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about a possible joint project.
Anne Whitworth: Can | give him a message?
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number is 07700 900004. I'm leaving for Belgium again on Friday evening, so it
would be good if he could call before then. Could you ask him to call me?
‘Anne Whitworth: Yes, OK. Could you give me your name again?
David Bartlett: Sure, it's David Bartlett — B-A-R-T-L-E-T-T.
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ring you when he gets back tomorrow evening. Bye.
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Task 12
1 Hello, I'm ringing from Beckford Services. You promised our order
would be with us by last Friday, and it still hasn't arrived
Yes, it's order number 78651. We told you how urgent the order was
when we placed it. Can you tell me what the problem is? Yes, please do.
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invoice you've sent us. You've charged us far too much. Yes, it's 340162,
dated the 16th of November, and you've charged us €2,450!
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1 How soon would you like delivery?- As soon as possible.
2 Would you mind spelling it for me, please? - T-R-I-F-O-N-I-D-O-U.
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4 When did the Shakespeare Festival begin? - On the fifteenth of July.
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7 When are they due to arrive? - The estimated time of arrival is 17.20.
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for you to get in a taxi now at our expense and come to the office
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somewhere nice for you to stay tonight, again at our expense. |
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Martha Clayton: Anyway, your colleague called me again and said she'd tracked
7 down the owner, and he was on his way with the key to let usin.
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Martha Clayton: Well, he did apologise for keeping us waiting for so long, and
he let us into the apartment. He started showing us around and
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cleaned since the last occupants left.
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for us. Considering we've already paid to stay in it for two
weeks, this really isn't acceptable. You're going to have to find
somewhere else for us to stay tonight, and we want to go there
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Well, too many things have gone wrong so far, and I'm calling
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Right. You'd better start from the beginning.
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we landed at the airport, he would meet us at the apartment.
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our bags, and got no answer, so | had to leave a message
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can't afford to be let down again.
I can only apologise for yesterday's failure. | really don’t know
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Well, don't ring me, ring my colleague who books the transport.
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Yes, | just wanted to register my complaint direct to you.
As || said, I'm very sorry, but I'll deal with it personally and ring
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OK. Bye.CAMBRIDGE Professional English UNITS: HANDLING COMPLAINTS
a Neg 7861/P - OK, I'm just looking at the records. It says you were
Telephoning booked for a six-seater mini-cab to collect you from Abbey
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in English Anne Williams: That's right, that's what | wanted. But it didn't come. | rang your
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wait where we were. She also said she'd ring me back on my
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Anne Williams: No, it’s not, and that's why I'm ringing you myself now, even
Te cn ate mer Cane ee Se eae TY
taxi drove past, we gave up on your mini-cab and went to our meeting by taxi. It
meant we got to the client's office nearly an hour late, and we weren't feeling all
that calm either by then, It may not sound much to you, but these are our most
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Central Mini-cabs. Can | help you?
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Well, my office ordered a mini-cab for yesterday, as | needed to
travel across the city with three colleagues, and we had lots of
Temenos
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My office made the booking on Monday, but | actually wanted
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time and meant we were late for a very important meeting with
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You'll have to give me your name and the booking reference
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I've got the booking number somewhere here, | think... Yes, here
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Simon Cooper:
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Yes, Ms Seitz, | promise you you'll have it by the end of this week.
Well, | really hope so.
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hope you'll continue to use Bell-Watson Computers.
Well, thank you for your help, and | sincerely hope | don't have to.
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Simon Cooper:
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Bettina Seitz:
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That's right - so | thought I'd get it back by about May 22nd. And
it's now the June 4th and | still don’t have it back,
Te oe a eae nee D
Pee aac ee eT ea a
We received the monitor at the repair centre on May 16th, but it
still hasn't been fixed, I'm afraid.
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I'm afraid the repair centre is running behind schedule, so it's a
Ce auc
Well, what are you going to do about it? | was told quite definitely
that I'd have my repaired monitor back within a week. This simply
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It should be done very soon. I'll tell the repair centre to make it top
priority and we'll do our best to get it delivered to you by the end
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B. Jean Naterop
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Yes, it was OK for the first five months after I'd bought it, but then it
started flickering intermittently, with purple stripes on the screen,
so | couldn't work on it properly.
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Well, it was very annoying. | can't work without it, obviously, and |
was told I'd have it back within a week. I've had to rent a monitor
from a local company, so I'm paying out money all the time in
order to be able to work.
I'm just having a look at the records here.
The only reason for buying my computer from Bell-Watson
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that your after-sales care was super-efficient - in fact the ad gave
me the impression nothing would go wrong anyway - how wrong
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Telephoning Simon Cooper: _Bell-Watson Computers, good morning, Can | help you?
