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LanguageinUseTheWal-Mart
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Warm-upQuestions:
Warm-upQuestions:
1.Doyouhaveanysellingexperience?
2.Inyouropinion,whatisthesecretofselling?
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Readthetextonceforthemainidea(s).Donotrefertothenotes,the
glossary,ordictionaries.
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1Thegreatestsaleswomanintheworldtodaydoesntmindifyoucall
heragirl.ThatsbecauseMarkitaAndrewshasgeneratedmorethaneighty
thousanddollarssellingGirlScoutcookiessinceshewassevenyearsold.
2Goingdoor-to-doorafterschool,thepainfullyshyMarkitatransformed
herselfintoacookie-sellingdynamowhenshediscovered,atage13,the
secretofselling.
3Itstartswithdesire.Burning,white-hotdesire.
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4ForMarkitaandhermother,whoworkedasawaitressinNewYork
afterherhusbandleftthemwhenMarkitawaseightyearsold,theirdream
wastotraveltheglobe.“Illworkhardtomakeenoughmoneytosend
youtocollege,”hermothersaidoneday.“Youllgotocollegeandwhen
yougraduate,youllmakeenoughmoneytotakeyouandmearoundthe
world.Okay?”
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5Soatage13whenMarkitareadinherGirlScoutmagazinethatthe
Scoutwhosoldthemostcookieswouldwinanall-expenses-paidtripfor
twoaroundtheworld,shedecidedtosellalltheGirl