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Test1

SECTION1

MAN:

Hello,thisisLandTransportInformationatTorontoAirport.HowmayIhelpyou?

WOMAN:

Oh,goodmorning.Um,I’mflyingtoTorontoAirportnextweek,andIneedtogettoatowncalledum,Milton.CouldyoutellmehowIcangetthere?

MAN:

Milton,didyousay?

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

WOMAN:

Wow!

Isitasfarasthat?

MAN:

Yes,I’mafraidso.Butyouhaveanumberofoptionstogetyouthereandyoucanalwaysrentacarrighthereattheairport,ofcourse.

WOMAN:

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

MAN:

OK.Inthatcasethequickestandmostcomfortableisacabandofcoursetherearealwaysplentyavailable.Butit’llcostyou.YoucanalsotakeaGreyhoundbusorthere’sanAirportShuttleServicetoMilton.

WOMAN:

Hmmm,Ithinkforthatkindofdistanceacabwouldbewaybeyondmybudget.ButthebussoundsOK.Canyoutellmehowmuchthatwouldcost?

MAN:

Sure.Let’ssee,thatwouldbe$15oneway,or$27.50return...that’sontheGreyhound.WOMAN:

Oh,that’squitecheap—great!

ButwhereaboutsdoesitstopinMilton?

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:

The16thofOctober—oh,no,sorry,that’smydeparturedate.Iarriveonthe17th,sobookitforthen,please.

MAN:

So,that’stheTorontoAirportShuttletoMilton.Andthisisforjustonepersonor...?

WOMAN:

Yes,justme,please.

MAN:

Right.Andyousaidyourexpectedtimeofarrivalwas11.30?

SoifIbookyourShuttleforafter12.00—let’ssay,12.30:

thatshouldgiveyouplentyoftimeto,youknow,collectyourbaggage,maybegrabacoffee?

WOMAN:

Yeah,thatsoundsfine,aslongaswelandontime!

MAN:

Well,we’lltakeyourflightdetailssoyoudon’tneedtoworrytoomuchaboutthat.Now,whataboutthefare?

Whatsortofticketdoyouwant?

Onewayor...?

WOMAN:

Yes,that’llbefine,providedIcanbookthereturntriponceI’mthere.

MAN:

Noproblem-justallowacoupleofdaysinadvancetomakesureyougetaseat.Andwhat’syourname,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.

WMAN:

Right.Now,doyouknowwhereyou’llbestaying?

Weneedtogivethedriveranaddress.WOMAN:

Yes,it’scalledtheVacationMotel—andIthinkit’snearthetowncentre.Anyway,theaddressis24,KitchenerStreet—that’sKITCHENERStreet.

MAN:

That’sfine.Right,sothat’s$35topayplease.Haveyougotyourcreditcardnumberthere?

WOMAN:

Yes,it’saVISAcard,andthenumberis3303845020456837.

MAN:

OK.Well,thatseemstobeeverything.Haveagoodtripandwe’llseeyouinTorontonextweek!

WOMAN:

Yes,bye—oh,thanksforyourhelp!

SECTION2

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

Thecompanystartedtwenty-fiveyearsago.Itactuallyopenedasaretailchainsellingcampingequipment,andthentwentyyearsago,itboughtasmallnumberofcampsitesintheUK,andbeganofferingcampingholidays.ThecompanygrewrapidlyandhasbeenprovidingholidaysincontinentalEuropeforthelastfifteenyears.

Ifyoubookacampingholidaywithus,you’llhaveachoiceofoverthreehundredsites.InItalywenowhavesome64sitesthatweeitherown,orhaveexclusiveuseof.Franceiswherewehavethemajorityofsites,andwecurrentlyhaveaprojecttoexpandintoSwitzerland.WealsohaveanumberofsitesinNorthernSpain,particularlyinthemountainousregionofPicosdeEuropa.We’veupgradedalltheseSpanishsites,andimprovedthemconsiderablyfromtheiroriginalthree-starrating.

Webelieveourholidaysoffersuperbfacilitiesforthewholefamily.Parentswhowanttheirchildrentobefullyoccupiedforallorpartofthedaycantakeadvantageofourchildren’sactivities.Theseareorganisedbyourwell-qualifiedandenthusiasticstaff.Eachdaykicksoffwithasportsmatch,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-costcoverweofferandwerequirethatyouarrangethiswhenyoumakeyourholidayreservation.

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’vebothbeenlookingatdifferentstylesofmanagingindividualsincompaniesandtheworkplace.How’stheresearchgoing,Philip?

PHILIP:

Well,I’vebeenlookingatwhyindividualism,Imeanindividualdifferences,aresuchanimportantareaofmanagementstudies.Whenyouthinkaboutanyorganization,beitafamilybusinessoramultinationalcompany,theyareallfundamentallyagroupofpeopleworkingtogether.Butit’swhattheseindividualscontributetotheirplacesofworkthatmakesyourealizehowimportanttheyare.Ofcoursetheybringdifferentideas,butit’salsotheirattitudesandtheirexperiencesoflearning.Diversityisimportantintheseareastoo.

TUTOR:

Sowhydopeoplebehavesodifferentlyfromoneanotheratwork?

PHILIP:

Therearelotsofreasonsbutresearchhasshownalotofitcomesdowntopersonality.Andtheotherfactorisgender.It’sawellknownfactthatmenandwomendolotsofthingsindifferentways,andtheworkplaceisnodifferent.

TUTOR:

Didyoulookattheeffectsofthisvariationoncompanies?

PHILIP:

Yes,Idid.Onthepositiveside,exposuretosuchdiversityhelpsencouragecreativitywhichisgenerallyanassettoacompany.Butunfortunatelyindividualdifferencesarealsotherootofconflictbetweenstaffandtheycanleadtodifficultiesformanagement,whichcansometimesbeserious.

TUTOR:

Thanks,Philip.SonowIguessthetwomainthingstorememberherearetoidentifyindividualtalentandthentoutilizeit.SoJanice,youwerelookingatidentifyingdifferenttalentsinworkers.Doyouthinkthisiseasyformanagerstodo?

JANICE:

Well,currentlyteamworkisinfashionintheworkplaceandinmyopiniontheimportanceoftheindividualisgenerallyneglected.Whatmanagersshouldbetargetingisthoseemployeeswhocantaketheleadinasituationandarenotafraidtoaccepttheideaofresponsibility.

TUTOR:

That’strueJanicebutunfortunatelymanymanagersthinktheentirenotionofencouragingindividualityamongsttheirstaffisfartoohard.

JANICE:

Yes,thatmaybetruebutIthinkoneofthemostimportanttasksofmanagersistoconsidertheneedsoftheindividualononehandandgroupco-operationandconformityontheother.Itrequirescreativethinkingontheparto