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English at Work

Episode 42: The dinner date Language to use when writing a proposal
Waiter: Tom: Waiter: Tom: Narrator: Would you like to see the menu? Oh yes please. I was asking the ladyactually. Oh, right. Hello again. Anna and Tom are finally on their dinner date at a pizza restaurant. Eating could be difficult for Tom because he's sprained his arm after that accident in the office. Hemight still have romance on his mind but Anna is thinking about something else. Are you feeling nervous Anna? Nervous? Why? Being out on your own with Tom. What are you going to talk about? Don'tworry. I can handle this, besides I want Tom's ideas about developing a new plastic vegetable. A plastic vegetable! Oh right. Well, good luck. So this is nice. Finally, us together, on our own, me and you,pizza, red wine… expensive red wine, actually. Lovely Tom. You know Tom, Paul wants me to develop a new idea – plastic vegetables – I thought, maybe, you might like to help me? Come on Anna, we'renot here to talk business. Tell me about you – the real Anna. Have you had many… err, many boyfriends before? That's a bit personal. What do you think about plastic peas? Err? Can you not switch offfrom work for one minute? Tom. I think you and me are very similar – we're a good team. If we could come up with a great idea for Paul then who knows… we may get to travel the world selling it together?Oh, I see. I hadn't thought of it like that. Right well… Your pizzas… madam… sir (putting plates on the table). Thanks. Tom, I think you'll need some help cutting that. Thanks. (Pizza cutting noises)Mmm, you smell nice… or is that the pizza?

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(Sudden brainwave) I've got it! What? Plastic aubergines! Plastic aubergines? Yes. Plastic aubergines....