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1、Section1Man:Hello,thisisLandTransportinformationattorontoAirport.Woman:Oh,goodmorning,ImflyingtotorontoAirportnextweek,andIneedtogettoatowncalledum,Milton.CpouldyoutellmehowIcangetthere?Man:Milton,didyousay?Letmesee.Ithinkthatsabout150milessouth-westofhere.Infactits147milestobeexact,soitlltakeyouatl

2、eastsay,threetofourhoursbyroad.Woman:Wow!Isitasfarasthat?Man:yes,Imafraidso.Butyouhaveanumberofoptionstogetyouhereandyoucanalwaysrentacarrighthereattheairport,ofcourse.Woman:Right.Well,Idontreallywanttodrivemyself,soIdlikemoreinformationaboutpublictransport.Man:Ok.Inthatcasethequickestandmostcomfort

3、ableisacabandofcoursetherearealwaysplentyavailable.Butitllcostyou.youcanalsotakeagreyhoundbusortheresanairportshuttleServicetoMiiton.Woman:Hummm,Ithinkforthatkindofdistanceacabwouldbewaybeyondmybudget.ButthebussoundsOK.Canyoutellmehowmuchthatwouldcost?Man:Sure.Letssee.Thatwoldbe$15oneway,or$27.50ret

4、urn.ThatsontheGreyhound.Woman:Oh,thatsquitecheap-great!.butwhereaboutsdoesiestopinMilton?Man:ItgoesdirectlyfromtheairportheretotheCityCentreanditsprettyfast.Butyouhavetobearinmindthatthereisonlyonedepartureaday,soitdependswhattimeyourflightgetsin.Woman:Oh,ofcourse.Hangon,wereduetogetthereat11:30am.M

5、an:Hmmm,toobad,thebusleavesat3:45,soyouwouldhavequiteawaitmorethan4hours.Woman:Oh,Isee.Well,whatabouttheshuttleyoumentioned?Man:OK.ThatstheAirportShuttlethatwilltakeyoufromtheairportrighttoyourhotelorprivateaddress.Itsadoor-to-doorserviceanditwouldsuityoumuchbetter,becausetheresoneeverytwohours.Woma

6、n:Sohowmuchdoesthatcost?Man:Letssee.Yeah,thats$35oneway,$65return,soIguessitsabitmoreexpensivethantheGreyhound.Woman:Oh,thatdoesntsoundtoobad.especiallyifit*lltakemestraighttothehotel.Man:Butyoudoneedtoreserveaseat.Woman:0K.Isitpossibletomakeabookingrightnow?Throughyou?Man:Sure.Man:OK.Ijusthavetofil

7、lthisformoutforyou.Sowhatdatedoyouwanttobookthisfor?Woman:The16thofOctobleroh,no,sorry.thatsmydeparturedate.Iarriveonthe17th,sobookitforthen,please.Man:So,ThatstheTorontoAirportShuttletoMilton.Andthisisforjustonepersonor.?Woman:yes,justme,please.Man:Right.Andyousaidyourexceptedtimeofarrivalwas11:30?

8、So讦IbookyourShuttleforafter12:00-letssay,12:30thatshouldgiveyouplentyoftimeto,youknow,collectyourbaggagemaybegrabacoffee?Woman:Yeah,thatsoundsfine,aslongaswelandontime!Man:Well,welltakeyouflightdetailssoyoudontneedtowarrytoomuchaboutthat.Now.whataboutthefare?Whatsortofticketdoyouwant?Onewayor.?Woman

9、:Yes,thatllbefine,providedIcanbookthereturntriponceImthere.Man:Noproblemjustallowacoupleofdaysinadvancedtomakesureyougetaseat.Andwhatsyouname,please?Woman:Janet,JanetThomson.Man:IsthatThompsonspeltwitha“p”？Woman:No,itsT-H-O-M-S-O-N.Man:OK,AndyoullbecomingfromtheUK?Whatflightwillyoubetravellingon?Wom

