【BEC中級真題聽力】第三輯Test2-Test3
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【BEC中級真題聽力】第三輯Test 2 - Part 1 Conversation 2
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Finance Weekly
'Sector Brieling'
'Best Performing Companies'
Investment News
'Stock Market Trends'
Money Markets
'Interest-rate Forecasts'
'Economic Development'
Pacific Rim
Corporate Register
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對話人之間以換行區(qū)分
Please state your enquiry, giving the name of the publication, the date of issue and the title or a description of the reprint you require. I need two articles from Finance Weekly, both in the February the 13th issue. The title of one is 'Sector Brieling', on the second page. And the other is 'Best Performing Companies'. Next, I want something from Investment News, published on the 21st of January. It's an article called 'Stock Market Trends'. The third publication is Money Markets, and I want a piece called 'Interest-rate Forecasts', from the issue dated the fifth of February. Money Markets also ran a piece called 'Economic Development'. I don't know the exact date, but it was included in an issue about the Pacific Rim countries. And one other thing I need is the Corporate Register. The new edition should be out by now. If it is, please put it in with the rest, otherwise send it on later. Thank you.
【BEC中級真題聽力】第三輯Test 2 - Part 1 Conversation 1
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Parkinson Machine Tools
Mary Parsons
Murdoch Limited
Sandy Ellis
Assembly
Machine Services Section
除Mmm 以外的其他em等語氣詞不寫
Customer Services Manager
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對話人之間以換行區(qū)分
Parkinson Machine Tools. Can I help you? This is Mary Parsons of Murdoch Limited. Can I speak to Sandy Ellis? Which department, please? I'm not sure. Perhaps Assembly. No. here he is, Machine Services Section. I'm sorry, he's on voice mail. Would you like to call back later? I usually deal with him, but can I leave a message with you? Certainly. Your company has installed computerised cutting tools and packing machines in our despatch department. The last one, a packing machine, was installed in July, and it's recently developed a fault. Mmm. The measurements and materials for the boxes are all right, but there's some sort of problem with the box assembly mechanism. The boxes are weak, and goods get damaged. Right, I'll leave a message for Sandy, and I'll ask the Customer Services Manager if he has time to call in and look at the situation before he goes home this evening. We'll get an engineer out to you first thing tomorrow morning. Thanks, bye.
【BEC中級真題聽力】第三輯Test 3 - Part 1 Conversation 2
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Alison
Head Office
Stratford Electronics
oh等語氣詞不寫
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對話人之間以換行區(qū)分
Hello. This is Alison in Head Office. Hello. The CEO has asked met to contact you about the memo you sent everyone yesterday where you asked for comments on the bid you've just put together for Stratford Electronics. Right. Well he's very happy with it on the whole, but does think the introduction is rather lengthy and includes more statistics that are necessary. No problem, I can shorten it easily. And most of the contents of the actual bid are fine, but you do refer to the annual report which won't be out until May. Right. I'll get rid of that, yes. And I was thinking there's enough with the section on the existing contracts we have, so I could take out the stuff on the new contracts, the ones we're about to start. In fact, he specifically said that he thought mentioning them was a very good selling point. OK. And he'd like you to have something in your concluding remarks about the growth in overseas sales, not just the stuff on domestic markets. Yes, I was wondering about that. And that's all really. Easy to adjust I think. OK, well thank the CEO for looking at it. It's very helpful.
【BEC中級真題聽力】第三輯Test 3 - Part 2 Section 1-2
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Ty-Ban
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寫數(shù)字編號,編號之后空格寫說話內(nèi)容
15 Business consultancy is one of the most competitive areas in the service sector. Huge fees are charged to the customers, but the customers have huge expectations in return. This has led to a growing feeling of disillusionment 'What do these people do that we couldn't do for ourselves?' Well, here we have a uniquely creative consultancy company that produces revolutionary ideas for projecting a corporate image to the outside world. Their methods are starting, but they certainly get results. 16 Some of us can remember the days when a visit to the supermarket was no fun. If you needed information, there was never an assistant in sight. And when you did find one, they knew less than you. Well, that time is long past, and the seminar I watched recently at our award-winning supermarket was a revelation. It endeavoured to keep sales assistants up-to-date with information about food technology, how to access product information on the store intranet, and so on. And that's what gave this supermarket its edge. 17 Has this happened to you? You're paid small fortune to have a kitchen installed. The fitters have gone, you switch on the dishwasher, and the next thing you know, the kitchen's flooded. Our award-winning company has a 24-hour phone service, seven days a week, with a reply guaranteed by real people within three minutes. And if it's an emergency with one of their appliances, an engineer is out to you on the same day. Service like this is rare these days.
