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Section1

Man:

Hello,thisisLandTransportinformationattorontoAirport.

Woman:

Oh,goodmorning,I’mflyingtotorontoAirport

nextweek,andIneedtogettoatowncalledum,Milton.CpouldyoutellmehowIcangetthere?

Man:

Milton,didyousay?

Letmesee.Ithinkthat’sabout150milessouth-westofhere.Infactit’s147milestobeexact,soit’lltakeyouatleast–say,threetofourhoursbyroad.

Woman:

Wow!

Isitasfarasthat?

Man:

yes,I’mafraidso.Butyouhaveanumberofoptionstogetyouhereandyoucanalwaysrentacarrighthereattheairport,ofcourse.

Woman:

Right.Well,Idon’treallywanttodrivemyself，soI’dlikemoreinformationaboutpublictransport.

Man:

Ok.Inthatcasethequickestandmostcomfortableisacabandofcoursetherearealwaysplentyavailable.Butit’llcostyou.youcanalsotakeagreyhoundbusorthere’sanairportshuttleServicetoMiiton.

Woman:

Hummm,Ithinkforthatkindofdistanceacabwouldbewaybeyondmybudget.ButthebussoundsOK.Canyoutellmehowmuchthatwouldcost?

Man:

Sure.Let’ssee.Thatwoldbe$15oneway,or$27.50return.That’sontheGreyhound.

Woman:

Oh,that’squitecheap-great!

.butwhereaboutsdoesiestopinMilton?

Man:

ItgoesdirectlyfromtheairportheretotheCityCentreandit’sprettyfast.Butyouhavetobearinmindthatthereisonlyonedepartureaday,soitdependswhattimeyourflightgetsin.

Woman:

Oh,ofcourse.Hangon,we’reduetogetthereat11:

30am.

Man:

Hmmm,toobad,thebusleavesat3:

45,soyouwouldhavequiteawait–morethan4hours.

Woman:

Oh,Isee.Well,whatabouttheshuttleyoumentioned?

Man:

OK.That’stheAirportShuttlethatwilltakeyoufromtheairportrighttoyourhotelorprivateaddress.It’sadoor-to-doorserviceanditwouldsuityoumuchbetter,becausethere’soneeverytwohours.

Woman:

Sohowmuchdoesthatcost?

Man:

Let’ssee.Yeah,that’s$35oneway,$65return,soIguessit’sabitmoreexpensivethantheGreyhound.

Woman:

Oh,thatdoesn’tsoundtoobad.especiallyifit*lltakemestraighttothehotel.

Man:

Butyoudoneedtoreserveaseat.

Woman:

OK.Isitpossibletomakeabookingrightnow?

Throughyou?

Man:

Sure.

Man:

OK.Ijusthavetofillthisformoutforyou.Sowhatdatedoyouwanttobookthisfor?

Woman:

The16thofOctobler–oh,no,sorry.that’smydeparturedate.Iarriveonthe17th,sobookitforthen,please.

Man:

So,That’stheTorontoAirportShuttletoMilton.Andthisisforjustonepersonor…?

Woman:

yes,justme,please.

Man:

Right.Andyousaidyourexceptedtimeofarrivalwas11:

30?

SoifIbookyourShuttleforafter12:

00-let’ssay,12:

30thatshouldgiveyouplentyoftimeto,youknow,collectyourbaggagemaybegrabacoffee?

Woman:

Yeah,thatsoundsfine,aslongaswelandontime!

Man:

Well,we’lltakeyouflightdetailssoyoudon’tneedtowarrytoomuchaboutthat.Now.whataboutthefare?

Whatsortofticketdoyouwant?

Onewayor…？

Woman:

Yes,that’llbefine,providedIcanbookthereturntriponceI’mthere.

Man:

Noproblem–justallowacoupleofdaysinadvancedtomakesureyougetaseat.Andwhat’syouname,please?

Woman:

Janet,JanetThomson.

Man:

IsthatThompsonspeltwitha“p”?

Woman:

No,it’sT-H-O-M-S-O-N.

Man:

OK,Andyou’llbecomingfromtheUK?

Whatflightwillyoubetravellingon?

Woman:

Oh,it’sAirCanadaflightnumberAC936,fromLondonHeathrow.

Man:

Right.Now,doyouknowwhereyou’llbestaying?

Weneedtogivethedriveranaddress.

Woman:

yes,it’scalledtheVacationMote-andIthinkit’snearthetowncentre.Anyway,theaddressis24KitchenerStreet-that’skitchenerstreet.

Man:

That’sfine.Right.Sothat’s$35topayplease.Haveyougetyourcreditcardnumberthere？

Woman:

Yes,it’saVISAcard,andthenumberis3303845020456837

Man:

OK，well,thatseemstobeeverything.haveagoodtripandwe’llseeyouinTorontonextweek.

Woman:

yes,bye-ok,thanksforyourhelp!

Section2

Thankyouallforcomingtomytalkthisevening.It’snicetoseemanypeopleintheaudience.Forthoseofyouwhodon’tknowverymuchaboutPSCamping,letmestartbygivingyousomebackgroundinformationaboutthecompany.

Thecompanystartedtwenty-fiveyearsago.Itactuallyopenedasaretailchainsellingcampingequipmentandthentwentyyearsago,itboughtasmallnumberofcampsitesintheUK,andbeganofferingcampingholidays.ThecompanygrewrapidlyandhasbeenprovidingholidaysincontinentalEuropeforthelastfifteenyears.

