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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 304: A Potential Partnership Meeting.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 304. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is called “A Potential (or possible) Partnership Meeting.” It’s a dialogue between Flavio and Marcia about two companies that may try to work with each other. Let’s get started.

Flavio: Thanks for meeting with me.

Marcia: It’s my pleasure. We’re eager to hear your ideas about our companies doing business together in the future.

Flavio: Well, I wanted us to meet because I think our two companies can create great synergy.

Marcia: I agree. What do you have in mind?

Flavio: We seem to have core