Unit 28: Plans and Decisions Unit 28: Plans and Decisions Kết hợp từ vựng về việc lập kế hoạch, chuẩn bị và đưa ra quyết định A. Decisions and solutions (Quyết định và giải pháp) As you know, for some time now we've been toying with the idea 1 of transferring all our business to Internet-only sales as a long-term solution to the problem of finding good retail outlets. You'll remember that at the last team meeting Rob unveiled a plan 2 to move the line to the web in three phases over nine months. And Philippa did a great job drumming up support 3 for the move among the sales and marketing people. Since then, as you also know, we've had a slight change of plan , and, acting on a suggestion 4 from the logistics team, we've now decided that the move should happen over 12 months. In order to implement such a plan 5 , we need to draw up a schedule and stick to that schedule. So I'd like to make a tentative suggestion 7 . Before we launch the scheme , I think we should invite the web designers to come here and take us through the process from their side. That will give us the opportunity to exercise greater control over things. I don't think we should just leave everything to their discretion 8 . I'm just aware of how important it's going to be to cover every eventuality 9 before we commit 100% to the Internet. We propose to end our relationship with the garden centres where we currently sell. We've reached this decision after careful consideration . We do believe that realistically it's the only option open to us . The deciding factor was losing our biggest customer - the Greenway garden centre chain. After that, we really had no choice. 1 toying with the idea: cân nhắc, nhen nhóm một ý tưởng nhưng chưa thực sự quyết định. 2 unveiled a plan: công bố, tiết lộ công khai một kế hoạch. 3 drumming up support: kêu gọi, lôi kéo sự ủng hộ từ mọi người. 4 acting on a suggestion: hành động dựa theo một lời gợi ý. 5 implement a plan: triển khai / thực hiện một kế hoạch. 7 tentative suggestion: lời gợi ý mang tính chất ướm thử / dự kiến (có thể thay đổi). 8 leave to someone's discretion: để ai đó tự toàn quyền quyết định. 9 cover every eventuality: tính đến / chuẩn bị cho mọi tình huống có thể xảy ra. B. Making plans (Lập kế hoạch hành động) Good mor...