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  • Listen to the conversation.
  • Write down what you hear in the in the box below.
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  1. conference: This is a large business meeting.
  2. Why don’t we ~?: This is a conversational way to make a suggestion. The meaning is “Let’s~” but “why don’t we” is more indirect and thus more polite.
  3. The heart of [noun]: This means the central part or key part of something.
  4. Everyone and their mother : This is a conversational phrase meaning “so many people.”

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