#0436 – Dealing With an Angry Client, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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#0436 – Dealing With an Angry Client, - Ang, mater, ESL Podcast McQuillan Jeff mp3+PDF

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ESL Podcast 436 – Dealing With an Angry Client
GLOSSARY
certainly –
definitely; clearly; without any doubt; obviously
* Buying that house last year was certainly a good decision because it’s already
worth $20,000 more than we bought it for!
awful –
horrible; terrible; very bad
* They served an awful soup that nobody ate because it tasted so bad.
substitution –
the replacement of one thing with another; the use of one thing in
another thing’s place
* The team made a substitution and had Manuel play instead of Ryan.
on behalf of (someone or something) –
for someone or something; doing
something for someone because he or she cannot do it; as a representative for
someone or something
* On behalf of everyone who worked on this film, I’d like to thank the judges for
giving us this award.
sincerely –
honestly and openly, without lying or pretending
* I’m sincerely sorry to hear that your mother has passed away.
magnitude –
size; amount
* It’s difficult for many people to understand the magnitude of the problems that
global warming will cause.
slogan –
a short phrase that is used in advertisements or repeated often, usually
to make people buy a product or vote in a particular way
* The presidential candidate’s slogan was, “No new taxes.”
to get (something) –
to fully understand something
* She tried to explain the problem to her boss, but he just doesn’t get it.
laughingstock –
someone who has done something silly or stupid, so other
people laugh at him or her and don’t take him or her seriously
* Bernice was the laughingstock of the high school when she fell down during the
dance.
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I can’t tell you (something) –
an expression used to show that one cannot fully
express something because it is bigger or more important than words can say
* I can’t tell you how much it meant to us when you sent flowers while my wife
was in the hospital.
egregious –
a very bad, obvious problem or error that is impossible to hide or
deny
* The manager made an egregious mistake that cost the company almost $2
million.
the least (someone) can do –
a phrase used to show that one is very willing to
do something, especially when it is small or unimportant in comparison to what
should be done
* Sending a thank-you note is the least we can do to thank them for their
generous gift.
to make amends –
to do something to show that one is sorry and try to make
another person forgive one for what one did
* When he was 30 years old, he bought his parents a car to make amends for all
the bad things he had done while he was a teenager.
to be called on the mat –
to be held responsible for something; to be punished
for having done something wrong
* Whoever is responsible for this mess is going to be called on the mat!
rest assured –
a formal phrase used to comfort another person and let him or
her know that something will definitely happen, so he or she shouldn’t worry
about it anymore
* Rest assured that our travel agency will take care of every detail of your trip so
that you can just relax during your vacation.
heads will roll –
a phrase used to mean that the people who have done
something wrong will lose their jobs
* If we don’t get that important sale, heads will roll!
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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
1. Why is Monty so upset about the mistake in the ad?
a) Because no one will buy from his company.
b) Because everyone is making fun of his company.
c) Because he’ll have to change the slogan.
2. What does Monty want the newspaper to do?
a) Give him a refund for the ad.
b) Turn his store into a laughingstock.
c) Fire the person who made the substitution.
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WHAT ELSE DOES IT MEAN?
magnitude
The word “magnitude,” in this podcast, means size or amount: “We weren’t
expecting sales to increase by such a great magnitude.” Or, “Reporters place a
high magnitude of importance on what the president says and does.” The word
“magnitude’” is also used to talk about the strength of an earthquake: “How many
earthquakes has Los Angeles had with a magnitude of 7.0 or more?” The phrase
“order of magnitude” is used to talk about differences in the size or amount of two
or more things, where one order of magnitude means a difference of 10 times the
size or amount of something: “The calculation doesn’t have to be exact, but it
does need to have the right order of magnitude.”
to get (something)
In this podcast, the phrase “to get it” means to fully understand something: “I
don’t think you get what I’m trying to say. Let me try to explain it another way.”
The phrase “to get over it” means to stop worrying about something and move
on, continuing with one’s normal activities: “She’s really sad that she broke up
with her boyfriend, but that happened nine month ago. She needs to get over it
and start dating other people!” The phrase “to get (something) over with” means
to stop delaying an unpleasant activity and do it right away: “He hates washing
the dishes, but he decided to get it over with and just do it so that he could enjoy
the rest of the evening without having to worry about it.”
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CULTURE NOTE
Most companies in the United States “pride themselves on” (are very happy that
they do or have something) their “customer service,” or the way that a company
and its employees “treat” (interact with) customers. Americans expect to receive
good customer service and become angry when they are treated badly by a
company.
In stores, good customer service means having friendly, “courteous” (polite), and
“knowledgeable” (well-informed) employees who can help customers find what
they are looking for and decide which things they want to buy. Good customer
service also means having enough “cashiers” (employees who take customers’
money and give them what they’ve bought) so that the “lines” (people standing
behind each other while waiting for something) aren’t too long. Some stores, and
especially grocery stores, have “baggers,” or people who put customers’
purchases into bags and help customers take them to their car.
A store with good customer service also lets customers “make returns,” or take
back the things that they buy if they decide they don’t want them. The store
gives the customer all of his or her money without asking a lot of questions about
why the item is being returned. Stores with good customer service also “stand
behind their products,” or believe in the quality of their products. If something
breaks, a store might take it back and give the customer a new one, or give back
the customer’s money.
Many American businesses have a slogan: “The customer is always right.”
When employees believe that slogan, they provide better customer service.
When customers are treated well, they come back to the business more often
and spend more money there.
______________
Comprehension Questions Correct Answers: 1 – b; 2 – c
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COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 436: Dealing With
an Angry Client.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 436. I’m your host, Dr.
Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in
beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide, an 8 to 10
page guide we provide for all of our current episodes that includes all of the
vocabulary words, definitions, new sample sentences, additional definitions,
cultural notes, comprehension questions, and a complete transcript of everything
we say on this episode. While you’re on our website, you can also take a look at
our ESL Podcast Store, which has some additional courses you may be
interested in, in daily and business English.
This episode is called “Dealing With an Angry Client.” It’s a phone conversation
between Shawna and Monty, and, well, let’s just say they have some problems.
Let’s get started.
[start of dialogue]
Shawna: Hello, Shawna Davis.
Monty: Hello, Shawna. This is Monty Lofti at BMC. I need to talk to you about
our ad that ran in your newspaper yesterday.
Shawna: Sure, Monty. Was there a problem?
Monty: Yes, there certainly was a problem. Instead of the picture of our model,
there was a picture of a dog!
Shawna: That’s awful! I wasn’t aware of the substitution. On behalf of the
newspaper, I sincerely apologize for the error.
Monty: I don’t think you understand the magnitude of the problem. Our slogan
is: “Look in the mirror and this could be you!” Now do you get it? Our store is a
laughingstock!
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