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I’msorry.I’lltrymybesttogethereearlierinthefuture.PerhapsIcouldworklatertomakeupthetimeI’velost.

Whatdoesthewomansay?

3.Script

Mr.Brown,mytimeherehasbeenfrustratingforme.Ihaveabetteropportunitywithanotherfirm,andI’mtakingit.

Wewon’tbesorrytoseeyouleave,Richard.You’vedoneyourbesttomakeeveryonehereasmiserableasyouare.

Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheman’sleaving?

4.Script

Mr.Armes,IwantedtotellyouinpersonthatattheendofthismonthI’llbeleavingthecompany.

Well,Sylvia,wearecertainlygoingtomissyouhere,butIwishyouthebestofluck.

Whatdoesthewomanwant?

5.Script

Time,Ihatetotellyouthis,butwe’recaughtinabudgetcrunch,andwemustlayyouoff.I’msorry.

Iunderstand.I’veenjoyedmytimehere,andI’mconfidentIcanfindsomethingelse.

Whatistheman’sresponse?

Keys:

1.B2.D3.A4.C5.D

III.ListeningIn

Task1:

HowtoAvoidBankruptcy

Manager:

Adam!

Haveyouanysuggestionsabouthowwecanavoidbankruptcy?

Adam:

Downsizingwouldcertainlyreduceouroperatingcosts.Youknow,makeusleanandmean,thewayyouhavetobeintoday’smarket.

Wheredoyousuggestwestartmakingthesestaffcuts?

Thelogicalplacetostartwouldbeinadministration.Theyusuallyoverstaffed.

That’snotgoingtogooververywellwithouremployees.Someofthemhavebeenwiththecompanyforyears.

It’spainfulprocess,butthere’snochoice.They’lljusthavetogetusedtotheidea.

Wecangivethemafairlydecentseverancepackagewhenthey’refired.

Iknow.AndIthinkthatifwecomputerizetheoffice,wecouldreduceofficestaffbyabout20percentjustbyeliminatingalotofpaperwork.

OK.Ifwelayoff20percentoftheadministrativestaff,willthatbeenoughtogetthecompanybackonitsfeet?

Unfortunatelynot.We’llalsoneedtomakesomecutsintheservicedepartment.

Howcanwedothatandmaintainthelevelofservicethatweofferourpassengers?

Well,we’llhavetoretraintheservicestaffandstreamlineouroperations,sowewon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.

Well,thisisserious,butIreallydon’tthinkwehaveanyotherchoice.Ifwekeeplosingmoneylikethis,we’llhavetoshuteverythingdown.

1.Whatisthedialogmainlyconcernedwith?

2.Whatdoesthemanmeanby“makeusleanandmean”?

3.Whatisthedifficultyincuttingtheadministrativestaff?

4.Whatwillhappenasaresultoffiringtheadministrators?

5.Whatdoesthemanthinkwillhappenaftertheycut20percentoftheadministrators?

1B2.D3.A4.C5.C

ForReference

1.Hesuggestsretainingtheservicestaffandstreamingtheiroperations,sotheywon’tneedasmanypeopletorunthingssmoothly.

2.Thatisaseriousstep,butshethinkstheyhaven’tanyotherchoice.Iftheykeeplosingmoney,theywillhavetoshuteverythingdown.

Task2:

AHard-nosedBoss

Script

Mr.Stonewasknownfarandwideasahard-nosedbosswho（S1）watchedhisemployeeslikeahawk.Hewasmakingoneofhisregulartoursofthefactory（S2）whenhespottedayoungmanleaningagainsta（S3）pileofboxesjustoutsidetheforeman’soffice.SinceGeorge,theforeman,wasn’taround.Stonestoodofftothesideandwatchedtoseejusthowlingtheyoungmenwouldstand（S4）arounddoingnothing.

Theyoungmanyawned,scratchedhishead,lookedathiswatch,andsatonthefloor.Aftertenminutesorsoheyawnedagainand（S5）leanedbackonthepileofboxes.

Stonesteppedfromhis（S6）hidingplaceandwalkeduptotheyoungman.“You!

”heyelled,“Howmuchdoyoumakeaweek?

”

Theyoungmanlookedup（S7）indifferently.“Twohundredandfiftydollars,”Hesaid.

（S8）Stonerushedintothecashier’soffice,took$250fromthecashbox,andreturned.“Takeit,”hesaid,“andgetout!

Don’tletmeseeyouaroundhereagain!

Theyoungmantookthecash,putitinhispocket,andleft.（S9）Seeingtheyoungmanshowednosignofembarrassment,Stonegotfurious.ThenhewentlookingforGeorge.Whenhefoundhim,Stonewasredwithanger.“Thatlazyboyinfrontofyouroffice,”Stonesaid,“Ijustgavehimaweek’spayandfiredhim.What’sthematterwithyou,lettinghimstandaroundasthoughhehasnothingtodo?

“Youmeanthekidintheredshirt?

”Georgeasked.

“Yes!

Thekidintheredshirt!

