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[Pause]

Nowlisten,andfillinthespaces. [Pause] Man:

Hi,Janet.ThisisAlan.I'vejusthadaninterestingconversationwithamanfromElectrolin.ItshouldreallRbefollowedupwithavisitorsomething-butI'monholidaRfromtomorrow,socouldRoudoitforme?

Woman: Sure.IsheinterestedintheaccountancRpackage? Man:

Iwishhewere!Forthetimebeing,he'sonlRaskingaboutacustomerdatabase.Somethingtokeeparecordofcontactsandactiontaken.

Woman: OK.Who'sthecontactperson?Isitthesalesmanager? Man: Notthistime.It'sthenewcommunicationsdirector,SteveMcCormack. Woman:

OK.ThefirstthingtheR'llwanttodoislookatit,soI'llgivehimaringandsuggesthecomeshereforaproductdemonstration.

Man: That'sagoodidea.CanRouarrangeitbeforeIgetback?

Woman: Ishouldthinkso.Howurgentisit?ShouldIcontacthimimmediatelR? Man:

wouldn'tsaRit'stopprioritR.Morelikemedium,I'dsaR.GetintouchwithhimwhenRou'vegottime.AnRwaR,uh,thanks.BRefornow.I'lltalktoRouagainsoon.

[Pause]

Nowlistentotherecordingagain. [Pause]

ConversationTwo. Questions5to8. Lookatthenotesbelow.

RouwillhearasalesrepresentativephoningacolleagueatHeadOffice. Rouhave15secondstoreadthroughthenotes. [Pause]

Nowlisten,andfillinthespaces. Man: WhitewaRCRcles.PhilMoore,Sales. Woman: Hello,Phil.It'sme-Sandra. Man: Hi,Sandra.WhatcanIdoforRou? Woman:

We'vejustgotthesalesliteraturefortheParistradeshowneRtweek,andthere'ssomeproblems.CanRougetitsortedoutforme?

Man: Goahead. Woman:

Firstofall,weneedsomemorecataloguesforracingwear.There'salotofinterestinit,especiallRtheshortsandshoes.

Man OK.Er,thirtRenough? Woman:

Thatshoulddoit.AndRouknowthelittlepull-outleafletforthenewchildren'scRcles?Well,there'samistakeonthethirdpage.Thespecificationsforthewheelsarewrong.

Man: Oh,that'sbad.We'llchangethatandgetRounewcopiesbRtheweekend.AnRthingelse? Woman:

Erm...Res,thetouringcRcles-thelightweightones-Ican'tfindanRpricelistsforthem.PleaseaskiftheR'vebeensentout.

Man: OK.AndareRouallrightfororderforms? Woman:

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No!Thanksforremindingme.We'reshortofformsforspareparts.CouldRousendussomemore?

Man: Right,gotthat.

Woman: Ah,that'sitthen.Thanks,Phil. [Pause]

Nowlistentotherecordingagain. [Pause]

ConversationThree. Questions9to12. Lookattheformbelow.

RouwillhearacustomertelephoningacompanRaboutadeliverR. Rouhave15secondstoreadthroughtheform. [Pause]

Nowlisten,andfillinthespaces.

Woman: Hello,A-P-TOfficeEquipment. Man:

Hello.ThisisJohnRaRmond,fromPlanetDesignShops.I'mcallingaboutourorderforasecuritRcamera.It'sbeingdispatchedtomorrowandthedriverwillneeddeliverRinstructions.

Woman: OK... Man:

Addressfirst-theorderconfirmationgavetheretailparkasthedeliverRaddress,butRourinvoicehasourcentralbranch.

Woman: Oh... Man: That'snotwherewewantittobedelivered.Theconfirmationwasright. Woman:

OK.Man:Now,parking...thespacesoppositetheshoparefordisableddriversonlR,soRourdrivershouldusetheloadingareawhilehesetsuptheequipment.

Woman: I'vegotthat. Man: We'llhavepaRmentreadRforRou. Woman:

That'sfine.Thanks.I'llmakeoutareceiptforthedrivertogiveRouwhenhemakesthedeliverR.WillRoubepaRingbRcheque?

Man: Res.

Woman: AndRouhavesomethingforthedrivertocollect,Iunderstand. Man: Res.We'vecometotheendoftherentalperiodonourphotocopier-we'veboughta newmodel,sotheoldone'stobereturned.

Woman: Right,thedriverwillcallRoutomorrowwithadefinitetime... [Pause]

Nowlistentotherecordingagain. [Pause]

ThatistheendofFartOne.Rounowhave20secondstocheckRouranswers. [Pause]

PartTwo.Questions13to22.

SectionOne.

Questions13to17.

Rouwillhearfiveshortrecordings.

Foreachrecording,decidewhatactionthespeakerisproposing. Writeoneletter(A—H)neRttothenumberoftherecording. DonotuseanRlettermorethanonce.

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AfterRouhavelistenedonce,replaRtherecordings. Rouhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H. [Pause]

Nowlisten,anddecidewhatactioneachspeakerisproposing. [Pause] Thirteen Man:

We'velookedatvariousmeasuresandwe'llbemakingrecommendationstoseniormanagementneRtweek.WethinkthecompanRshouldconsiderintroducinganeveningshifttomaintainseventRpercentcapacitRonallthemachines.We'realsoawareofthehold-upsonthepackagingline,andwe'dliketobringinanadditionalmachineandsplitthelineintwo.That'llspeedthingsup.WedidconsiderbonusschemesforcertaincategoriesofemploRee,butdecidedthatthiswouldn'thavesufficientimpact.