10、an:Oh,itsAirCanadaflightnumberAC936,fromLondonHeathrow.Man:Right.Now,doyouknowwhereyoullbestaying?Weneedtogivethedriveranaddress.Woman:yes,itscalledtheVacationMote-andIthinkitsnearthetowncentre.Anyway,theaddressis24KitchenerStreet-thatskitchenerstreet.Man:Thatsfine.Right.Sothats$35topayplease.Haveyo

11、ugetyourcreditcardnumberthere?Woman:Yes,itsaVISAcard,andthenumberis3303845020456837Man:OK,well,thatseemstobeeverything.haveagoodtripandwellseeyouinTorontonextweek.Woman:yes,bye-ok,thanksforyourhelp!Section2Thankyouallforcomingtomytalkthisevening.Itsnicetoseemanypeopleintheaudience.Forthoseofyouwhodo

12、ntknowverymuchaboutPSCamping,letmestartbygivingyousomebackgroundinformationaboutthecompany.Thecompanystartedtwenty-fiveyearsago.Itactuallyopenedasaretailchainsellingcampingequipmentandthentwentyyearsago,itboughtasmallnumberofcampsitesintheUK,andbeganofferingcampingholidays.Thecompanygrewrapidlyandha

13、sbeenprovidingholidaysincontinentalEuropeforthelastfifteenyears.Ifyoubookacampingholidaywithus,youllhaveachoiceofoverthreehundredsites.InItalywenowhavesome64sitesthatweeitherown,orhaveexclusiveuseofFranceiswherewehavethemajorityofsites,andwecurrentlyhaveaprojecttoexpandintoSwitzerland.Wealsohaveanum

14、berofsitesinNorthernSpain,particularlyinthemountainousregionofpicosdeEuropa.WeveupgradedalltheseSpanishsites,andimprovedthemconsiderablyfromtheiroriginalthree-starratingWebelieveourholidaysoffersuperbfacilitiesforthewholefamily.Parentswhowanttheirchildrentobefullyoccupiedforallorpartofthedaycantakea

15、dvantageofourchildrensactivities.Theseareorganisedbyourwell-qualifiedandenthusiasticstaff.Eachdaykicksoffasportsmatch,perhapsfootball,orvolleyball,followedbyanhourofdramaforeveryone.Thismayincludesingingordancing,mimeorotheractivities.Intheafternoon,theresadifferentartactivityforeachdayoftheweekincl

16、udingapostercompetitionormodelmaking.Whatsmore,oursitesaretrulychild-friendly,and,withthisinmind,weoperateano-noiseruleintheevenings.Childrenseveningactivitiesusuallyfinishat9:30,oroccasionally10,andfrom10:30holiday-makersareexpectedtobequietintheareaswheretherearetents.WewantnothingtogowrongonaPSCa

17、mpingholiday,butfitdoes,wealsowantallcustomerstobeinsured.Ifyouhaventorganisedanannualinsurancepolicyofyourownyoullneedtotakeoutthelow-costcoverweofferandwerequirethatyouarrangethiswhenyoutakeyourholidayreservation.TherearemanyadvantagestochoosingPSCamping,andtorecommendingittoothers.Asaregularcusto

18、mer.Youllbekeptinformedofspecialoffers.Andyourfriendscanbenefitfromtenpercentofftheirholiday,orbookaluxurytentforthepriceofastandardone.Inreturn,wellsendyouathank-youpresent,whichyoucanchoosefromalistofhigh-qualityitems.!Whenitcomestoourtents,theseareequippedtothehigheststandard.Wereallydothinkofeve

19、ryessentialdetail,fromanovenandcookingringsfuelledbybottledgas,tomirrorsinthebedroomareas.Ifyoudontwanttocookindoors,youcanborrowabarbecueifyouaskinadvanceforonetobemadeavailable,andtheresevenapicnicblankettositonoutsideyourtent.Inside,aboxofgamesandtoyscanbefound,andchildrenstentscanbehiredifrequir