Georgesaid,“（S10）Hewaswaitingforthe20dollarsweowehimforlunch.Heworksforthecoffeeshoparoundthecorner.”

Task3:

Layoffscanbepredicted.

Insomecasescompaniesinformtheiremployeesinadvancethatlayoffsarecoming.Inothercases,theycomewithoutwarning:

YouarriveontimeforworkonaFriday,butyouaretoldnottocomenextweek.Ouch!

Ineithercase,youmaybeabletosensesomebadsignsinadvance.Maybethecompanyhastriedveryhardtoavoidlayoffs;

maybeithasbeenpreparingfortheworstforquitesometime.Ifyouthinkaboutthebadomenscarefully,youmightknowasmuchormorethansomeoftheemployeesinmanagerialpositionswithmanagementresponsibilities.

Forexample,ifyouworkinsales,youmightknowthatquotashavenotbeenmet.Ifyouworkinfieldengineering,youmightnoticefarfewercustomerinstallations.Ifyourcompany’scompetitors,suppliersorcustomersarelayingoffemployees,it’slikelyyourcompanywilltoo,especiallyifeconomicconditionsareaffectingyourindustry.CheckthelayoffstatisticsfromtheU.S.BureauofLaborStatistics.SearchtheNetandyourlocalnewspapertooforarticlesconcerninglayoffsinyourindustry.

Dothingslikebadsalesalwaysmeanthatlayoffsarecomingtoyourcompany?

Notnecessarily.Companieshaveseasonalandeconomicsalesdipsallthetime,andarealwayslookingforwaystoimprovetheirperformance.So,ifyouseeonlyoneortwobadsigns,don’tjumptoahastyconclusion.Butifyouseemore,especiallyalongthelinesofearningswarnings,budgetcuts,hiringfreezes,restructuring,andmassivelayoffsinyourindustry,itmightjustbetimetogetyourresumeuptodateandstartlookingforanewjob.Also,itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-savingmeasures,andbecomemoreusefulonyourjob.Youshouldprepareinadvanceifyouthinkyoumightgettheaxesoon.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

2.Accordingtothepassage,whencanonesenselayoffsarecoming?

3.Whatismentionedasabadsignforthefieldengineeringdepartment?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatdobadsalessignal?

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasignforyoutoupdateyourresume?

1D2.C3.B4.C5A

Youmaygetyourresumeuptodateandstartlookingforanewjob.Also,itmighteagoodideatocancelyourvacation,implementmoney-savingmeasures,andbecomemoreusefulonyourjob.

IV.SpeakingOut

MODEL1We’regoingtomissyou.

Susan:

Excuseme,Helen,doyouhaveaminutetotalk?

Helen:

Thatquestionalwayscarriessomeweight,Sue.What’sup?

Well,uh…Heregoes…Myuniversitywantsmetogobacktoupdatetheuniversitywebsite.

Sowhat?

Youcangobackontheweekend,orintheevening.

Butit’salargeproject.SoI’mafraidIhavetoterminatemyworkherebeforemyinternshipisover.IhavetogobacknextThursday.

Oh?

Thisisquiteasurprise,Sue.I’msadthatyou’llbeleavingus.Yourunthisplacewithclockworkefficiency,youknow.We’regoingtomissyou.

Ihopethisone-weeknoticewillgiveyoutimetohireandtrainareplacement.

Thanksforthenotices,Sue.Assistantslikeyouareoneinamillion.Iguesswe’dbetterstartlookingassoonaspossible.

Withyourapproval,I’llputoutnoticetodayandscreentheapplicationmyself.

Thatwouldbegreat.Scheduletheminasyouseefit.Oh,Sue,thingscertainlywon’tbethesamewithoutyouaroundhere.

Thankyouforyourkindwords.Ifyouhaveanyproblem,pleasefeelfreetocallme.

MODEL2Wehavetoletyougo.

Tom,thereasonIcalledyouintomyofficeisyourwork.

Tom:

Really?

Thetruthis..I’mnotsatisfiedwithyourjobperformance.

AreyousureIhaven’tbeendoingagoodjob?

Tom,you’vebeenreprimandedanumberoftimesforbeinglateandforusingcompanytimeforpersonalmatters.What’smore,youusethecompanyphonetotalkwithyourfriendsforhours.

IknowI’vebeenlateacoupleoftimes;

mymotorcyclehasbeenbreakingdown.I’mreallysorry.Ipromisetodobetterinthefuture.

I’mafraidit’stoolate.Rightnow,yourtardinessistheleastofmyproblems.

Whatdoyoumean?

Mysecretaryhasproofthatyouhavemisappropriatedcompanyfundsonseveraloccasions.Wewon’tbeprosecuting,butthissimplycan’tbeallowed.

:

Ididn’tstealanymoney!

Yoursecretaryislying!

I’msorry,wehavetoletyougo.

You’refiringme?

Youaregivingmemypinkslip?

Exactly.I’msorryithadtoturnoutthisway.Yourterminationiseffectiveimmediately.

MODEL3I’mtheoneyou’vebeenlookingfor.

So,Bill,tellmeaboutyourlastjob.Wh