Ifyoubookacampingholidaywithus,you’llhaveachoiceofoverthreehundredsites.InItalywenowhavesome64sitesthatweeitherown,orhaveexclusiveuseofFranceiswherewehavethemajorityofsites,andwecurrentlyhaveaprojecttoexpandintoSwitzerland.WealsohaveanumberofsitesinNorthernSpain,particularlyinthemountainousregionofpicosdeEuropa.We’veupgradedalltheseSpanishsites,andimprovedthemconsiderablyfromtheiroriginalthree-starrating

Webelieveourholidaysoffersuperbfacilitiesforthewholefamily.Parentswhowanttheirchildrentobefullyoccupiedforallorpartofthedaycantakeadvantageofourchildren’sactivities.Theseareorganisedbyourwell-qualifiedandenthusiasticstaff.Eachdaykicksoffasportsmatch,perhapsfootball,orvolleyball,followedbyanhourofdramaforeveryone.Thismayincludesingingordancing,mimeorotheractivities.Intheafternoon,there’sadifferentartactivityforeachdayoftheweekincludingapostercompetitionormodelmaking.What’smore,oursitesaretrulychild-friendly,and,withthisinmind,weoperateano-noiseruleintheevenings.Children’seveningactivitiesusuallyfinishat9:

30,oroccasionally10,andfrom10:

30holiday-makersareexpectedtobequietintheareaswheretherearetents.

WewantnothingtogowrongonaPSCampingholiday,butifitdoes,wealsowantallcustomerstobeinsured.Ifyouhaven’torganisedanannualinsurancepolicyofyourownyou’llneedtotakeoutthelow-costcoverweofferandwerequirethatyouarrangethiswhenyoutakeyourholidayreservation.

TherearemanyadvantagestochoosingPSCamping,andtorecommendingittoothers.Asaregularcustomer.You’llbekeptinformedofspecialoffers.Andyourfriendscanbenefitfromtenpercentofftheirholiday,orbookaluxurytentforthepriceofastandardone.Inreturn,we’llsendyouathank-youpresent,whichyoucanchoosefromalistofhigh-qualityitems.

Whenitcomestoourtents,theseareequippedtothehigheststandard.Wereallydothinkofeveryessentialdetail,fromanovenandcookingringsfuelledbybottledgas,tomirrorsinthebedroomareas.Ifyoudon’twanttocookindoors,youcanborrowabarbecueifyouaskinadvanceforonetobemadeavailable,andthere’sevenapicnicblankettositonoutsideyourtent.Inside,aboxofgamesandtoyscanbefound,andchildren’stentscanbehiredifrequired,Alltentshaveafridge,andifyouwanttospendthedayonthebeach,forexample,askforaspeciallydesignedPSCampingcoolbox,whichwillkeepyourfoodanddrinkschilled.Thereareexcellentwashingfacilitiesatalloursites,withwashingmachinesandclotheslinesinthecentralareas,alongwithmopsandbucketsincaseyourtentneedscleaningduringyourstay.Allsiteshaveacafeand/orashopforthosewho’drather‘eatin’thandineatalocalrestaurant.

Section3

Tutor:

Well,you’vebothbeenlookingatdifferentstylesofmanagingindividuals，incompaniesandtheworkplace.How’stheresearchgoing,philip?

Philip:

Well,I’vebeenlookingatwhyindividualism,Imeanindividualdifference,aresuchanimportantareaofmanagementstudies.Whenyouthinkaboutanyorganization,beitafamilybusinessoramultinationalcompany,theyareallfundamentallyagroupofpeopleworkingtogether.Butit’swhattheseindividualscontributetotheirpleasesofworkthatmakesyourealizehowimportanttheyare.Ofcoursetheybringdifferentideas,butit’salsotheirattitudesandtheirexperiencesoflearning.Diversityisimportantintheseareastoo.

Tutor:

Sowhydopeoplebehavesodifferentlyfromoneanotheratwork?

Philip:

Therearelotsofreasonbutresearchhasshownalotofitcomesdowntopersonality.Andtheotherfactorisgender.It’sawellknownfactthatmenandwomendolotsofthingsindifferentways,andtheworkplaceisnodifferent.

Tutor:

Didyoulookattheeffectsofthisvariationoncompanies?

Philip:

Yes,Idid.Onthepositiveside,exposuretosuchdiversityhelpsencouragecreativitywhichisgenerallyanassettoacompany.Butunfortunatelyindividualdifferencearealsotherootofconflictbetweenstaffandtheycanleadtodifficultiesformanagement,whichcansometimesbeserious.

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Tutor:

Thanks,philip.SonowIguessthetwomainthingstorememberherearetoidentifyindividualtalentandthentoutilizeit.SoJanice,youwerelookingatidentifyingdifferenttalentsinworkersDoyouthinkthisiseasyformanagerstodo?

Janice:

Well,currentlyteamworkisinfashionintheworkplaceandinmyopiniontheimportanceoftheindividualisgenerallyneglected.Whatmanagersshouldbetargetingisthoseemployeeswhocantaketheleadinasituationandarenotafraidtoaccepttheideaofresponsibility.

Tutor:

That’strue.Janicebutunfortunatelymanymanagersthinktheentirenotionofencouragingindividualityamongsttheirstaffisfartoohard.

Janice:

Yes.ThatmaybetruebutIthinkoneofthemostimportanttasksofmanagersistoconsidertheneedsoftheindividualononehandandgroupco-operationandconformityontheother.Itrequirescreativethinkingonthepartofmanagementtoavoidtension.

Tutor:

SoJanice,whatkindofpeopledo