20、ed,Alltentshaveafridge,andifyouwanttospendthedayonthebeach,forexample,askforaspeciallydesignedPSCampingcoolbox,whichwillkeepyourfoodanddrinkschilled.Thereareexcellentwashingfacilitiesatalloursites,withwashingmachinesandclotheslinesinthecentralareas,alongwithmopsandbucketsincaseyourtentneedscleaningd

21、uringyourstay.Allsiteshaveacafeand/orashopforthosewhodrathereatinthandineatalocalrestaurant.Section3Tutor:Well,youvebothbeenlookingatdifferentstylesofmanagingindividuals,incompaniesandtheworkplace.Howstheresearchgoing,philip?Philip:Well,Ivebeenlookingatwhyindividualism,Imeanindividualdifference,ares

22、uchanimportantareaofmanagementstudies.Whenyouthinkaboutanyorganization,beitafamilybusinessoramultinationalcompany,theyareallfundamentallyagroupofpeopleworkingtogether.Butitswhattheseindividualscontributetotheirpleasesofworkthatmakesyourealizehowimportanttheyare.Ofcoursetheybringdifferentideas,butits

23、alsotheirattitudesandtheirexperiencesoflearning.Diversityisimportantintheseareastoo.Tutor:Sowhydopeoplebehavesodifferentlyfromoneanotheratwork?Philip:Therearelotsofreasonbutresearchhasshownalotofitcomesdowntopersonality.Andtheotherfactorisgender.Itsawellknownfactthatmenandwomendolotsofthingsindiffer

24、entways,andtheworkplaceisnodifferent.Tutor:Didyoulookattheeffectsofthisvariationoncompanies?Philip:Yes,Idid.Onthepositiveside,exposuretosuchdiversityhelpsencouragecreativitywhichisgenerallyanassettoacompany.Butunfortunatelyindividualdifferencearealsotherootofconflictbetweenstaffandtheycanleadtodiffi

25、cultiesformanagement,whichcansometimesbeserious.彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、彳、Tutor:Thanks,philip.SonowIguessthetwomainthingstorememberherearetoidentifyindividualtalentandthentoutilizeit.SoJanice,youwerelookingatidentifyingdifferenttalent

26、sinworkersDoyouthinkthisiseasyformanagerstodo?Janice:Well,currentlyteamworkisinfashionintheworkplaceandinmyopiniontheimportanceoftheindividualisgenerallyneglected.Whatmanagersshouldbetargetingisthoseemployeeswhocantaketheleadinasituationandarenotafraidtoaccepttheideaofresponsibility.Tutor:Thatstrue.

27、Janicebutunfortunatelymanymanagersthinktheentirenotionofencouragingindividualityamongsttheirstaffisfartoohard.Janice:Yes.ThatmaybetruebutIthinkoneofthemostimportanttasksofmanagersistoconsidertheneedsoftheindividualononehandandgroupco-operationandconformityontheother.Itrequirescreativethinkingonthepa

28、rtofmanagementtoavoidtension.Tutor:SoJanice,whatkindofpeopledoyouthinkcompaniesshouldbelookingfor?JaniceWell,ithastostartfromtheverybeginningwhencompaniesarelookingfornewemployees.Whenthepersonaldepartmentischoosingbetweenapplicantstheyneedtolookforsomeonewhosbrokenthemouldandcanthinkforthemselves.I

29、nstead,peoplemakingthesedecisionsoftenuesarangeofpsychologicalteststosee讦apersonisaproblemsolver,orwilldoastheyretold.Imnotconvincedthesequalitiesareactuallythemostimportant.Tutor:Sodoyouthinkbeingagoodteamplayerisoverrated?JaniceNo,itsnotoverrated.Youdoneedtolearntherulesandlearnthemfast.Noindividu

30、alcangetaroundthisifyoureworkinginanorganization.Tutor:Sohowshouldmanagersdealwiththis?JaniceRewards.Whenanindividualdemonstrates,thebehaviourtheorganisationexpects,somekindofincentivecanbegiven.Whatsimportanthereisthatthishappensrightatthebeginningsonewrecruitslearntherulesofthesystemimmediately.Al

