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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 368: A Corporate Takeover.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 368. 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 Corporate Takeover.” It’s a dialogue between Lee and Bruce, talking about one company trying to buy another company. Let’s get started.

Lee: Hello, Lee Williams.

Bruce: Hi, Lee. This is Bruce Eng. The reason I’m calling is to find out if there is any news about your company’s takeover bid for Shamrock Corp. It’s been a week and I was wondering what’s happening.

Lee: Hi, Bruce. I’m glad you called. I was just about to call you with an update.