Bettina Seitz: Yes, | hope so. 'm calling because I've had various problems
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ago and I'm not satisfied with the service I've been getting.
Simon Cooper: _ I'm sorry to hear that. Can you give me your name, please?
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Simon Cooper: Did you say Seitz?
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the courier collected it. Can you tell me what's going on?CAMBRIDGE Professional English
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Rob Godwin:
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Right, I've got that. I'll ring you as soon as we've tracked down
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Rob Godwin:
Flyfast Airlines. Good morning. Can | help you?
Hello. My name's Marina Donato. I'm calling because my
Pee ene ea ey
yesterday — and | really need my things.
Seer Mec RS Ce CCRT React
with missing luggage. Could you hold on a moment, please?
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understand your luggage has gone missing - is that right?
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Telephoning Claude Bernard: Of course. It's invoice number BJZ 98452 and it's dated the 3rd
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of October, so it should have gone through in the normal way.
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the full amount by banker's draft.
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‘Amy Denver: Oh no.... I've seen something here. Perhaps it does make sense.
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the computer, but the person responsible didn't quite finish the
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Amy Denver: Oh, really? We always process invoices for payment the same
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we've heard nothing, so | thought I'd better call you
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Good morning. Angela Rusita in Customer Services speaking. How can | help
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| see. I'm very sorry about that. There's obviously been a mix-up. I'l have it
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B. Jean Naterop
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De cer nce eens
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3 Thirty-six divided by nine is four.
4 Seventeen thousand five hundred and six
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6 Three hundred and ninety-one minus sixty-two plus a hundred and forty-eight
equals four hundred and seventy-seven.
7 Eleven sixteenths take away five eighths equals one sixteenth.
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10 Two thousand six hundred and forty divided by eight is three hundred and
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B. Jean Naterop
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Ce Oe aCe ea Reta
Ce Oa eae Cea eRe A
afraid you've experienced some very bad luck, and | shall make a full
investigation into what went wrong. Thank you very much for giving me so
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Dee eee ed eee Ee a
you received here.
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apologise on behalf of the hotel.
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Clare Webber: _ It was a working evening, so we'd deliberately asked for the
meal to be served at 7.30 so we could continue with our discussions afterwards.
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until 8.15, even though | and various other colleagues kept asking the waiters
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time just waiting. The most annoying thing was that nobody seemed to be in
charge - we should have been warned there was a problem.
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by the kitchen manager, but this is the first I've heard of the problem. | can only
Bo en eke
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has arrived very punctually. It's a lot of money and we had expected a much
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left in her room, even though she'd been led to believe there
was a non-smoking policy in the bedrooms, and the cups and
saucers were dirty, and had just been left by the previous
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Telephoning Receptionist: Regal Hotel, good afternoon. Can | help you?
Oe ee eek om ea eae
in jcsatedbyay We held a two-day conference at your hotel last week, and there
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Kathy Martinez: Ok Ben. Bye for now - and my apologies again.
Ben Rushton: That's OK now. Bye, Kathy.CAMBRIDGE Professional English
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Coan
Centra
Sean
Cen Cent
Dee eee ee Re en
be able to get everything rearranged so you can have the
central unit | thought you'd been allocated. I'm afraid | asked a
Coe te ee ec kee em
sounds as if she's made a serious mistake here. | should have
Cee ee te eee ae
Pee eon eee Rene es ae
like to know what's happening as soon as possible as we've got
a lot to do on the stands to get everything ready.
Yes, | appreciate that, Ben. Hold on. I'm just looking at the plans
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got the letters HN by it. Can you see it from where you're
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Telephoning Kathy Martinez: Good afternoon, Exhibition Organisers. Kathy Martinez speaking.
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exhibition hall right now, and the space we've been allocated
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pillar right in the middle of the space - so we can't set the stands
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to have to make some changes for us.
Kathy Martinez: | see. 'm going to have to think about this and find out what's
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Ben Rushton: Thanks. As for what we want you to provide - we want a middle
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everything out for you. Which day will you be arriving?
Ben Rushton: Four of us will be coming on May the 7th to get everything set
Poe Rice Rea en Re
just in time for the opening of the exhibition. We're looking
forward to coming again.
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Telephoning Kathy Martinez: Good morning, Exhibition Organisers. Kathy Martinez speaking.
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need to discuss our requirements for the stand at the exhibition
B, Jean Naterop Piano
Pence Kathy Martinez: Right. We've sent you all the paperwork already, haven't we?