31、sotheincentiveshouldbesomethingtheindividualactuallywants,andthisisntalwaysjustmoney。Tutor:Tocomebacktoyou,philip.Youweresayingthatrecognitionofgoodperformersisessential.Whatelseshouldmanagersbelookingfor?Philip:Well,managingpeoplemeansyounotonlyhaveanunderstandingofyouremployees,butyoualsorecognise

32、thecultureoftheorganization.Infact,forsomeorganizationscreativityandindividualitymaybethelastthingtheywanttoseeduringworkinghours.Tutor:Verytrue.Philip:Yes,butmanagingpeopleisntaseasyasitlooks.Forexample,changeintheworkplacecanbequitetricky.Especiallyiftheresaneedtoincreaseprofit,.Andattimeslikethes

33、emanagersmayhavetogiveprioritytoprofitratherthanindividualstaffneeds.Tutor:yes,andthatcreatesdifficultsituationsforpeople.Philip:Yes,butwhatsimportantisthatmanagersareabletodealwithquitehighlevelsofpersonalstress.Duringtimesofchangetheyshouldbethinkingnotonlyaboutthestrainontheirstaffbuttaketimeoutt

34、othinkofthemselves.Tutor:Absolutely.Sowhataretheimplicationsofthatfor.Section4Goodafternoon,everyone!ThisisthefirstseninarinpreparationforourarchaeologicalfieldworkinNamibia,wearefantasticallylucktohavereceivedpartialresearchfundingforthistripfromourInstitute,soIshallexpect200%attentionandparticipat

35、ionfromyouall.Firstinthisseminar,Imgoingtogiveabriefintroductiontocontemporaryresearchonrockart,andinthesecondpartImgoingtogiveyousomedosanddontsforourfieldworktripinAprilsopleaselistenverycarefully.ImfirstgoingtofocusontheinterpretationofrockartinNamibia,weareveryfortunatetobegoingtoanareawhereyouc

36、anfindsomeofthemostimportantsitesintheentireworld.AndIhopetoshowyouhoweasyitisfoeeveryonetomakemistakesinlookingatcultureswhicharedifferentfromourpwnthefirstandmostimportantlessonwehavetolearn.InNamibiatherearebothpaintingsandengravingthatswherethesurfaceoftherockiscutout.Manyoftheengravingsshowfoot

37、printsofanimalsandmostscholarsusedtothinkthatthepurposeofthesewassimpleandobvious.Thisrockartwaslikeaschoolbookwithpicturetoteachchildrenabouttrackswhickbelongedtowhichanimalgiraffe,lionandsoon.Butthereweresomemysteries.First,whenyoulookatatypicalNamibianpaintingorengraving,youseethetracksarerepeate

38、d,therearedozensoftracksforthesameanimal.Youdexpectjustoneclearillustration讦thereasontheaimwastoteachtracking.Nowthereweretwomoreproblem,whyaresomeoftheengravingofanimalsveryaccuratasyoudexpectallclearlyidentifiable-andothersquiteunrealisticAndanothermysterysomeoftheseunrealisticanimalsthat*sintheen

39、gravingsseemtobehalfhuman.Some,forexample,havegothumanfaces,Manyreaearchersnowthinkthatthesewerepicturesthewisemenengravedofthemselves.Theybelivedtheycouldusemagictocontroltheanimalstheyhaddrawn,sothehunterscouldthencatchthemforfood.Thisshowsyousomeofthedangersofcomingfromoneculturetoanother,aswellb

40、edoing,withoutunderstandingitfully.Scholarsimaginedthatchildrenlookedatrockartpicturestolearntotrackjustbecausetheythemselveshadlearntskillsfrompictures,manyresearchersnowbelievethatrockarthadamuchmorecomplexpurpose,andwe*lltalkmoreaboutitnextweekNowbeforeIinviteyoutojoininadiscussioninthissecondpar

41、toftheseminar,Idliketomakesomeveryimportantpointsaboutpurfieldworkandinfaceanyfieldtriptolookatrockart.Weregoingtoanumberofsites,andwewontalwaystotogether.Thesinglelargestproblemfacedbypeoplewhomanagethesitesisyes,Imsureyouveguesseddamagecausedbyvisitors,eventhoughitsusuallyunintentional.Whenever,yo

