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Achievement

Listen to this speech given at a party being held for the retirement of an employee, James Dawson.The managing director of the company delivers a speech outlining James' achievements.

See or print the audioscript and do an activity on paper (pdf 110Kb)

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Gist comprehension - put the events into the order in which they happened.
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Vocabulary - decide on the meaning of these common business-related words/expressions
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Grammar - know your prepositions?
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Read a complete online article introducing the area of achievement.
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At 17 Dec 2008 15:00 C wrote:

Make sure you right click on 'Download' and select 'Save As' if clicking downloading doesn't work correctly.

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At 11 Dec 2008 15:28 The wrote:

Dear Dimple, You can download mp3 audio by clicking on the link "Download", below the title "Listen to the Podcast".

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At 17 Nov 2008 21:59 dimple wrote:

first of all thanks for this audio...if you really want to improve your english skills Ä± can suggest you to listen podcasts like that...sure they will help you to get used to english in short time... by the way Ä± couldn't download the audios...Ä± wish download them on my mp3...does anybady know the solve please reply me...

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At 10 Nov 2008 13:18 LEP Admin wrote:

Hi Anahita, You can see or print the text. Click on the link 'See or print the audioscript ...' below the title and description.

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At 10 Nov 2008 06:12 Louis wrote:

Nice job. As a person who wants to learn English and to speak like natives do, I really appreciate you people's efforts to help us. Sincere thank you.

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At 9 Nov 2008 04:44 anahita wrote:

hello.thank you for audio.but i think if there was the text of that also that was better. :)

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At 8 Nov 2008 03:02 elongjin wrote:

Most time achievements to me is easy to achieve.:) I got my satisfaction even when I finished washing laundry. I don't know if this is a achievement,and is there a standard.But it absolutely makes me feel good!

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At 7 Nov 2008 16:36 Admin wrote:

One of my greatest achievements, I feel, was passing my driving test. I had to overcome a fear instilled into me by my mother who did not manage to pass her test until a late age. When I eventually decided it was time to learn how to drive, I found I actually enjoyed it and regretted that a fear, which I knew to be unfounded given the ease with which most people learn this skill, had prevented me from learning it earlier. I think I am most proud of overcoming my fear rather than learning to drive as that was the easy part! What has your greatest achievement been? Tell us below.

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