Intensive exercise Two

 

Part Two

 

1. Are you clear about the following titles’ responsibilities?

 

Title

Responsibility

Personnel Manager

Recruitment and selection; Employee development; Employee relations; Employee services; Pay and benefits; Human resource planning

Marketing Manager

defining to whom where and how products/services are going to be offered; market research; guiding a firm's marketing and sales departments;

Training Manager

conduct and supervise training and development programs for employees; plan, organize, and direct a wide range of training activities

Managing Director

Provide leadership and direction for the company’s activities and operations; develop clear strategic plans; Oversee the management the budgeting of the company and reporting to board; Maintain an overview of all the company’s activities and operations;

 

2. Who do you think sounds most imperative and confident and might be in charge of several departments? Why?

 

3. Spot Dictation:

 

1. Well I’m quite nervous about it to be honest. _______________________ and I’ve heard he can be a bit ___________ of younger managers. And it’s only because ___________________ that ____________ to _________ our department at today’s meeting.  It’s so _____ as well. Nine o’clock. That’s why I’m hoping there’re no _____ on the way today. At least we are making good time so far. That’s all I need not to be late. It’s bad enough _______________________________ today. That’s great for someone in _______________, isn’t it?

 

 

2. Yes, the meeting seemed to go pretty well and we ______ all the ________ on _________. There were one or two small points that I would have liked to have got through but I can probably have _________ send up memos to ______________________ concerning these. I must say I was very ________ with _____ ideas for the future of _____ department. _________. I’m also very impressed with that young man in the _______ department. What’s his name? Uh, Mike. He could have quite a future in front of him like a young man. I can certainly use fresh ideas like his in ____ company.

 

3. I think I mentioned to you all before that at the ____________________ with the _________________ last week. ____________ that we need to __________________________. And I am interested in any suggestions that anyone in our department may come up with. You had some excellent ideas for ________ last year when we moved to __________. So if you could all give that some thought. I know, Sarah that you said you looked into the possibility of _______________________ on your last trip to the Czech Republic, and I’ve been interested in your report, when it’s ready.

 

4. And Andrew, have you got those figures for the suggestions for _________________ that ________________________? Or were those in the file that you left in the office too? I’d like to take them with me to the ___________________ this afternoon. As it should be a good opportunity to try to persuade everyone there of _____________________, ___________________ in particular. If I’m successful in this it could mean some ____________________ for all of us in our department, so please remember to get them to me this time.

 

5. Well I don't’ know. _____________________________. Most items on the agenda seem to be about our ___________________ or something, which has _________ to do with me. Well I suppose it will affect me eventually. Because if we do expand, a lot of more ______ are going to be needed. So I’ll be busy ______________ for a while. But apparently that’s _______ to be before next September. Actually ___________________, though. Perhaps we should think about ________________________ before then because you said something about being very busy in your job after August. We don't want the same complication as last year.

 

Part Three

 

1. Spot dictation:

23.

Yes. I think it will be fine. As we’re __________________, _________ things are going pretty well, we __________________ the latest technology. That's exactly why I have decided to buy ______________ as opposed to the _______.

 

24.

Well, that’s all __________ really. Obviously, since the system was first made, ______________________. And it’s slow ________________________. But the difference is still quite _________. And compared to _____________, it’s still at least____________________.

 

25.

Well, actually there has been quite a __________________ in our company about the wisdom of replacing them. In fact I don’t think it’s necessary. But ________ feel that, because of the ___________________________, we need to keep up with the ________________. I don’t really know why, maybe, to __________________________.

 

26-27

Well, yes, that’s also true. I am still worried about your ___________. It’s more than we’ve planned to spend.

I am afraid I’ve gone as low as I can. I’m simply not allowed to let it go any cheaper and quite honestly, Elizabeth, I really do think it’s a very good price.

____. Having seen what you have here, I ______ think ____________. But the _________ and _________ will ________________________.

Ok, uh, well. How about if we have ____________ install the system and we will _____________________ of any necessary servicing.

 

28-29.

Well not exactly. I said we might be able to offer some training. But I’ve rather had in mind that __________________. I really ___________ that my boss will be ______ having your staff _______________. You know, he just tends to see you as the competition.

 

Ok. It’s a fair point. You send your people to us. Mind you, I wish we were in a position to compete with you.

Yes, I know.

And anyway our business is _______________________ our particular area of _______________________.

 

30.

And obviously we’ll need the chairs to go with your computers?

Oh, I see. You certainly drive a __________, Elizabeth. All right, I must say that does seem ____ enough, I think we’ll be able to ______ those ___ to you.