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50 Realitybites
AttheofficesofTipTopTrading,theteamiscatchinguponyesterday'sgoodnewsfromtheconference.Buttodayit'sbadnewsthateveryoneisgoingtohearfollowingPaul'schatwithbigboss,MrSocrates.Someoneisgoingtolosetheirjob!
Thisepisodefocuseson thelanguagethatyoumightuseorhearwhensomeoneinthecompanyhastobemaderedundant.
We'vegottomovethefurniturearound.
I'mafraidI'vegottoletyougo.
I'mgivingyousevendays'notice.
Facingredundancy
Gettingthesack
Terminatingyouremployment
Leavingthecompany
Transcript
Denise
Morningeveryone.Howdidyougetonattheconference?
Tom
OhhiDenise.Yeah itwasOK.
Anna
Whatdoyoumean'OK'?
Itwasgreat.Wemadesomenewcontactsandwewonanaward–BestPlasticInnovationoftheYear,forourImperialLemon.
Denise
Ohthat'swonderful.WishI'dbeenthere.
Tom
Maybenextyeareh?
Narrator
Maybe?
WelcomebacktotheofficesofTipTopTradingwhereeveryoneiscatchinguponyesterday'sgoodnews.Buttodayit'sbadnewsthateveryoneisgoingtohearfollowingPaul’schatwiththebigboss,MrSocrates.Buthowbadisit?
Let'sfindout.
Paul
Morningeveryone.
Anna
HiPaul.EverythingOK?
Paul
Yes,fine.WelldoneforwinningEmployeeoftheYear–Ihopeyoucancontinuetobeagreatemployee.Excuseme.
Denise
Hesoundedodd.Whatdidhemean?
Tom
Probablyrunoutofbiscuits!
Anna
He'sobviouslygotsomethingonhismind.
Paul
Denise,couldIhaveawordwithyouinmyofficeplease?
Denise
Ofcourse.I'llbringmynotepadandpenshallI?
Tom
What'sthatallabout?
Anyway,nowwe'realone,Iwantedtoseewhatyou'redoingtonight…areyoufree?
Anna
SorryTom,I'mseeingDavetonight.He'sofferedtofixsomethingonmycomputerathome.
Tom
Oh,hashenow?
Denise
AlltheyearsI'veworkedhere–whyme?
Whynow?
Anna
Denise,what'sup?
Denise
Paulsaysheneedsto movethefurniturearound andhehasto letmego.Hesayshecan'taffordmeanymore.
Anna
That'sterrible…butwhere'shelettingyougoto?
Andwhatfurnitureishemoving?
Narrator
NoAnna!
Ifsomeonesaystheyare'movingthefurniture'theyreallymeantheyarerestructuringorchangingthebusiness.Andiftheysay'theyhavetoletyougo',itmeanstheyaresackingyouorinotherwords,endingyourjob.
Anna
Sackingyou?
Oh,thatisserious.Denise,I'mreallysorrytohearthis.ButwhydoesPaulwantto'movethefurniture'around?
Denise
Hesaysit'sbecauseofthetougheconomicsituation.Myroleisnolongerneeded
Tom
Hey,that'snottrue.YoumakeagreatcupofteaDenise.I'vegotagoodmindtosmashPaul'sbourbonsintotinycrumbs.Grrr.
Anna
CalmdownTom.NowDenise,whendidPaulsayyouhadtogo?
Denise
He'sgivenme sevendays'notice.
Narrator
A'noticeperiod'isanamountoftimeanemployermustgiveanemployeeiftheyplantoterminatetheiremployment.
Denise
IneverthoughtIwouldbe facingredundancy…notnow…notatmyage.
Anna
Redundancy?
Narrator
Yes,ifsomeonesays'theyarefacingredundancy',it’sanotherwayofsayingtheyarelosingtheirjob.Hmm,IthinkDeniseneedsashouldertocryon.
Anna
Yes.Denise,doyouwantmyshouldertocryon?
Denise
Ohthanks.
Tom
Urgh!
Erm…Denise,I'vejustmadesometeawouldyoulikeacup?
Tom
Hereyougo.YouknowDenise,you'vegottothinkpositively.You'llgetanotherjob…andlet'sfaceityoudidn'tlikeworkinghereanyway…youalwayslookedsomiserable.
Narrator
Idon'tthinkTom'sattemptstocheerDeniseuparegoingtowork!
Losingyourjobcanbeatraumaticexperience.Itcancomeasasurpriseandashock.Let'shearthephrasesPaulusedtobreakthenewstoDenise:
We'vegottomovethefurniturearound.
I'mafraidI'vegottoletyougo.
I'mgivingyousevendays'notice.
Narrator
Andherearesomeotherexpressionsyoumayhearinconnectionwithlosingyourjob:
Facingredundancy
Gettingthesack
Terminatingyouremployment
Leavingthecompany
Denise
Right,well,Imightaswellstartclearingoutmydesk.
Tom
Yeahit'sarealshame.AnychanceIcouldhaveyourstapler?
Anna
Tom,youcouldbeabitmoresympathetic.
Tom
Ohright.
Paul
Tom,Anna.CouldIhaveawordinmyofficeplease?
Tom
Ohno.Thisisit.It'smyturntogetthechop!
Denise
Ha,Youmightnotneedmystaplerafterall
Narrator
Crikey!
Thingsaren'tlookinggoodatTipTopTrading.AreTomandAnnagettingthechop…Imean,thesack?
JoinusagainnexttimeonEnglishatWork.
51 Takingshape
AfterDenise'ssacking,AnnaandTomareworriedthattheymightbenextinthefiringline!
Butthingsarelookingup–PaulasksAnnatoexplainherplasticaubergineideatothedevelopmentteam.Willshebeabletoconveyherideastothemclearly.
