Lớp học tiếng Anh cô giáo PHƯƠNG THÙY (cô Thùy_ED Lò Đúc) - Lớp học TA lâu đời nhất trên TTVNOL từ 2

UPDATE bài lớp E45 ngày thứ 6 13.05.11:
Lớp đã học hết bài Writing Task 2 unit 4; Vocab page 32-35; hướng dẫn bài Writing Task 1 từ 6-10
Dành cho thứ 3 ngày 17.05.11:
Lớp học bài chương 1 NP GIỚI TỪ; bài Vocab page 36-43 và bài Unit 3 Workbook Strategies
DEADLINE nộp bài Writing Task 1 đề 6-10 của lớp IELTS E45 là hết ngày thứ 4 18.05.11 nhé cả nhà [r32)]

Cô ơi, lớp E43 chưa nhận được link bài Communication 6 ạ

E vừa down được cái giải nén xong c ạh . e send c tu 1-3 : http://www.mediafire.com/?tij19q1rbr3qfza

Cháu nó nói đúng đấy chị à

Chị ơi, chị bảo sáng nay gửi bài Communication 6 cho lớp E44 để chủ nhật học, thế mà giờ này vẫn chưa có chị ơi

Trong bài chữa lớp E50 có cả bài em Hiền rùi mà? chị có nói là hok tin đâu
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Hum qua chị ko có bài đấy để gửi chứ ko phải chị quên, vì phải gửi cho cả 3 lớp 42,43,44 mà, giờ em check mail nhé [r2)]
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sales Idioms​

come down in price


- to lower the price of one's product, to become cheaper
We were forced to come down in price in order to sell our target number of cars for the month.

come in high


- to charge too much for your services, to ask for a price that is too high
The salesman came in high during the negotiations and could not sell his product.

come in low


- to offer a low amount of money for a product or service
The company came in low with an offer for our product.

corner the market


- to dominate a particular market with your product
The large company has cornered the market for cell phones in our city.

a hard sell


- a way of selling something that is very aggressive and uses much pressure
The car salesman gave us a hard sell so we went to another car dealer.

have good contacts


- to know people who can help you get a job or do some kind of business
The salesman has good contacts and always sells many products.

knock down the price of (something) or knock the price of (something) down


- to lower the price of something
I bargained hard so that I could knock down the price of the DVD player.

land an account


- to acquire an account
The salesman landed a large account on his first day of work.

line of products


- a group or category of products that are similar to each other
Our company will introduce a new line of products in the autumn.

make a cold call


- to visit or telephone a potential but unknown customer from a list of people
When he first started to work at his company the salesman was asked to make cold calls from the telephone book.

make an offer


- to make a financial proposal for a product or service
We plan to make an offer to buy the house on Saturday.

move a product


- to sell a product
We should have no trouble to move the new product.

preferred customer


- a customer who does much business with you and who you give special discounts to
The man is a preferred customer and we always give him a good price.

sell like hotcakes


- to sell very quickly
The children's toys were selling like hotcakes at the end of the year.

Em E43, check mail tu sang gio van chua thay bai Communication 6 cho chủ nhật này cô ơi

Em check người gửi là ENGLISH CLASS ấy em ơi

UPDATE bài lớp E44 ngày 15.05.11:
Lớp đã học hết chuyên đề Vocab 34-39, bài tập MODALS 2 và 1/2 bài COMMUNICATION Unit 6
Dành cho thứ 4 ngày 18.05.11:
Lớp học tiếp bài COMMUNICATION U6, làm bài Giới từ 1,2 (nửa sau sách Grammar); Vocab 40-43 và chữa bài Listening 3.2
Dành cho thứ 5 ngày 19.05.11:
Bài Reading 3.2, Giới từ 3,4; Vocab 44,45,46 [r2)]
Deadline writing lớp E44 là hết ngày mai (thứ 2 ngày 16.05.11) nhé [r32)]
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Negotiations​

accept an offer


- to agree to an offer or proposal
I accepted the offer to buy my car.

at stake


- something that can be gained or lost
There was much at stake during the negotiations between the nurses and the government.

back down


- to yield in one's position during negotiations, to not follow up on a threat
The government backed down on their threat to give less money to the school district.

back out (of something)


- to get out of an agreement, to fail to keep a promise
The property developer backed out of the plan to build the new apartment building.

ball is in (someone's) court


- it is the decision of another person or group to do something
The ball is in the union's court after the company made their final offer.

