Tham khảo tài liệu 'book grammar for ielts part 10', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Reported speech tense changes time references reporting questions reporting verbs A Context listening You are going to hear an interview with Christopher West the Managing Director of a company called Angleside. Before you listen look at the newspaper headlines below. Which of the topics in the box do you think Mr West mentions JOBSTQGO AT ANGLESIDE DOUBTS OVER COMPANY S FUTURE voluntary redundancy early retirement low profits good business sense a promising future poor relationship between management and workers I Listen to the first part of the recording and check if you were right. I H-S J Listen to the first part again and fill in the gaps. Mr West However we 1 .voluntary redundancy and early retirement and cover most of the jobs this way. Interviewer And what has led to this situation result of Angleside s poor performance over the past five years Mr West No the company . This 5. nothing to do with the figures. It just makes good business sense. Interviewer So your figures basis for this decision to cut jobs Mr West Absolutely. We way we operate our business two years ago. 123 El Here is the journalist s radio report. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in the box. Then listen to the second part of the recording to check your answers. announced asked assured claimed denied hoped promised said At local company Angleside up to 150 employees will lose their jobs. Christopher West the Managing Director would be offering voluntary redundancy and early retirement and 2. to cover the job losses in this way. I West if these cuts were a result of Angleside s poor performance over the past five years but he the company had not been doing well and the job losses have nothing to do with the figures. West they decided to make changes two years ago. He 7. me that the company would continue to operate in the future and do his best for the employees. What are the main differences between the texts in .