42、udogotoasite,dontforgetyoucanlearnmanythingsfromobservingatadistanceinsteadofwalkingalloverit.Thiscanreallyhelptoreducevisitorpressure.Peopleoftensay.“Well,theresonlytwoofusandjustthisonetime”,butmaybethousandsofpeoplearesayingthesamething.Andthensomebasicrulestoguideyouwellhaveourowncampnearavillag

43、e,butremembernevertocamponasiteifyougoonyourown,.Itmaybedisrespectfultothepeopleofthatculture,andcertainlydontmakefires,howeverromanticitmayseem,Itsreallydangerousindryareas,andyoucaneasilyburnpricelessundiscoveredmaterialbydoingso.So,howarewegoingtoenjoytherockartonourfieldtrip?Bylookingatit,drawin

44、gitandphotographineitNEVERbytouchingitoreventracingit.Rockartisfragileandprecious.Rememberthatclimbingonrocksandincavescandestroyinamomentwhathaslastedforcenturies.SonoheroicsinNamibia,please!Trytobeextracarefulandhelpotherstobetoo.Andlastlypleasedontevenmoverocksorbranchestotakephotographsyoushould

45、leavethesiteintace-ImsureIcanrelyonyoutodothat.Section1Woman:Man:Woman:Man:Woman:Man:Woman:Hello.motorinsurancedepartmentOhhello.Idliketoaskaboutinsuranceformycar.Yes,ofcourse.Illjusttakeafewdetails.Whatsyourname?PatrickJones.Andyouraddrss?Its27BankRoad.27BankRoad.IsthatinGreendale?Well,Thatsaboutal

46、lIwanttosaybeforetodaysfirstdiscussion,butifyouhaveanyquestionpleaseaskthemnowanddontforgetyoullfindsomefascinatinginformationaboutworld-widesitesontheInternet.Right,firstquestionthen?Man:Yes.Woman:Man:Andwhatsyourdaytimephonenumber?Myworknumberis730453.Woman:Andcouldaskwhatyouroccupationis?Man:Dent

47、ist.Woman:Man:OK.nowafewdetailsaboutyourcar.Whatsizeistheengine?ItsaHewtonSable.Woman:Couldyouspellthemodelnameplease?Man:Yes.S-A-B-L-E.Woman:Man:Ahyes.thanks.Andwhenwasitmade?1997.Woman:Man:Lovely.right.Ipresumeyouvehadapreviousinsurer?Yes.Woman:Man:Right.weneedtoknowthenameofthecompany.Yes.itwasNo

48、rthernStar.Woman:Thankyou,andhaveyoumadeanyinsuranceclaimsinthelastfiveyears?Man:Yes.onein1999.Woman:Andwhatwastheproblem?Man:Itwasstolen.but.Woman:Thatsfine,MrJones.thatsallweneedtoknowatmoment.Woman:Andwilltherebeanyothernameddrivers?Man:JusttheoneWoman:Andhisname?Man:SimonPaynter.Woman:Couldyousp

49、ellthesurnameplease?Man:P-A-Y-N-T-E-R.Woman:Man:OKthankyou.Andwhatrelaionshipishetoyou?Heismybrother-in-law.Woman:AndwhatwillyouMrPaynterbeusingthecarfor?Man:Well.mainlyforsocialuse.Woman:Socialuse(murmuring)Willyoubeusingittotraveltowork?Man:Yes.sometimes.Woman:Man:.Anythingelse?No.thatsit.Woman:Ma

50、n:Andfinally.whenwouldyouliketostarttheinsurance?Illneeditfromthe31stofJanuary.Woman:Right.MrJones.Imgettingacoupleofquotescominguponthecomputernow.andthebestbetlookslikebeingwithacompanycalledRedFlag.Man:Yeah.Woman:Andthatcomesoutat$540peryear.Man:WellthatseemsOK.itsquiteabitlowerthanIvebeenpayingu

