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can use a Mac。
James： I couldn't。
Steve： Not at first。 But after about three days； you were already better than me。
James： Okay； okay。 So I'm a puter nerd。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 7 The Secretary
Steve： I'll call my secretary and have her make copies of your outline。
James： Are you sure that's okay？ I mean； she doesn't really work for me。 What if she getsangry。
Steve： No problem。 She works for me； and you and I are working on this project together。Watch and learn。 （Steve picks up the phone。） Lisa； could you e in here please？
Lisa： I can but I won't。 It's only eight fifty…five and I don't start work until nine o'clock。
James： Well； Steve； I guess she knows who's the boss。
Steve： Very funny。 We'll just have to wait for five minutes； That's all。
James： Whatever you say。
（At two minutes after nine o'clock。）
Steve： Lisa； do you think you could e in here now？
Lisa： Of course； Mr。 Dawson； I'll be right in。 （Lisa es into the office。） What do youneed； sir？
Steve： Could you make Mr。 Goddard here about twenty copies of his outline。
Lisa： Why； doesn't he have a secretary？
Steve： （A little angry。） Of course he does； but we're working on a project together and Iwould really appreciate it if you would just cooperate with me right now。
Lisa： All right； all right。 You don't have to get mad。 Did you say ten or twenty copies？
James： Actually； ten will be fine。 It's a small group today。
Steve： But I said twenty； so make it twenty。
Lisa： Yes； sir； Mr。 Dawson。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 8 Meeting the Boss
（Mr。 Barnes calls Steve on the intraoffice phone）
Mr。 Barnes： Dawson？
Steve： Yes； this is he。
Mr。 Barnes： Contact Goddard and e up to my office immediately。 I want to ＇wanna＇go over today's meeting in advance。
Steve： Mr。 Goddard is with me now； we'll e up right away。 （Steve to James。） Well；that was the old man； It's show time。 And he sounds a little nervous； which means wehave to be even more careful。
James： I'll be extremely careful。 I just don't want him to yell at me again。 I'm an engineer；not a secretary。
Steve： Be careful。 Lisa might hear you。 Anyway； let's go。
（Steve and James go up to Mr。 Barnes' office and his secretary sends them in。 They knockon the door。）
Mr。 Barnes： e in。
James： Good morning； sir。
Steve： Good morning； Mr。 Barnes。 How are you？
Mr。 Barnes： I'll be a lot better after this meeting is over。 I hope you two have done yourhomework / because this is a huge deal。 If we can convince Wang / about our pany /then larger puter firms will follow。 I don't have to tell either of you that could meanmillions of dollars。 I'm counting on you。
Steve： Don't worry； Mr。 Barnes。 Sir； you can depend on us。 Isn't that ＇Is not＇ right； James？
James： Yes； I think； I mean of course you can。
Mr。 Barnes： I had better be able to。 And if you two do / a good job； I won't forget it whenit es time for promotions either。 I put you on this assignment / because you are mytwo best men； I know you won't disappoint me。 Well； let's hear about your ideas for thepresentation。 Goddard； would you like to start？
James： I think it might be best to let Mr。 Dawson begin； he is the expert at sales。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 9 Going to Lunch
Steve： Wow； that went pretty well。 Mr。 Barnes was easy today。
James： Easy on you maybe。 I don't think he likes me。
Steve： Don't be ridiculous。 He likes you； but he's a businessman like me / and so I knowhow to talk to him。
James： I'm not so sure。
Steve： Well； I'm sure that I'm hungry。 Why don't we continue talking over lunch？
James： That sounds great； I'm starving。
（They walk outside the building to a restaurant。）
Steve： Do you like Italian food？ This place is terrific。
James： Like it？ I love it。 Let's go in。
（They sit down and look at the menu for a while； then the waitress es。）
Steve： What are your specials today？
Waitress： Today we have roasted lamb and vegetable lasagna； I highly remend thelasagna。
James： The lasagna sounds good； I'll have that。
Waitress： And you； sir？
Steve： No。 No vegetables for me。 I want some meat。 I'll try the lamb； please。
Waitress： Also an excellent choice。 Would you care for anything to ＇the＇ drink？
Steve： Yes； I'll have a double martini。
James： Steve； what about the meeting？
Steve： Oh。 Yes。 Better make that / a mineral water。
James： I'll have some lemonade； please。 And could you bring us some bread to start。
Waitress： Of course； I'll be right back with that。
James： I like this place。 They have really good service。
Steve： Just follow me and you won't go wrong。
James： Not with restaurants； at least。~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Situation 10 The Meeting
Steve： Good afternoon； gentlemen。 Today my colleague； Mr。 Goddard and I will beintroducing you to a revolutionary new software program。 It bines all the functions ofvarious other programs word processing； translating； financial management； graphicdesign / and more into one。 I will be leading the first part of the presentation； while Mr。Goddard will be answering technical questions at the end。
Mr。 Wang： I have a question from the beginning。
Steve： Yes。 Please go ahead。
Mr。 Wang： I'm wondering about the price of your program。 In other words； will it becheaper to buy your product； or / should we just buy all ｛of｝ the others separately？
Steve： I'm glad you asked that question； Mr。 Wang。 I was going to save this part until theend of the meeting； but since you asked / I will tell you。 Our program is on average fortypercent less expensive than it would be to buy the programs it replaces separately。
Mr。 Wang： And what about after…service and upgrades？
Steve： All our products are guaranteed for one year。 As for upgrades； they will also be freefor one year and can b