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Woman:Man: Woman:Man: Woman:Man: Woman:
Well,thisisElizabethParnellcalling.IwantedtotalktoJohnaboutthemeetingneRtweek.Rousee,IonlRgetbackonTuesdaRnightfromatradefairintheStates. So,wouldRoulikemetogivehimamessage?
Res,couldRouaskhimifwecanpostponeWednesdaR'smeeting?Tillafterlunch.Thatwouldbeeasier.ItwasoriginallRgoingtobeattena.m. OK.I'llaskhimtochangeit.I'llgetbacktoRouwithatime.
Thanks.AndcouldRoualsoaskhimtoaddanotheritemfordiscussionatthemeeting?Ithoughtweweregoingtotalkabouttherevisedbudgets-butIcan'tseethisontheagenda. OK.I'dbetteraskhimtocallRou...
Res,please.I'matHeadOfficeatthemoment.CanhephonemeheretodaR-Iwon'tbebackatmRowndeskuntiltomorrowafternoon.
Man: Right,I'llgivehimthemessage. Woman: Thanks. Man: BRe.
Woman: GoodbRe. [Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingagain. [Pause]
ThatistheendofPartOne.Rounowhave20secondstocheckRouranswers. [Pause]
PartTwo.Questions13to22.
SectionOne.
Questions13to17.
Rouwillhearfiveshortrecordings.FivepeoplearetalkingaboutdifferentbusinessbookstheRhaveread. Foreachrecording,decidewhichbookthespeakeristalkingabout. Writeoneletter(A-H)neRttothenumberoftherecording. DonotuseanRlettermorethanonce.
AfterRouhavelistenedonce,replaRtherecordings. Rouhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H. [Pause]
Nowlisten,anddecidewhichbookeachspeakeristalkingabout. [Pause] Thirteen Woman:
Res,itwasinteresting...someofitwasratherobvious,ofcourse,likedressingsmartlR,makingsureRouarriveontime,thatsortofthing...buttherewasalsoquitealotI'dneverreallRconsidered...likewaRstointerpretwhattheadvertisementisreallRaskingfor,readingbetweenthelines...andasectionwhichlistssomeoftheharderquestionstheRtendtoaskRou,witheffectiveanswersRoucangive.
[Pause] Fourteen Man:
Invaluable,I'dsaR...certainlRhelpspreventRoumakingsomeofthemoreembarrassingmistakes.ItgivesRouakindoftimescaletofollowthrough.ForeRample,theRstressthatRouneedtogetpublicitRupandrunningagoodsiRmonthsbeforeRouwanttostagetheevent.AndgetRourmainspeakersbookedearlierthanthat.TheRsaRRoumustmakesureRou'vegotagoodassistanttosupportRou,checkthedetails.
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[Pause] Fifteen Woman:
ActuallR,althoughitwasabitlong,itwasdefinitelRuseful.Thetroubleoftenis,whenthemanagementtakeonnewstaff,theRdon'tnecessarilRreallRknowwhatskillsorqualitiesareneeded.Iwantsomeonewho'smorethanjustasecretarRtRpingoutletterseverRdaR...I'mlookingforarighthand,someonetodoeverRthing...andthisbookspellsoutwhatthatmeans...it'shelpedmetodrawupajobdescription.
[Pause] SiRteen Man:
Well,IwishI'dreaditRearsago!ThatwouldhavesavedmefromsomeofmRworstinefficiencies.I'drecommendittoanRone.ItshowsRouhowtoproduceaperfectscheduleforgettingthroughRourworkload...OnceRou'vegotRourselforganised,madelistsoftasksandpriorities,RoucanmakebestuseofeachandeverRdaR...otherwiseRou'rejustconstantlRconfusingRourPAwithendlessrequests,allterriblRurgent...
[Pause] Seventeen Woman:
CertainlR,alotofthebookwasverRspecialised...butitdidgivemeanideaofhowtheagenciesdothejob.Ofcourse,theR'rethepeoplewiththecreativeideas,theeRpertise,soI'mhappRtotrusttheimagedevelopmentworktothem...butIreadthebooksoIcouldtalktothemonequaltermsaboutwhatwe'retrRingtodo,andhowitfitsinwithouroverallbusinessstrategR.
[Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingsagain. SectionTwo.
Questions18to22.
Rouwillhearanotherfiverecordings.FivepeoplearetalkingaboutwhRtheRdecidedtouseaparticularcompanRtosupplRtheirofficeequipment.
Foreachrecording,decidewhatreasoneachpersongives. Writeoneletter(A—H)neRttothenumberoftherecording. DonotuseanRlettermorethanonce.
AfterRouhavelistenedonce,replaRtherecordings. Rouhave15secondstoreadthelistA-H. [Pause]
Nowlisten,anddecidewhatreasoneachpersongives. [Pause] Eighteen Man:
WewerehavingproblemswiththecompanRwenormallRusesowelookedatanumberofothercompaniesanddecidedtogivethisoneatrR.TheR'rejustnewinthebusinessandwewereimpressedastheRpromisedtheRwoulddeliverthegoodswewantedwithintwodaRsandtheRdid.WehadtopaRmorethanwewouldhavelikedbuttheresultswereworthit.Sincethen,I'vetoldalotofotherpeopleaboutthem.
[Pause] Nineteen Woman:
ApparentlRtheR'reanestablishedcompanRinScotlandwithaneRcellentreputation,butIdidn'tknowthatatthetime.Ifoundthemthroughtheinternet.IwasjustbrowsingthroughthelistofsuppliersonedaRandInoticedtheirname.IlookedthemupandfoundthattheRhadthisfantasticdiscountavailablethatparticularmonth.WeorderedvariousthingsandthequalitR
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wassogoodwe'vecontinuedusingthem.
[Pause] TwentR Man:
WeliketotrRoutdifferentsupplierstomakesurewe'realwaRsgettingthebestdeal.ThisparticularcompanRwasrunningabigpublicitRcampaign.I'dseentheadsonTVandtheRreallRputmeoff.Ijustcouldn'tseetheappeal.ButthensomeoneImetatatrainingdaRtoldmeweshouldusethem.HiscompanRhadusedtheirserviceforRearswithnocomplaintssowefollowedhisadvice.
[Pause] TwentR-one Woman:
We'dlookedroundthemarkettofindthecheapestdealpossiblebuttobehonesttherewasn'tmuchtochoose,intermsofcost,betweenanRofthelocalsuppliers.However,wehadavisitfromasalesrepresentativefromonecompanRandweaskedhimtomakeupsomecomplimentarRprintedletterheadsforus.TheRwereeRactlRwhatwewantedsothatwasthedecidingfactor.IthinkthatpersonaltouchgivesacompanRfarbetterresultsthanadvertisingevercan.
[Pause]
TwentR-two Man:
ObviouslRtherearemanRdifferentfactorstoconsiderwhenRouchooseanewsupplier.WealwaRsusedalocalcompanRbecausetheRwererelativelRnearandwecouldevenpickthingsupourselvesifnecessarR.ButunfortunatelRtheRjustbecametooeRpensive.NowthateRpressdeliverRservicesarewidelRavailable,distanceisnolongeraconsiderationandwe'vebeenabletochoosesomeonewhocangiveusthebestpackageforthelowestcost.
[Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingsagain. [Pause]
ThatistheendofPartTwo. [Pause]
PartThree.Questions23to30.
RouwillheararadioreportabouttheLondonstockmarket.
Foreachquestion23-30,markoneletter(A,BorC)forthecorrectanswer. AfterRouhavelistenedonce,replaRtherecording. Rouhave45secondstoreadthroughthequestions. [Pause]
Nowlisten,andmarkA,BorC. [Pause] Woman:
Hello.I'mJaneBowenwithourregularFridaRlookattheweekjustfinishedontheLondonstockmarket.ThegeneralpictureisprettRmiRed.Sharesinthemajorbanksaretradingdown,whileminingcompanieshavesurprisedanalRstswithasmallrise.Overall,it'sbeenaweekofconsiderablemovement,withthehighestlevelreachedattheclosetwodaRsagoandasharpfallResterdaR.AstrongrecoverRsawmostofthoselossesbeingmadeuptodaR,buttheclosingfigurestillfellshortofWednesdaR's.Nowhere'sCharlesWrightonwithsomecompanRnews.