51、ptonow.Woman:Man:Great.sowouldyoulikemetogoaheadwiththat?Sure.whynot?Woman:Howwouldyouliketopay?Section2ThankyouforcallingtheTouristLine.Therearemanydifferentwaysofgettingroundthecityandwedliketosuggestsomeyoumaynothavethoughtof.Howaboutacitytripbyboat?Tharearefourmainstoppingpointsfromwesttoeast:at

52、opAGreenBanks,stopBCityBridge,stopCRomanLandingandatopDNewtown.YoucanfindthemainbookingofficeatstopA.Thefirstboatleavesat8a.m.andthelastoneat6:30p.m.Therearealsomanyattractionsyoucanvisitalongtheriver.AtStopA,Ifyouhavetime,youcanvisitthefine16thcenturypalaceherebuiltforthekingwithitsbeautifulformalg

53、ardens.Itsverynearthebookingoffice.Nowyoucanenjoyeverycornerofthissuperbresidence.StopBWhydontyouvisitTowerRestaurantwithieswiderangeofrefreshments?Thisisaplacewhereyoucansitandenjoythewonderfulviewsovertheoldcommercialandbankingcentreofthecity.StopCistheareawhere,inthefirstcenturyAD,invadingsoldier

54、scrossedtheriver,tjiswasmuchshallowerthanitisnow.ThatswhythisareaiscalledRomanLanding.There*saninteractiveMuseumtovisitherewithalargeshopwhichhasagoodrangeoflocalhistorybooks.Atthefurthestpointofthetrip,stopD,themostexcitingplacetovisitisthenewEntertainmentComplexwithseven-screencinema,bowlingalleya

55、ndvideogamesarcade.Besidestheboattours,therearecitybuses,Twocompaniesofferspecialservices:TheTopBusCompanyrunsallitstourswithalivecommentaryinenglish.Toursleavefrom8:30a.m.every20minutes.TherearedeparturesfromCentralStation,CastleHillandLongWalk.Thisisahop-onhop-offserviceandticketsarevalidfor24hour

56、s.ForfurtherdetailscallTopBuson02089447810.TheNumberOneSightseeingTourisavailablewithacommentaryineightlanguages.BusesdepartfromCentralStationeveryfivetosixminutesfromabout9a.m.withthelastbusataround7p.m.TherearealsoNumberOneserviveswithanenglish-speaking.Section3Interviewer:WerepleasedtowelcomeDrMa

57、rtinMerrywhetheroftheAntarcticCentreinChristchurch,NewZealandwhohascomealongtotalktoustodayabouttheroleoftheCentreandtheAntarcticTreaty.Interviewer:Nowmyfirstquestionisaboutthechoiceoflocationforthecentre.WhyChristchurch?Wasitbecauseoftheclimate?Doctor:Well,actuallyNewZealandisthesecondclosestcountr

58、ytoAntarcticaandChristchurchisoftenusedonAntarcticexpeditions.Interviewer:Right.Soitsbecauseofwhereweare.coupledwithourhistoricalrole.Sotelluswhatisthemainpurposeofthecentre?Doctor:Well.wehavetwocomplementaryroles.Oneisasascientificbaseforexpeditionsandresearchandtheotherisasaninformationcentre.Inte

59、rviewer:Telluesomethingabouttheroleasascientificbase.Doctor:WereabletoprovideinformationaboutwhatscientistsshouldtakewiththemtotheSouthPoleforexample,thecentrecontainsaclothingwarehousewhereexpeditionsaresuppliedwithsuitableclothingfortheextremeconditions.Interviewer:Isupposeyouneedabitmorethanyourn

60、ormalwintercoat!Doctor:yes,exactlyandthentheresalsothespecialistlibraryandmappingservices.Interviewer:Right.Andwhichcountriesareactuallylocatedatthecentre?Doctor:Well.thecentrehousesresearchprogrammesforNewZealand,forTheUnitedStatesaswellasforItaly.there*reevenaUSpostofficeattheAmericanairforcebaseh