【BEC中級真題聽力】第三輯Test 3 - Part 3
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Ricky Bland
Burger House
Oh等語氣詞不寫
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對話人之間以換行區(qū)分
My guest today is Ricky Bland, whose critical report on how service companies approach training has just been published. Hello, Ricky. Hello. Yes I looked at the provision of training by employers in this country, and found that most have a winner-takes-all approach to training. Despite low levels of basic skills, companies spend most of their training budgets on their most qualified employees, particularly managers. This simply doesn't result in the quality we need. But does this really matter? Yes, because even through there have been enormous efforts to make training available to everyone, the under-development of the workforce in this country is a major factor in our poor productivity. It's also true that the time people spend being trained is below the average of the world's industrialized economies. Training is particularly bad in the fast-food industry, isn't it? Well, the industry certainly has the image of offering low-paid, low-prestige jobs with no future prospects. And there are jobs that don't demand a great deal of skill, for instance using the latest technology for cooking. But in fact, that image isn't entirely accurate. Not only are pay and conditions improving, but some fast-food chains are better than many other service sector employers at combining commercial success with the development of its workforce. Can you give us an example? Well, the Burger House chain gives its staff the chance to take courses in all sorts of things, not just those needed for cooking or serving. When the annual training programme is circulated, staff plan with their managers which courses to attend. They encourage people to spend as much time being trained as they think they can benefit from. In the long term, the company gains financially, because it creates a source of potential managers. But still, working in a fast-food establishment is much worse than in an expensive restaurant, isn't it? In both cases, the work can resemble a production line, with the pressure limiting the chances of job satisfaction. But expensive restaurants depend on the reputation of one or two individuals. The rest have little chance to move from low to high-skilled work. In some fast-food chains, almost half the managers have worked their way up from the kitchens. And while the type of service varies, I've seen good and bad quality in expensive restaurants and fast-food places, and that depends on training. Where will the pressure for improved training come from? In fact, it's internal. Although customers are affected by the end result of training, they also tend to be sensitive to prices. So, in fact, it's mostly people who have already worked their way up to managerial levels who want to help others in the same way. Another advantage of course, is that training attracts job applicants, which makes recruitment easier. What recommendations did you make in your report? My main one is that the government should support training by letting companies claim tax relief. Many companies already get this for certain types of training, but the proposal would particularly help unskilled workers aiming at intermediate qualifications. The government should also work with the sector skills council to improve training and working conditions in those industries where it's necessary. Do you think the government will act on your proposals? Well, I want to reintroduce the idea of people getting grants, so that they can choose training for themselves, but there were problems with this a few years ago, so the political will probably isn't there to try it again. I'm confident we'll see a review of all the vocational qualifications, though, which would remove some of the inconsistencies that are there now. And to be honest, my idea for all workers to spend a minimum time on training is unlikely to be introduced just yet. Ricky Bland, thank you. Thank you.
workforce in this country is a major factor in our poor productivity. It's also true that the time people spend being trained is below the average of the world's industrialized economies. Training is particularly bad in the fast-food industry, isn't it? Well, the industry certainly has the image of offering low-paid, low-prestige jobs with no future prospects. And there are jobs that don't demand a great deal of skill, for instance using the latest technology for cooking. But in fact, that image isn't entirely accurate. Not only are pay and conditions improving, but some fast-food chains are better than many other service sector employers at combining commercial success with the development of its workforce. Can you give us an example? Well, the Burger House chain gives its staff the chance to take courses in all sorts of things, not just those needed for cooking or serving. When the annual training programme is circulated, staff plan with their managers which courses to attend. They encourage people to spend as much time being trained as they think they can benefit from. In the long term, the company gains financially, because it creates a source of potential managers. But still, working in a fast-food establishment is much worse than in an expensive restaurant, isn't it? In both cases, the work can resemble a production line, with the pressure limiting the chances of job satisfaction. But expensive restaurants depend on the reputation of one or two individuals. The rest have little chance to move from low to high-skilled work. In some fast-food chains, almost half the managers have worked their way up from the kitchens. And while the type of service varies, I've seen good and bad quality in expensive restaurants and fast-food places, and that depends on training. Where will the pressure for improved training come from? In fact, it's internal. Although customers are affected by the end result of training, they also tend to be sensitive to prices. So, in fact, it's mostly people who have already worked their way up to managerial levels who want to help others in the same way. Another advantage of course, is that training attracts job applicants, which makes recruitment easier. What recommendations did you make in your report? My main one is that the government should support training by letting companies claim tax relief. Many companies already get this for certain types of training, but the proposal would particularly help unskilled workers aiming at intermediate qualifications. The government should also work with the sector skills council to improve training and working conditions in those industries where it's necessary. Do you think the government will act on your proposals? Well, I want to reintroduce the idea of people getting grants, so that they can choose training for themselves, but there were problems with this a few years ago, so the political will probably isn't there to try it again. I'm confident we'll see a review of all the vocational qualifications, though, which would remove some of the inconsistencies that are there now. And to be honest, my idea for all workers to spend a minimum time on training is unlikely to be introduced just yet. Ricky Bland, thank you. Thank you.
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