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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