Thisepisodefocuseson thelanguage thatyoumightusetotryandexplainyourideastosomeonewhoisnewtoyourproject.
Ihaveaspecificideainmind.
I'minterestedinhearingyourthoughtsonhowtoimprovemyidea.
I'dliketouseyourdesignskillstoproduceafantasticproduct.
Ineedtosignoffyourdesignsbeforetheygointoproduction.
Transcript
Narrator
HelloagainandwelcometoEnglishatWork.It'sanotherdayatTipTopTradingandhopefullyahappierone,followingDenise'sbadnewsaboutherjob.IwonderifTomandAnnaareabouttogetthesamebadnews?
Paul
It'sreallyawfulhavingtoletamemberofyourstaffgobutthat'sthesituationwe'rein,I'mafraid.
Tom
Andnowyou'regoingtoletusgoaren'tyou?
HonestlyPaul,I'vegivenmylifetothiscompanyand,quitefrankly,I'mdisappointed…no,I'mangryatyourdecision.Seeyourbiscuits?
Well…
Anna
Tom!
Tom
That'swhatIthinkofTipTopTrading…
Paul
What?
!
HoldonTom.Ithinkyou'reabitconfused.I'mnotsackingyoutoo.Ineedtotalktoyouaboutplasticvegetables…youknow,theaubergineidea?
Tom
Oh…Isee.You'renotsackingus?
SorryPaul…I'llbuyyousomemorebiscuits.Sowhatwasitthatyouhadtosay?
Paul
Plasticvegetables.YoursandAnna'sideaforaplasticaubergine.Ilikeit.It'sgood.So,Ineedyoutodevelopaprototypewecanusetoshowourpotentialclients.
Anna
Wellthat'sgreat.Sowheredowegettheprototypemade?
Paul
Upstairs,onthe4th floor.Wehaveagreatdevelopmentteamwhocanmagicupsomeamazingdesigns.
Anna
They'remagicians?
Tom
NoAnna.They'rejustdeveloperswhomakethingsoutofplastic.
Paul
ThankyouTom.Look,whynotgoandhaveachattothemnowandgettheballrolling.
Anna
Butwe'renotmakingballs.
Tom
ComeonAnna…I'llexplain.SeeyouPaul.
Narrator
'Togettheballrolling'–hemeanstogettheprojectmovingalong.Developerscandesignandmakemodelsofyourproductswhichyoucanshowanddevelop.Butyouneedtogivethemclearandspecificinstructions.Let'sseehowAnnagetson.
Tom
Sothisisthedevelopmentteam.OhhiGeorge,youupforfootieonSunday?
Great.HaveyoumetAnnabefore?
Anna
Hello.
Tom
We'vecometotalkvegetables.
George
Trythegreengrocers!
Tom
Haha,veryfunny!
No,weneedaplasticauberginemaking,mate.It'sournewbigidea.
George
Easy.WecanjustremouldthedesignfortheImperialLemon.
Narrator
CantheyAnna?
Isthatwhatyouwanted?
Togetwhatyouwant,youneedtoexplainexactlyyourrequirements.
Anna
ButwhatshallIsay?
Narrator
Tellthemexactlywhatyouwerethinkingbysaying'Ihaveaspecificideainmind'and'I'minterestedinhearingyourthoughtsonhowtoimprovemyideas'and,'I'dliketouseyourdesignskillstoproduceafantasticproduct'.
Anna
Isee.OK,timeformetotakecontrol.George…thisisquiteaspecialprojectforus…isn'titTom?
Tom
Ohyeah,right,absolutely.
Anna
SowewanttogetitrightandIalreadyhaveaspecificideainmind.
George
Great,sure,tellmemore.
Anna
Well,basedonarealaubergine,Iwashopingitcouldbe20centimetresinlength,usinggrade1plasticresin,withablack-purplecolouranda30degreecurveonthatside.Doesthatmakesense?
George
Ermyeah.Quiteclear.
Anna
Obviouslyyouareadesigner,soI'minterestedinhearingyourthoughtsonhowtoimproveouridea.
George
Well,itlooksveryimpressivealready.Gosh,Tom,wheredidyougetherfrom?
Anna
Hedidn'tgetmefromanywhere.Now,I'dliketouseyourdesignskillstodevelopafantasticproductthatIcanshoweveryone.OK?
George
Err…yes.I'llgetontoitstraightaway.
Narrator
ExcellentAnna.Sometimesit'simportanttotakecontrolandsaywhatyoureallywantbutinapositiveandencouragingway.ThesearethephrasesthatAnnaused:
Ihaveaspecificideainmind.
I'minterestedinhearingyourthoughtsonhowtoimprovemyideas.
I'dliketouseyourdesignskillstoproduceafantasticproduct.
Narrator
There'sonemorephrasetousetomakesurethingsgotoplanifsomeoneismakingsomethingforyou.Thatis'Ineedtosignoffyourdesignsbeforetheygointoproduction',thatmeansapprovetheplansbeforeanythingImade.OffyougoAnna…
Anna
…sowhenwillyouhavethedesignsreadythen?
George
Hopefullybytomorrowmorning.IsthatOK?
Anna
ThatwillbegreatbutIwillneedtosignoffyourdesignsbeforetheygointoproduction–thatway,therewon'tbeanymistakes–willthere?
George
CrikeyTom,she’sabitbossy.
Tom
No!
She'sapussycatreally…abitofasofty.
Anna
NowcomeonTom.Fetchmythings,weneedtogoandsortoutaleavingpresentforDenise.
Tom
Ohyeahright,ofcourse,seeyouGeorge.
Narrator
Hmm,IthinkTom'sthepussycat!
Let'shopethedesignscomeoutwell.ButevenmoreimportantisDenise'slastdayatworktomor