beat around the bush


- to talk about something without giving a direct answer
The manager was beating around the bush and never said anything important.

blow a deal


- to ruin a business deal with someone
We are working hard so that we do not blow the deal with our new customer.

bog down


- to slow down and make no progress (a bog is an area of land that is wet and muddy - like a swamp)
The negotiations bogged down over the issue of part-time workers.

bone of contention


- the subject or reason for a fight or dispute
The size of the project was a bone of contention between the city and the developer.

break down


- to fail, to stop
The negotiations broke down last night when both sides refused to compromise.

break off (something) or break (something) off


- to stop or end suddenly
The government decided to break off talks about extending the trade agreement.

break through


- to be successful after overcoming a difficulty
We were able to break through in our efforts to find a solution to the problem.

breakthrough


- a success that comes after overcoming a difficulty
There was a breakthrough in the talks to end the teacher's strike.

bring off (something) or bring (something) off


- to achieve something
We were unable to bring off a deal to buy the new computer system for our company.

bring (someone) to terms


- to make someone agree to something or do something
The government worked hard to bring the two sides to terms.

bring (something) to the table


- to have something to offer during a negotiation
We were able to bring a new offer to the table during the negotiations.

bring up (something) or bring ( something) up


- to begin a discussion about something, to mention something
I tried to bring up the subject of sales commissions during the meeting.

call off (something) or call (something) off


- to stop or quit or cancel something
We called off the meeting because everybody was busy.

call (someone's) bluff


- to try to make someone prove that they can actually do what they say they can
The government called the union's bluff when the union threatened to go on strike.

call the shots


- to be in charge
During the meeting the vice-president was calling the shots.

**** in to (someone or something)


- to weaken and be forced to give up
The company was forced to **** in to the demands of the workers for more money.

close a deal


- to end a negotiation successfully
We had to work hard but we were finally able to close the deal.

close ranks


- to unite and fight together
During the meeting we closed ranks and refused to compromise on any issue.

come back with an offer


- to return to negotiations with a new offer
We came back with a new offer and the negotiations continued smoothly.

come down in price


- to lower the price of one's product
We decided to come down in price and try and sell our products quickly.

come in high


- to charge too much for your services, to ask for a price that is too high
The salesman came in high during the negotiations and could not sell his product.

come in low


- to offer a low amount of money for a product or service
The company came in low with an offer for our product.

come to terms


- to reach an agreement
After negotiating all night the government and the company came to terms on an arrangement for the new water system.

come up in a discussion


- to become a subject in a discussion
Nothing related to the issue of quality came up in the discussion.

come up with (an idea or something)


- to produce or find a thought or idea or answer
My boss was happy when I came up with some good ideas during the meeting.

common ground


- shared beliefs or interests
There was no common ground between the two sides and the negotiations did not go well.

consider an offer


- to think about an offer or proposal
The man considered the offer to buy his car.

continue down to the wire


- to near a deadline, to have little time remaining
The negotiations continued down to the wire but they ended successfully.

cover ground


- to talk about the important facts and details of something
The questions were endless and we were unable to cover much ground during the meeting.

cut a deal


- to make an agreement, to make a deal or arrangement
We cut a deal and left the meeting in a positive mood.

cut (someone) off or cut off (someone)


- to stop someone from saying something, to interrupt someone
My friend cut me off when I was speaking.

down to the wire


- near a deadline, with little time remaining
They went down to the wire but the two sides finally agreed to a new contract.

drag on


- to be prolonged, to continue for a long time
The talks between the company and the lawyers dragged on for several weeks.

drag one's heels


- to act slowly or reluctantly
The government dragged their heels in talks with the union about the new contract.

draw the line


- to set a limit about what will be done or discussed
The union was flexible on the salary issue but they drew the line at talking about health benefits.

draw up (something) or draw (something) up


- to put something (a contract or a plan) in writing
The lawyers drew up a contract for the new housing development on the government land.

drive a hard bargain


- to bargain hard and try to make an agreement to one's advantage
The sales manager drives a hard bargain and it is difficult to negotiate with him.

drive at (something)


- to mean something, to want to say something
I could not understand what the other negotiators in the meeting were driving at.

drop the price (of something)


- to lower the price of something
We dropped the price of our product during the negotiation.

face down (someone) or face (someone) down


- to confront someone boldly
The government decided to face down the striking transportation workers.

fall through


- to fail, to be ruined, to not happen
The deal for the new machinery fell through and we will have to look for another supplier.