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exhibition hall, and I'd like you to make sure we have a central
Cae ee A Rr ia el eeee aL Rd ng
Tony Martin: Yes, that's it. So why didn't she receive it that week?
Telephoning ew Oe a
Pere U Raz Dae aa
in jesaredbyay Tony Martin: Well, he should have left her a card saying he'd called, and
asking her to contact you to arrange a convenient time. Did he
errs
Third Edition Courier service: No, it doesn't look as if he did.
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Courier service: Perhaps | should ring her myself, and then | can arrange the
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despatch to a customer, and she still hasn't received it.
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Courier service: Here it is - I've got it on the screen now. Yes, you're right, we
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B. Jean Naterop
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Tony Martin: Well, I'm just checking. Yes, we received your fax machine on
Telephoning Peer een
repaired within four days and was then ready for dispatch on
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enn happened. They're normally very reliable.
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delay. I'l call Quicklink and find out what's happened, and then
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repaired about five weeks ago, and | still haven't got it back.
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still haven't got it back. It seems a very long time — and I'm
sure | was told I'd have it back within two weeks.
SCC Acasa a
happened — I'm just checking through our records.
NCSC a ee ee ec eee Td
repaired in five months. Luckily it’s still under warranty but
I'm beginning to wonder whether | bought the wrong fax
Ue csCAMBRIDGE Professional English UNIT 7: WHAT’S THE PROBLEM?
Pizza service: We'll get them to you just as quickly as we can - it shouldn't be
Telephoning more than 45 minutes. I'll take the order to the kitchen right
now, and tell them it's urgent. We'll get the pizzas delivered to
Tal Josette) Nee Mee ease
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can only apologise for the mistake, and we hope you'll order
CU eye) through City Pizzas again.
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- aed Did you say 13? | ordered 30, not 13! No wonder we haven't got
Telephoning Ore
Pizza service: Well, the person who took your order must have misheard you -
PF i i i Cee nas
In Englis. Harry Cox: eee ere ate eet
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BU sd Pizza service: Well, you're missing 17 pizzas, aren't you?
Harry Cox: That's right - and everyone's due to arrive in about § minutes,
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Harry Cox:
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like enough. | hope it's not a mistake and the second part of the
delivery is on the way and will arrive very soon - can you check,
oes
Oh, that's surprising, | don't know what's happened - we
normally send out all the pizzas for one order at the same time.
Can you give me your order reference number, please?
Hold on, I'll just try to find it. yes, I've got it - it's 10964/32. It's
really annoying because | specially called on Monday to make
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matter when you make the order. I'm just checking our records.
I've got down that you wanted 13 pizzas, justee ae GR eg
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ci ‘ Caroline Weaver: Thanks. But won't your records show that my subscription
in jcsaredbsay started in April, when in fact it should be June? | do want to get
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, Customer adviser:Yes, that'll be OK because Ill adjust it now to show that your
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Caroline Weaver: Oh, that's good. Thanks very much.
Customer adviser: You should get it very soon. | hope you enjoy it.
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Customer adviser: Well, that's very strange. Our records show that the subscription
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1,000 we now need 1,500 of them, and we need them really quite urgently.
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this week and send them by air freight, so you should have them early next
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James Elliott: Yeah, I'd like to order some flowers to be delivered to my
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like?
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a large bouquet of mixed spring flowers cost?
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they'll place the order within the month. Could you email me the
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discount of 7.59. Of course, I'm sure you understand that these
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of their own, and have looked at other comparable lines from
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Eva Frei: They'd like the tableware service for 200 people — and of course
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Richard Dawson: Oh, hello Hannah. It's Richard Dawson, returning your call. 've
got the information you wanted about the import/export person in Taiwan
Hannah Booth: Oh, Richard, thanks so much. Sorry | disturbed you earlier
Richard Dawson: That's OK. | was between meetings.
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Mark Wheeler: Could you give me your phone number? Or is it the one on the
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parts more urgently than we thought. Can you help?
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Richard Dawson: Richard Dawson speaking. Can | help you?
Hannah Booth: Oh, hello Richard, it’s Hannah Booth. How are you?
Richard Dawson: Fine thanks, but busy as usual.
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last week? You told me about a woman who runs an import/export office in
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could call you in about an hour. How long are you going to be in the office?
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a meeting at the moment, I'm afraid. Can I help you?
Francois Bertrand: Well, | met Bob Harrison in Spain last week at the Madrid
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Francois Bertrand:Yes, it's Francois — F-R-A-N-C-O-I-S Bertrand B-E-R-T-R-A-N-D.
Receptionist: Thank you. And your phone number?
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