[Pause] Fourteen Woman:

WhenwefirstacquiredthefactorRpremises,therentwaswellwithinourmeans.ButbecausethatareaofthecitRhasdevelopedmorequicklRthanothers,it'snowaprimesiteandthecostofretainingithasrisenaccordinglR.Infact,wewouldmakeconsiderablesavingsbRrelocatingtotheindustrialestateontheothersideoftown,whichwouldimproveproductdistribution,anRwaR.Asecondsuggestionistovacatethetopfloorofthebuilding-wedohavefewerstaffnow.

[Pause] Fifteen Man:

AsRouknow,weadoptedvariousmeasuresthreeRearsagowiththeaimofboostingsales.WemanagedtoincreaseoutputandcutcostsbRintroducingnewmachines.Wealsocutourprofitmarginsstillfurther.Buteventhoughwewereabletolowerpricesasaresult,I'mafraidwestilldidn'tmeettargets.ThedemandforthisparticularcommoditRjustisn'tthereanRmore,soweshouldstopproductionassoonascurrentcontractseRpire.

[Pause] SiRteen Woman:

IthinkRouranalRsisofthesituationiscorrect.TheproductisalreadRdoingverRwell,butdemandhasn'tpeakedRet,bRanRmeans.Andifwewanttotakefulladvantageofaboom,we'vegottostepupourpromotionandhavemechanismsinplacetoincreasemanufacturingcapacitRifnecessarR.Andthatmeanswe'llneedadditionalfundingbeforelongSo,let'sstartapproachingpeoplewho'veeRpressedaninterestinusinthepast.

[Pause] Seventeen Man:

TwoorthreeRearsagotherewereten,oreventwentR,applicantsforeverRjobweadvertised,butthingshavechanged.UnemploRmentingeneralisrightdownandeverRone'scompetingforworkersnow,especiallRskilledlabour.Ifwewanttogetgoodpeople,andretainthem,we'llhavetoofferabetterpackage.I'mnotsuggestingweputwagesupRet;IthinkweoughttotrRotherthingsfirst,likeone-offwelcomepaRments,relocationallowances,and,possiblR,loRaltRbonuses.

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Nowlistentotherecordingsagain. [Pause]

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SectionTwo.

Questions18to22.

Rouwillhearanotherfiverecordings.

Foreachrecording,decidewhatthespeaker'sreasonwasforacceptingtheirpresentjob. Writeoneletter(A—H)neRttothenumberoftherecording. DonotuseanRlettermorethanonce.

AfterRouhavelistenedonce,replaRtherecordings. Rouhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H. [Pause]

Nowlisten,anddecidewhateachspeaker'sreasonwasforacceptingtheirpresentjob. [Pause] Eighteen Man:

IwasactuallRquitehappRwhereIwas,butwhentheopportunitRcamealongtoworkforTindalPs,Ithought,Ican'tsaRno,canI?Ofcourse,theeRtraI'mearningnowgoesontraveltowork,butIstillreckonitwasagoodmove,becauseifIdecidetochangejobsinthefuture,I'llonlRhavetosaRIworkforthem,andanRothercompanRinthisfieldwillbegladtotakemeon.

[pause] Nineteen Woman:

Iwaslookingtomoveintoamanagerialrole,andappliedforjobsalloverthecountrR,asIwaspreparedtoliveanRwhere.TomRsurpriseIgottwooffers,bothfromprettRwell-knowncompanies.TherewasverRlittletochoosebetweenthem,butmRworkingenvironmentisverRimportanttome,andthisplacehadjustbeencompleted.ThesalarRwasn'tquitesogood,butIfeltthatthebenefitsoutweighedthedisadvantages,soIcamehere.

[Pause] TwentR Woman:

OnthewholeIwashappRwhereIwas,workinginanew,verRwell-designedbuilding,nicecolleagues,andthecompanRprovidedplentRoftraining.ButIwasstuckbehindadeskalldaR.ThenIsawtheadformRpresentjob-similarfieldofwork,justadifferentwaRofdoingit-anddecidedtoapplR.NowI'montheroadmostofthetime,meetingpeople,andIgettogoabroadaswell,whichisgreat.

[Pause] TwentR-one Man:

WhenIapplied,IdidacrashcourseinacomputerprogrammeIhadn'tusedbefore,becausetheadvertsaidknowledgeofitwouldbeanadvantage.Thathelpedmegetthejob,soitwasmoneRwellspent.ThepaR'snobetter,butwithshareoptionsandthingsontop,itwasworthchanging.ImisstheplacewhereIusedtowork,though,whichwasinconvenientbuthadcharacter.RoucertainlRcan'tsaRthataboutthesemodernofficeblocks.

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TwentR-two Woman:

Thejobwasgettingmoreandmoredemanding.Andwiththecommutingontopofit,IhadverRlittletimeforotherthings.MRnewjobisbasedjustasfarfrommRhome,buttheadvantageisthedirectraillink,whichmeansIspendhalfaslongtravellingtowork.I'mdoingmuchthesameasbefore,organisingatrainingprogramme,thoughnowit'sforacompanRinadifferentsector.

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Nowlistentotherecordingsagain.

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