Plans for the day
1. Listen to the conversation and match the job title to the people below.
a Lilian Oliveira
b Teresa Silva
c Paulo Souza
d Fernando Pinto
e Victor Gomez
CEO
Assistant Marketing Manager
Marketing Manager
Sales Manager
Plantation Manager
Answer
a Assistant Marketing Manager
b Sales Manager
c Marketing Manager
d CEO
e Plantation Manager
2. Declan will do the activities below during his visit. The activities are in the wrong order. Can you remember the correct order? Write the number by the activity.
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Order |
Activity |
What time? |
|
……… |
Have lunch with the CEO. |
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|
……… |
Meet the Marketing Manager. |
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|
……… |
Visit the factory. |
|
|
……… |
Talk to the Sales Manager. |
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|
……… |
Relax in the hotel before dinner. |
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|
……… |
Visit a coffee plantation by helicopter. |
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……… |
Taste different coffee |
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3. Listen again and check your answers. Write the times Declan will do each activity in the ‘What time?’ column.
Answer & Transcript
|
Order |
Activity |
What time? |
|
3 |
Have lunch with the CEO. |
12.30pm |
|
2 |
Meet the Marketing Manager. |
10.45am |
|
4 |
Visit the factory. |
2.15pm |
|
1 |
Talk to the Sales Manager. |
10am |
|
6 |
Relax in the hotel before dinner. |
4.30pm |
|
7 |
Visit a coffee plantation by helicopter. |
11am tomorrow |
|
5 |
Taste different coffee |
3pm |
Transcript
(Lilian = Brazilian; Declan = Irish)
Lilian: Nice to meet you, Declan. My name is Lilian Oliveira. And I’m pleased to have you here.
Declan: Thank you. Thanks a million.
Lilian: I’m … I’m in the marketing team – Assistant Manager.
Declan: Oh right. Nice to meet you.
Lilian: Is this your first time in Brazil?
Declan: Yes, so it is, it’s amazing.
Lilian: It’s the place that never sleeps!
Declan: So I’ve heard!
Lilian: Well, I have our schedule for today.
Declan: Ah grand.
Lilian: First of all you’ll meet my colleague, Teresa Silva.
Declan: Yes.
Lilian: She’s the Sales Manager.
Declan: All right.
Lilian: You can talk to her about exporting our coffee to you in Ireland.
Declan: Great. And what time is that?
Lilian: At ten o’clock, in half an hour, Teresa is going to come here. Then she’s going to introduce you to Paulo Souza, the Marketing Manager – at quarter to eleven.
Declan: Right.
Lilian: And after that you’re having lunch at 12.30 with Fernando.
Declan: Fernando Pinto?
Lilian: Yes, he’s our CEO, the Chief Executive Officer. And later on, after lunch, you’ll be able to visit the factory. You can look at all the brands that we have and see what you like best. That’ll be at 2.15.
Declan: Right. Now, will there be an opportunity to do some tasting?
Lilian: Oh of course! We’ve organized that for 3pm.
Declan: Fantastic. That’s grand, looking forward to that.
Lilian: After the visit you can come back to the hotel. You’ll be back by 4.30 … Relax a litter and later on we’ll have dinner … at 8 o’clock.
Declan: All right.
Lilian: And we’ve arranged a visit tomorrow morning to the plantation – if you’d like to go.
Declan: I’d love that. How far away is the planation?
Lilian: Maybe 400 kilometres from São Paulo.
Declan: Right.
Lilian: But we … the company has hired a helicopter so we’ll get there at 11 am.
Declan: I’ve never been in a helicopter before.
Lilian: Teresa will go with you and you’ll be shown around by Victor Gomez, the Plantation Manager. I hope you like it. And I hope you’ll buy our coffee.
Future plans
1. After his visit, Declan took a taxi to the airport. Listen to his conversation with the taxi driver, Gustavo. Which summary of their conversation is correct? Choose a or b.
a Declan wants to buy Brazilian coffee for his cafés in Ireland. He wants good quality coffee.
b Declan wants to buy Brazilian coffee to sell in his food shops in Ireland. He wants coffee at a good price.
Answer
a
2. Listen again and answer the questions about Declan.
a How many cafés does he own in Cork?
………………………
b What is his opinion of his visit to ‘Café Perfeito do Brasil’?
………………………
c What does he think of the coffee in the large café chains?
………………………
d What does he want to do in the future?
………………………
e What surprised Declan about São Paulo?
………………………
Answer & Transcript
a three
b wonderful
c The flavour of the coffee isn’t very good.
d Expand his business and open more cafés.
e It’s bigger than he expected (and has lots of high-rise buildings).
Transcript
(Gustavo = Brazilian; Declan = Irish)
Gustavo: What kind of business are you in?
Declan: Now, I own three coffee shops – cafés – a small chain in … in Cork in Ireland and so I’ve been looking at coffee to get some good quality coffee to import. Now, I went to visit a company called ‘Café Perfeito do Brasil’. I’ve been talking to them and tasting some of their coffee. It’s been … it’s been wonderful, it has.
Gustavo: Yeah, I know that company – very good coffee. What are you going to do, um, … you want to export to Ireland?
Declan: Well, I plan to make coffee that is better than some of the big chains with a better quality flavour. Because I often feel those large chains, like … the flavour of the coffee is not good. So, what I’ve been looking for is high-quality beans to make top-quality coffee and … it seems to be working. Business has been good. I’d like to expand and open up more cafés in other cities in Ireland.
Gustavo: And did you drink good coffee here in Brazil?
Declan: At ‘Café Perfeito’ I had very good coffee, so I did.
Gustavo: Yes I think you will be very happy with his company.
Declan: I hope so.
Gustavo: You like São Paulo?
Declan: Yes, but I wasn’t expecting it to be such a big city – it’s like being in New York! All these high-rise buildings! Yesterday we went on a trip to a coffee plantation by helicopter. It was grand.
3. Listen to Declan talk about two of his future plans. Put one word in each space to complete the sentences.
a I ……………… ……………… ……………… coffee that is ……………… ……………… some of ……………… ……………… chains.
b I’d ……………… ……………… expand ……………… ……………… up ……………… cafés.
Answer & Transcript
a plan to make / better than / the big
b like to / and open / more
Transcript
a I plan to make coffee that is better than some of the big chains.
b I’d like to expand and open up more cafés.
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