B Don’t
know.
11.3
Look, it says here:
‘all offices should be no smoking’.
Yes, I agree with that.
Do you? Sorry, I
don’t. Simon, what do you think?
Well, actually,
I think it depends. I mean …fade
11.4
conversation 1
A What
does your brother do?
B He
runs an advertising company.
A Oh,
he’s the boss?
B Yes,
that’s right.
A Hmm.
And are they busy?
B Yes,
they’ve got a lot of work at the moment. Some days he doesn’t get a lunch
break.
A But
does he get a good salary?
B Oh
yes. He earns a lot, I think.
conversation 2
A Are
you working at the moment?
B Yes,
I’ve got a job with a record company.
A Really?
Is that normal working hours?
B Yeah,
nine to five.
A Do
you share an office with other people?
B Uhuh,
there are three of us.
A And
do you get on well?
B Yes,
we have a good working relationship.
11.5
1 telephonist
2 accountant
3 secretary
4 receptionist
5 personnel manager
6 sales manager
11.6
tune in / listen carefully
conversation 1
C So,
what do you think about Mark bringing his girlfriend on holiday, then?
D Well,
I suppose it’ll be nice for Mark if Anna comes. What do you think?
C I
don’t know.
D Well,
I think it’s OK. We’ll need a bigger villa though.
C That’s
very true.
D And
I suppose I’ll have to pay as well. We can’t expect Mark to pay anything, and
Anna certainly can’t.
C No.
Hmm.
D I
think we can manage it. My only worry though, is Sarah. How will she feel? She
might be unhappy about it, she might not, she might feel lonely.
C I
think she might.
D Hmm.
I think it’s quite a good idea though.
C OK.
conversation 2
C Look,
Mark, we need to talk about this. I’m not sure it’s a good idea to bring Anna
on holiday with us.
M Oh, come on, Mum! It
will be great fun if she comes. It’ll be great for me – I’ll have something to
do.
C Yes, that’s true.
M You and Dad will have
more time together if I’m with Anna.
C Mmm, yeah, but, er,
who’s going to pay for her?
M If Anna comes, maybe her
dad will pay.
C Maybe he will. I think
we need to talk about this.
M OK.
conversation 3
C Sarah, you know that
Mark wants to bring Anna on holiday with us …
S Yeah.
C How do you feel about
that?
S Erm, well, I like Anna,
I get on really well with her, she’s really nice, (hmm) but the thing is, if
they have an argument or split up, it’ll be terrible, (yeah) you know, (yeah)
and the other thing is, if they’re together all the time, it’s going to be
really boring for me, isn’t it, I’ll be on my own.
C That’s true, yeah.
S I mean, the only thing
I was thinking is if they are together, like, could I bring one of my friends?
C Well, that’s possible.
Erm, I’d better speak to your dad about it, though. (Hmm) Yeah? OK.
S OK.
11.7
listening challenge
C All
right, everyone, I’ve listened to all your opinions, and I’m going to tell you
what I’ve decided. We’ll get a bigger villa; Anna can come for the first week.
M Yes!
D Good
idea.
C Now,
Mark and Anna will have to do things with Sarah.
S Yeah.
C …all
right? Anna’s dad will have to pay the air fare.
D Yes,
that’s very fair.
C Hmm,
(OK), and Sarah, can invite a friend for the second week of the holiday.
S Oh,
yeah!
C Is
everyone in agreement?
S Yeah.
It’s a good idea.
D Yes,
excellent.
11.8
I’m worried about this
journey tomorrow. I mean,
What if the taxi is late?
What if the train doesn’t
leave on time?
What if no one comes to meet me?
11.9
L So,
Justin, um, tell me about the people in your company. I know there’s you...
J Right
L and
you’re the boss aren’t you? (uhuhuh) And who else is there?
J Well,
there’s Clancy (hmhm), er she’s my secretary, (ah) she really is lovely,
(oh, good) very sweet, very hardworking. Er, Jaz, he’s the sales
manager. He only started at 24dotcom about a month ago.
L Uhuh,
quite new.
J Yup, so far so good.
Er, there’s Carol, she’s the accountant,
(hmhm) Sadie, the receptionist. She worked
with Jaz in his last company, and Mattias, the computer programmer.
He’s a real nice guy, and he’s actually in love with Clancy.
L Oh, really.
J Yeah, it’s, it’s
terrific.
L Oh, that’s sweet. 
