0 Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases Speaking

from the word bank.

0 With a partner, act out the

~ BANK

below cost predatory

roles below based on Task 7.
Then switch roles.
cost-plus method out of business USE LANGUAGE SUCH AS:
Did you hear about ... ?
1 Low prices can drive competitors _ _ _ _ __ They're getting sued.
2 Dumping is considered a pricing practice. It doesn't surprise me. Their prices ...
3 The involves adding a certain percentage.
4 The company is being sued because it was pricing
Student A: You are an accountant.
Talk to Student B about:
0 g Listen and read the article again. What illegal • a lawsuit
practice do some businesses use and why? • reasons for it
• pricing laws
Listening
0 g Listen to a conversation between two Student B: You are an accountant.
Answer Student A's questions.
accountants. Mark the following statements as true
(T) or false (F).
1 _ The woman is surprised by the lawsuit.
Writing
2 _ The man often makes purchases from the company.
3 _ The woman thinks the company was acting against the 0 Use the conversation from
law.
Task 8 to fill out the email.
Make up names for the
accountant and manager.
f) g Listen again and complete the conversation.

! Accountant 1: Did you hear about Smithson Technologies?

Accountant 2: No. Did something 1 _ _ _ _ them? Accountant
FROM: - - -
Accountant 1: They're 2 _ _ _ _ . Manager
Accountant 2: Really? I hadn't heard that. Why? TO: - - -
Accountant 1: The lawsuit says they were dumping. It doesn't RE: dumping
3 _ _ me. Their prices seemed too low.
Accountant 2: Personally, I think it's great when a company can
offer a 4 _ _ product for less money. oear - -
here is some
Accountant 1: But if they're selling 5 _ _ it's against ou requeste d '
As Y . b t pricing laws. -
the pricing laws. iniormat1on a ou
Accountant 2: I see 6 _ _ _ _ . Maybe they were trying
to drive their competitors out of business.

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cordially,