EP231 Getting A Subscription | The Weekend
Summary
Hosts Marco and Catherine discuss magazine subscriptions through a dialogue where a salesman persuades a reluctant customer to buy cooking and pet publications. The episode explains vocabulary like periodical, quarterly, and bi-monthly, while clarifying ambiguous terms. It also teaches useful phrases for polite refusal and signing up for services.
Topics discussed
Introduction and Dialogue: Selling Magazine Subscriptions
Language Takeaway: Defining Subscription and Subscribe
Understanding Periodicals vs. Books
Vocabulary: Variety and Choices
The Ambiguity of Bi-monthly and Bi-weekly
Understanding Quarterly Publications
What is a Weekly Newsletter?
Second Listening of the Dialogue
Fluency Builder: Polite Phrases for Sales
Phrases: Excusing Yourself and Signing Up
Third Listening of the Dialogue
Discussion: Print vs. Digital Subscriptions
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