why?
  Steve: I was right。 We are on this account together。 I'm scheduled to meet with Mr。 Barnesat ten…thirty; too。
  James: Well then; partner; let's get busy preparing something for the meeting。
  Steve: Good idea。 Where should we begin?
  James: I don't know about you / but I always begin big projects by going to the bathroom;and then with a hot cup of coffee。 Can you wait for me?
  Steve: Just hurry。 I'll get the coffee ready。
  James: That sounds like an excellent plan。
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 6 Planning for the Meeting
  James: I'm back。
  Steve: Here is your coffee。 You feeling better?
  James: I feel like a Champ。 Where should we begin?
  Steve:  As  always;  it's  best  to  begin  at  the  beginning。  What  have  you  prepared  for  yourmeeting with Wang?
  James: Basically; I just have an outline of a presentation of our pany's new software。 Ithink our product is high quality and that the people from Wang will realize that once theyhear a description of it。
  Steve: Well James; that is a little too simple。 We know the product is good; but we have to
  convince them of that too。 Luckily; I put together a vedio presentation on my notebookputer using our software。 If they like the presentation; and I am confident they will;then that automatically means that they like our pany's product。
  James: Steve; that's why you are at the top of sales。 You think of everything in advance。I'm really just a puter software engineer; I can make this stuff but I can't sell it。
  Steve: Of course you can't。 That's why Mr。 Barnes put us together。 I'll take care of sellingthe software; and you can answer any tough technical question that the people from Wangmight ask。 I'm as bad at science as you are at sales。
  James: Steve; you're too modest。 You're great at sales; but I know you know somethingabout puters too。 I still remember when we first started working here; you taught mea thing or two about Apple Macintosh puters。
  Steve: Sure I know about Macs; but that's just because I used one all through college。 Plus;any dummy can use a Mac。
  James: I couldn't。
  Steve: Not at first。 But after about three days; you were already better than me。
  James: Okay; okay。 So I'm a puter nerd。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 7 The Secretary
  Steve: I'll call my secretary and have her make copies of your outline。
  James: Are you sure that's okay? I mean; she doesn't really work for me。 What if she getsangry。
  Steve: No problem。 She works for me; and you and I are working on this project together。Watch and learn。 (Steve picks up the phone。) Lisa; could you e in here please?
  Lisa: I can but I won't。 It's only eight fifty…five and I don't start work until nine o'clock。
  James: Well; Steve; I guess she knows who's the boss。
  Steve: Very funny。 We'll just have to wait for five minutes; That's all。
  James: Whatever you say。
  (At two minutes after nine o'clock。)
  Steve: Lisa; do you think you could e in here now?
  Lisa: Of course; Mr。 Dawson; I'll be right in。 (Lisa es into the office。) What do youneed; sir?
  Steve: Could you make Mr。 Goddard here about twenty copies of his outline。
  Lisa: Why; doesn't he have a secretary?
  Steve: (A little angry。) Of course he does; but we're working on a project together and Iwould really appreciate it if you would just cooperate with me right now。
  Lisa: All right; all right。 You don't have to get mad。 Did you say ten or twenty copies?
  James: Actually; ten will be fine。 It's a small group today。
  Steve: But I said twenty; so make it twenty。
  Lisa: Yes; sir; Mr。 Dawson。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 8 Meeting the Boss
  (Mr。 Barnes calls Steve on the intraoffice phone)
  Mr。 Barnes: Dawson?
  Steve: Yes; this is he。
  Mr。 Barnes: Contact Goddard and e up to my office immediately。 I want to 'wanna'go over today's meeting in advance。
  Steve: Mr。 Goddard is with me now; we'll e up right away。 (Steve to James。)  Well;that  was  the  old  man;  It's  show  time。  And  he  sounds  a  little  nervous;  which  means  wehave to be even more careful。
  James: I'll be extremely careful。 I just don't want him to yell at me again。 I'm an engineer;not a secretary。
  Steve: Be careful。 Lisa might hear you。 Anyway; let's go。
  (Steve and James go up to Mr。 Barnes' office and his secretary sends them in。 They knockon the door。)
  Mr。 Barnes: e in。
  James: Good morning; sir。
  Steve: Good morning; Mr。 Barnes。 How are you?
  Mr。 Barnes: I'll be a lot better after this meeting is over。 I hope you two have done yourhomework / because this is a huge deal。 If we can convince Wang / about our pany /then larger puter firms will follow。 I don't have to tell either of you that could meanmillions of dollars。 I'm counting on you。
  Steve: Don't worry; Mr。 Barnes。 Sir; you can depend on us。 Isn't that 'Is not' right; James?
  James: Yes; I think; I mean of course you can。
  Mr。 Barnes: I had better be able to。 And if you two do / a good job; I won't forget it whenit es time for promotions either。 I put you on this assignment / because you are mytwo best men; I know you won't disappoint me。 Well; let's hear about your ideas for thepresentation。 Goddard; would you like to start?
  James: I think it might be best to let Mr。 Dawson begin; he is the expert at sales。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 9 Going to Lunch
  Steve: Wow; that went pretty well。 Mr。 Barnes was easy today。
  James: Easy on you maybe。 I don't think he likes me。
  Steve: Don't be ridiculous。 He likes you; but he's a businessman like me / and so I knowhow to talk to him。
  James: I'm not so sure。
  Steve: Well; I'm sure that I'm hungry。 Why don't we continue talking over lunch?
  James: That sounds great; I'm starving。
  (They walk outside the building to a restaurant。)
  Steve: Do you like Italian food? This place is terrific。
  James: Like it? I love it。 Let's go in。
  (They sit down and look at the menu for a while; then the waitress es。)
  Steve: What are your specials tod

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