You will hear five short recordings. For each recording, decide what the

You will hear five short recordings.
For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about.
Write one letter(A-H)next to the number of the recording.
Do not use any letter more than once.
After you have listened once, replay the recordings.
You have 15 seconds to read the list A-H.
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Now listen, and decide what the speaker is talking about.
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Thirteen
Man: Very useful indeed! The General Manager and Research Director showed us around their hi-tech production unit. And there was a presentation of some of their products they are planning. They’re certainly coming up with a plan for some innovative products. I’m fairly sure we can come to some agreement about working together on at least two of them although there’ll be some hard bargaining, I should think.
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Fourteen
Woman: They were really excellent, the best group I’ve worked with. I was able to cover the theoretical ground very quickly and got to the practical stuff earlier than I’d expected. This meant that they had much more practice than other groups. And they won’t need too much support from us, even in the initial stage of using the program.
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Fifteen
Man: They weren’t easy, Mark. They were not easy. They asked extremely detailed questions about our product and our ability to meet deadlines. In fact, at one point I thought we were going to withdraw because it looked that we wouldn’t be able to meet all their requirements. But then they made a number of concessions. In the end I think we managed to get a good deal. Certainly it is the biggest contract I’ve been involved with.
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Sixteen
Woman: The first day was particularly useful because there were some interesting speakers mainly from big multi-nationals talking on subjects I was interested in, like the international aspects of industrial relations and employment law. Then in the evening I had some extremely interesting conversations with two of the speakers. I hope they will be useful contacts for the future. But other delegates thought it wasn’t very well-attended because the organisers decided against having an exhibition area. So fewer people came.
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Seventeen
Man: We reviewed the month’s work and discussed next month’s targets. We’ve decided that we definitely need some extra help with the personnel selection because there is just too much for one person. Generally I think we are a pretty good team. Of course there are a few problems now and again. But we always discuss them in a very calm and sensible way and come up with solutions that work so far, anyway.
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Now listen to the recordings again.
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