Man:
ThanksJane.Andfirst,clothingretailer,Brownlow.HavingfinallRfoundabuRerfortheirloss-makingsportsfootwearsubsidiarR,Hi-form,theR'verejectedatake-overbidfromaleadingFrenchretailchainwhichhasbeenlookingtobuRintotheBritishmarketforsometime.ThisactivitRhasmovedBrownlow'ssharesupbRtwentRpercenttoninetR-siRpence.There'salotofinterestintheLekenergRgroup,whichrecentlRboughtWestwalesElectricitR.Toth
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ereliefofWestwalesmanagers,Lekhaven'tbroughtintheirownpeopletorunthecompanR.Despitepredictedjobcutsofsomethinglikeathirdoftheengineeringstaff,noannouncementhasbeenmade,andindeed,Lek'scomprehensivetrainingschemehasbeenopenedtoallgradesofstaffinWestwales.BacktoRou,Jane.
Woman:
We'vehadanumberofemailsfrominvestorsaskingwhattodowiththeirsharesingasandelectricitRcompaniesaftertheirconsistentlRpoorperformancerecentlR.ManRofRoumightbethinkingofgettingridofRoursasquicklRaspossible.ButfinancialeRpertsarefairlRoptimisticabouttheoutlookforthepowersector,andinvestorsmaRdobettertoseewhathappensovertheneRtfewmonths.WithsomanRotherinvestorsdecidingtocuttheirlossesandsellnow,interestinthissectormaRincrease,andthat,ofcourse,wouldpushsharepricesup.PharmaceuticalcompanieshavedonewelltodaR.RecentlRwe'veseenseveralperiodsofrapideRpansioninthissector,onlRforittobeovertakenashorttimelaterbRthestrongfinancialinstitutions.ButIactuallRthinktherecentperformancesofpharmaceuticalscompanieshashiddenasteepdropinthesharepricesofmanRothercompanies.Allothersectorshavelostconsiderableamounts,butthissimplRhasnotbeenreflectedintheoverallvalueofthemarket,becausepharmaceuticalscompaniesarekeepingthevaluehigh.LookingneRtatthesectorswhosetroubleshavebeeninthenewsrecentlR:supermarkets,havingsufferedadownturninbusinessforoveraRear,atlasthavesomereasonforoptimism.TheleisureindustrR,whichhassufferedevenmorethansupermarkets,isalsoshowingsignsofaturnaround.Thesamecannotbesaidofthebuildingsector,though,whicheRpectslittlereliefforatleastanothersiRmonths.Charles...
Man:
OnecompanRinthenewsisFreewaves,whichownsachainininternetcafes.Likeothernewcompanies,FreewaveshastendedtopaRlowdividendstoinvestors,preferringtore-investprofitsinresearchanddevelopment.AlthoughFreewaveswasabletoturninahealthRprofitinthefirstquarter,takingeverRonebRsurprise,thecompanRhasnowdeclaredoperatinglossesclosetoamillionpounds.This,ofcourse,willmakeshareholdersthinkaboutwhethertokeeptheirshares.AndnewsfromSimpson's,thebigretailgroup.ForRearsSimpson'shavebeenacquiringotherchains,givingthemastrongmarketposition,andtheRnowselleverRthingfrommake-uptocomputers.ButtodaRSimpson'sannouncedthattheRaretoconsolidatetheirthreehomeimprovementchainsintoone,undertheFrescaname.
Woman: Nowforthefigures... [Pause]
Nowlistentotherecordingagain. [Pause]
ThatistheendofFartThree.RounowhavetenminutestotransferRouranswerstoRourAnswerSheet. [Pause]
Note:Teacher,stoptherecordinghereandtimetenminutes.Remindstudentswhenthereisoneminuteremaining.
Thatistheendofthetest
TEST3
PartOne.Questions1to12.
Rouwillhearthreetelephoneconversationsormessages.
Writeoneortwowordsoranumberinthenumberedspacesonthenotesorformsbelow. AfterRouhavelistenedonce,replaReachrecording. ConversationOne. Questions1to4. Lookattheformbelow.
RouwillhearaconversationbetweentwosalespeopleatB-A-S,asoftwarecompanR. RouhaveISsecondstoreadthroughtheform.
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