Unite 5: Exam Pratice

Listening

Part One

Conversation One

J=Joanna P=Peter

J Joanna Rivers.

P Hello,Joanna.It's Peter.Is David there?

J No,I'm sorry,Peter,He's just left the office.

P What time will he be back?

J Not till tomorrow,I'm afraid.Can I take a message?

P Yes,Ok,it's about a training course he was interested in.Could you tell him the

name of the course is"Managing People",and it's on 13 August?

J Ok,so that's"Managing People"on 13 August.

P Yes,so he'll have to be quick if he's interested.The woman who runs the course is

called Virginia Little,and he should call her direct.Her number is 01723 887762.

J Ok,Peter,I'll make sure he gets this when he comes in.

P Ok,and one other thing.Tell David to mention my name,Virginia is an old friend of

mine.

Conversation Two

LT=Longside Taxis J=James

LT Longside Taxis.

J Morning.This is James Wright from Wentworth Engineering.I'd like to book a

taxis,please.

LT You're very busy today.That's the fourth one you've booked this morning.

J I know.We've got a big sales promotion on today.

LT Oh,I see.Right.So when do you want it for?

J Half past four.

LT And the passenger's name,please?

J Roughton,Susan Roughton.

LT Can you spell that?

J Yes,it's R-O-U-G-H-T-O-N.

LT OK,I've got that.And where's she going?

J To the airport.

LT Is that Headthrow or Gatwick?

J Let me just check,It's Gatwick.

LT Right.Ok,And where's the pick-up point?

J From here,from the main office on Milton Road.

LT Will she be waiting at the main reception?

J Yes,that's right.

LT OK,And does this go on your account or is the passenger paying?

J She's paying herself.

LT Right.Thanks a lot.

Conversation There

S=Stephanie A=Alan

S Ridgeway Park,Stephanie James speaking.

A Hello,Mrs Jmaes.This is Alan Barker,here.

S Oh,hello,Dr Barker.I was going to call you today about your talk next month.It's

getting quite close now and there are a couple of things I need to check and

finalise with you.

A Ok.

S Well,the first thing is the tittle of your talk,I have here"Assessing Performance".But

you said you might want to change it.

A Yes,that's right.The new title is now"Measuring Performance".

S Ok.And I also need to know if you'd prefer to give your talk in our conference

room or lecture theatre.

A I'd prefer the conference room,if that's possible.

S There's no problem at all.Most speakers prefer that.And what about equipment?Is

there anything special you'll need?

A Well,apart from the usual things like a whiteboard and VCR,I'll need a CD-player.

S I'm afraid we haven't got one.Would a cassette player do instead?

A Yes,that'll...that'll be OK.

S Right,I'll make a note of that.Oh,and there's one other thing.Can I just confirm

your fee?Was it 200 Pound?

A Well,the actual figure we agreed on was 250 Pound.But my organisation will invoice

you for that.

S Ok.Dr Barker,That's fine.I'll pass that information on to our Accounts

Department.And we look forward to seeing you on the 19th.