Key phrases and vocabulary:
corporate ladder
to climb the corporate ladder
entrepreneur
free agent
Example conversation:
JOHN: Debbie, how are you?
DEBBIE: Fine. How are you, John?
JOHN: Great! Hey, what’s up with Mark?
DEBBIE: Mark?
JOHN: Yes. Last time I heard he was really climbing the corporate ladder very well. He had made it to Executive Vice President?
DEBBIE: Yes, he had. But he felt there were business opportunities back in his home country of China.
JOHN: In China?
DEBBIE: Yes, there are a lot of business opportunities in China now.
JOHN: So he went back to China? With a company?
DEBBIE: No! Mark is no longer climbing the corporate ladder.
JOHN: He’s no longer climbing the corporate ladder?
DEBBIE: No, he’s an entrepreneur. A free agent. Taking similar software solutions to companies in China.
JOHN: Wow. I really need to send Mark an e-mail to him to stay in touch.
DEBBIE: Yes, you sure do.
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