Business English Listening Practice: R&D Meeting Expressions and Vocabulary (B2), Exercise 2
Exercise
2: Discussing Research Projects and New Ideas Situation: A research team is
evaluating different technologies for a new product. Key
expressions:investigate,
explore options, potential, data, conclusions Comprehension
questions 1. What is the main objective of the
research project? 2. What two options are being
considered? 3. Why does the team need more data? 4. What problem does the existing
product have? 5. Has the team confirmed that the new
material will solve the problem? Participants:Research Lead (woman), Researcher (Indian man), Product
Engineer (British woman)
TRANSCRIPT
Research Lead: We're currently working on a new research project to improve the performance of our existing product. We need to explore different approaches before choosing a solution.
Researcher: Let's look at the available options. One possibility is to use a new material, while another is to change the product's internal design.
Research Lead: We should investigate this issue further. Has anyone come up with a new idea?
Product Engineer: We could test a different material. We need to assess the potential of this technology before investing more money.
Research Lead: That could be interesting. This approach could lead to new opportunities, but we need more data before making a decision.
Researcher: What problem are we trying to solve exactly? And how does this idea compare with our current solution?
Product Engineer: Our main problem is that the existing product consumes too much energy. The new material may reduce energy consumption, but we haven't confirmed that yet.
Research Lead: Good. Let's compare the two approaches and collect more evidence before reaching a conclusion. (182 words)
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