Dr Kate Pitts is a researcher at the e-Research Centre, University of Oxford. 

She was asked the question: In your opinion, what were the best business ideas of the last 15 years? Predict what she will say. Think of products and services.

Listen to the first part of the interview. 

Listen to the second part and answer these questions.

Listen to the second part again and complete the gaps.

Discuss these questions.

1 What will be the best business idea in the next 15 years?

2 What would you like someone to invent?

DC Dynamics is an electronics company based in Boston, USA.   The marketing department held a meeting to discuss their new smartphone.

Listen to the meeting, then answer these questions.

Listen again and tick the expressions which the chairperson uses.

Listen to the meeting again and complete these extracts.