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her probation period now. It’s time to discuss her strengths and weaknesses and come to
a solution – either to give her the job or not.
2. Student A. You are a representative of the German car manufacturing company meeting your
Australian business partner for making up a contract.
Student B. You are an Australian businessman who has come to Germany to sign up the new
contract with your German colleagues.
Task: Make a small talk before you come to business.
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A short report is usually written to inform the authority concerned or specific read-
ers about a specific matter so that they can make appropriate decision about the matter. It
consists of facts and sometimes analysis of facts. The information provided in a short re-
port is arranged somewhat in a memo format. While writing a short report, one must start
it with an introduction heading. Also the purpose of writing the report including explana-
tion should be mentioned in it. The length of a short report is usually from half page to
two pages. However, the followings are the parts of a short report.
