Task 2: A Hard-nosed Boss Script Mr. Stone was known far and wide as a hard-nosed boss who (S1) watched his employees like a hawk. He was making one of his regular tours of the factory (S2) when he spotted a young man leaning against a (S3) pile of b...
III. Listening In Task 1: How to Avoid Bankruptcy Manager: Adam! Have you any suggestions about how we can avoid bankruptcy? Adam: Downsizing would certainly reduce our operating costs. You know, make us lean and mean, the way you have to be in today...
Uint5 II. Basic Listening Practice 1.Script W: Why do some people stay in one job for life while others switch jobs from time to time? M: Some people want a fixed routine so that they dont have to adapt tot new circumstances over and over again, whil...
News Report A Wearable Translator Script The inability to communicate in a foreign language is a problem that many international travelers face. But now, a Minnesota company is developing a system that would make this a problem of the past. Minneapol...
Task3: Three Envelopes Script After a high level firing at Supertech, the top executives gathered for lunch to welcome the new Chief Executive Officer, Carl Martin, and say good-bye to the departing CEO, Dick Jackson. Lunch was pretty well over when...
Task 2: The boss is angry! Script Sam: Tell me: Does this place look like a nursing home? Sally: No. Why? Sam: Do I look like a male nurse? Sally: Not at all. Sam: Then why do my employees act as though this were a nursing home instead of a work plac...
VI. Further Listening and Speaking Task1: A small misstep can become a big career trap. Script George Adams, a market researcher at a Midwestern firm, finally printed his marketing report. After months of research, hundreds of surveys, and several bo...
V. Lets Talk Script Lillian: Mr. Baxter, you have worked in the company for five years, and you manage everything here smoothly, like a clock. Could you tell us the secret of your successful career? Baxter: Just as the golden rule of real estate is l...
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MODEL3 Its much more than just satisfactory. Script Helen: You know, Susan, Ive been looking over the review of your performance in the past three moths. Susan: Is everything satisfactory? Helen: We should say its more than just satisfactory. Accordi...
