Top Course Unit 193

Presentations: The Top Course Unit 193

Listen to the recordings to practice this study group.
Repeat each line after the speaker.
Practice one group at a time.
Start with Part A Slow reading then Part A Normal speed. Then go on to Part B.

Unit 193 Part A

1    Let me explain the 10-point plan, which operates on a scale of one hour.
2    If you follow all the points in the plan, you can almost guarantee a sale in an hour.
3    Find out exactly where the customer lives - and before you go, check your appearance.
4    No way-out, scruffy clothes but not too prosperous either, if you see what I mean!
5    Spend the first two minutes greeting the occupants of the house.
6    And don't prejudge what kind of people they might be.
7    Of course, you'll hear the usual objections at the door,
8    but just introduce yourself politely and remember to keep smiling.
9    Until a few seasons ago, they were just smelly shoes for sport.
10    But with fashion moving towards formal wear, not just for men,
11    but for women too, trainers have had to shape up and look luxurious.
12    This season my collection includes a plush, leather trainer to wear with a suit.
13    Men want an essential style that fits in across the board, from casual to formal …
14    Their new system has thrown out the air pocket altogether …
15    and replaced it with four sprung supports in place of a conventional sole.

 

Unit 193 Part B

 

16    The influence of the trainer among fashion's new shoes still remains strong.
17    You could say that ready-to-wear designers have had their eyes on the trainer …
18    ever since it became cool to wear trainers to the office.
19    But with so many designers moving into the futuristic footwear market,
20    the top sports brands might just have reason to worry!
21    It's all the more surprising when you consider the sheer wealth of titles available online.
22    If the book you want is out of print, some firms will consult …
23    their network of retail suppliers or their stockists of old titles for you.
24    But like most forms of electronic commerce, book-buying on the Web looks appealing …
25    but is not very convincing in practice.
26    For the serious reader, nothing replaces the pleasure of opening a book at random …
27    and falling under the spell of its first few lines!
28    The scale of this success is a hundred times greater than anything I could have dreamed of.
29    I was asked to do two songs for the soundtrack of a new film,
30    and the equipment gave a new momentum to my song writing.
31    It's not so long since money was really tight for me,
32    and nobody much was listening to my music.

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