Lesson 5.2. Listening & Speaking

the effective and productive use of your time, particularly at work

• time management

• customer satisfaction

• product development

• market research

When a business is no longer able to pay its costs or debts, it must do this legal process

• apply for a loan

• launch a new product

• file for bankruptcy

• make a profit

the intended customers of a product

• market research

• business opportunity

• sales figures

• target market

to release or present a new product to the public/markets

• launch a new product

• make a profit

• apply for a loan

• close the deal

to complete the paperwork requesting a bank to lend you money

• make a profit

• apply for a loan

• close the deal

• file for bankruptcy

a situation with the potential to be beneficial for a business

• business opportunity

• business chance

• business deal

• contract

figures which show how much money you make, or how many products you sell

• sales figures

• sale figures

• sales figure

• sales statistics

to finalise a business agreement with a customer or client

• close the deal

• shut the deal

• seal the deal

• open the deal

apply for a loan

• to complete the paperwork requesting a bank to lend you money

• to finalise a business agreement with a customer or client

• to make more money than you spend/ have spent

• to release or present a new product to the public/markets

to make more money than you spend/ have spent

• make a profit

• make a bargain

• make a deal

• do a profit