fifty-fifty


- equally, evenly
We shared the profits with the other company fifty-fifty.

follow through on/with (something)


- to finish an action, to keep a promise
Our boss said that wages would improve soon but he never followed through with his promise.

force (someone's) hand


- to make someone do something that they do not want to do at that time
We decided to force our opponent's hand because we wanted to finish the negotiations quickly.

get behind (a person or idea)


- *****pport a person or idea
Although we did not agree with the manager we got behind his proposal at the meeting.

get down to brass tacks


- to begin the work or business that must be done
"Let's get down to brass tacks and begin talking about the new contract."

get down to business


- to start working or doing the business at hand
We must get down to business and finish our work quickly.

get the ball rolling


- to start an activity or action
We should get the ball rolling and begin the meeting at once.

get the message


- to understand clearly what someone means
I do not think that the opposite side got the message about where the negotiations are heading.

get the raw end of the deal


- to do badly in a negotiation or a similar situation
I got the raw end of the deal when I received my new work schedule.

get to first base


- to make a good start, *****cceed
We have not been able to get to first base regarding the terms of the new contract.

get to the bottom of (something)


- to discover or understand the real cause of something
It will be difficult to get to the bottom of the financial problems in the company.

get to the heart of (something)


- to find the most important facts or central meaning of something
We spent the morning trying to get to the heart of the problem with the computer supplier.

give a little


- to compromise during a negotiation
We know that we must give a little if we want to complete the negotiations.

give and take (give-and-take)


- to share, to give up part of what you want in order to make an agreement
After much give and take we reached an agreement regarding the property transfer.

give away the farm


- to offer too much during a negotiation
I tried not to give away the farm during the negotiation.

give ground


- to move back or retreat from one's position
We bargained hard but the other sales representative refused to give ground.

give in to (someone)


- to do what another person wants rather than to fight and argue with him or her
After eight weeks of negotiations we gave in and agreed to sell the machinery at a discount.

go back on (something)


- to not be faithful or loyal to one's word or an agreement
The company directors went back on their word to give the employees a salary increase.

go back to square one


- to go back to the beginning
The meeting was a failure and we were forced to go back to square one.

go back to the drawing board


- to go back and start something from the beginning
The negotiations failed so we had to go back to the drawing board and start over.

go down to the wire


- to near a deadline, to have little time remaining
The negotiations went down to the wire last night.

go for broke


- to risk everything on one big effort, to try as hard as possible
After going for broke at the meeting we were able to reach an agreement.

go over like a lead balloon


- to fail to generate a positive response
The sales manager's proposal went over like a lead balloon at the meeting

go over well


- to be liked or successful
My idea about employee evaluations went over well with the new manager.

hammer out (an agreement or a deal)


- to negotiate a deal or agreement by discussion and debate
The negotiations lasted all night but finally we were able to hammer out an agreement.

hang in the balance


- to have two equally possible results, to be uncertain
The outcome of the election was hanging in the balance after the top candidates had an equal number of votes.

hard-nosed


- to be very strict, to be stubborn, to be uncompromising
The negotiatiors were hard-nosed during the talks for a new contract.

have a card up one's sleeve


- to hide something of value
I thought that the negotiations would not succeed but my boss had a card up his sleeve that we did not know about.

have a poker face


- to not show any reaction or emotion
Our boss had a poker face when he told us that our office would soon close.

hold all the aces/cards/trumps


- to have all of the advantages
The management group was holding all the aces during the meeting with the union.

hold out for (something)


- to keep resisting or refuse to give up until you get the desired results
The union is holding out for a better deal and they do not plan to end their strike.

hold out on (someone)


- to refuse to give information or something to someone who has a right to it
The new manager has been holding out on the company and he will not tell anyone his plans.

horse-trade


- to make a business agreement or deal after careful bargaining and compromise
After several hours of horse-trading we reached an agreement to buy the new computers.

in the bag


- to be certain
The contract for the new insurance policy is in the bag.

iron (something) out or iron out (something)


- to solve a problem
We spent several hours ironing out the final details of the contract.
(to be continued)

Chị ơi, chiều qua em ko đi học lớp E50 do em tan học ở lớp học bổ sung kiến thức muộn quá. Hôm qua lớp mình học những bài nào rồi chị? Hnay em phải làm bài nào trước khi đến lớp ạ? Chị đừng phạt em vì tội ko đi học ngày hqua nha.