You will hear and fill in each blank with ONE word and write your answers in the

answer sheet. The

conversation will be spoken THREE TIMES.

5.01

E = Ella D = Dan I1 = Interviewee 1 I2 = Interviewee 2 I3 = Interviewee 3

I4 = Interviewee 4 I5 = Interviewee 5. I6 = Interviewee 6
E: Hello, listeners, and welcome to It all adds up!, the programme that talks about money. I’m
your host, Ella Leeson. Today we’re going to start with more tips for saving money. Dan Parks
went into the street to talk to people and get ideas for saving money on living
____EXPENSES_________, Dan?
D: Thanks, Ella. I went to London’s Oxford Street earlier this week and asked people how they
spend less and save more. Here’s what they said.
I1: Make your own food, so you don’t spend money on lunch. If you take your lunch to work,
you will save hundreds a year.
I2: I don’t have a car now – I sold it! You will save thousands – and become healthier – if you
cycle to work instead of ___DRIVING__________.
I3: Stop using your credit card. Pay it off. Only spend money you already have – don’t
______BORROW_______it.
I4: Save money every month for emergencies. Then, when you have a problem with your house,
or you need a new car, the money will be ready.
I5: Don’t buy a new car. If you buy a car that’s just one year old instead of a new one, you will
save a lot of money.
I6: Go to the cinema on a ____DISCOUNT_________ day. My local cinema is cheaper on
Mondays. There are special prices online.
D: Smart people out there in Oxford Street, Ella. E: You’re right. Lots of great ideas for
spending less and saving more.
D: Right – a little bit here, a little bit there. It all adds up!
E: It all adds up! So, Dan, what can ____CONSUMMERS_________ expect in the next few
months?
D: Well, the first thing we’re looking at is a possible small increase in
____INTEREST_________ rates.
E: But that’s not official yet, is it?
D: No, the government hasn’t confirmed it, but it looks very likely.
E: What will that mean for consumers?
D: If interest rates increase, borrowing will go down. People borrow more when loans are
cheaper.
E: So if people are thinking of borrowing ... ?
D: They should do it now, before interest rates
go up.
E: OK. Anything else?
D: __HOUSING_________ costs will go up – people who own a home will pay a little more
each month.
E: So, not great news.
D: No, but it is good news for people with savings. If banks raise the interest rate on savings,
savers will earn more. That means it’s a great time to start saving, or to increase saving.
E: It all adds up!
D: It all adds up, Ella!
E: Anything else?
D: Just one more thing before I go. International exchange rates. We’re watching China closely,
because its economy is really strong at the moment. ____ELECTRONIC_________imports here
will be more expensive if China’s ___CURRENCY__________ becomes stronger.
E: OK, so if you’re thinking of getting a new TV ... D: ... now may be the time. We’ll probably
start to see prices go up in a couple of months.
E: Thanks, Dan. Some great ____TIPS_________!
D: Thank you, Ella.
E: That’s it on money saving for this show, but now we’re going to move on to ...
6.03

A = Anatol/ E = Erin/ M = Michael

A: So, Erin. Let’s start with you.
E: OK, well, we all agree that our biggest problem is getting new graduates to think about
____INSURANCE_____ as a career. So I suggest we introduce twelve- month internships.
Believe it or not, it’s actually harder to get a paid internship these days than to get a job! I think
we’ll find it easier to recruit students before they graduate rather than after.
A: Mm. I really like that idea. And twelve months is long enough for them to learn something
about our business.
E: Exactly. And while we’re on the subject of learning the business, why don’t we provide
personal coaching as well? Teach them the _____PROFESSIONAL_______ skills they don’t
learn at university.
A: Good idea. Of course, there is the problem of cost . What can we do about that?
E: Couldn’t we just spend more on student internships and less on graduate
_____RECRUITMENT_______?
A: You know, that might not be such a bad idea. Now, Michael, you’re looking at how we
market ourselves to ____GRADUATES________. What have you got so far?
M: Yes, well, the first thing is: we need to go mobile with our _____ADVERTISING_______.
Most students prefer to use their mobiles to look for work. So, this is the perfect way to reach
them as soon as we have job ______OPPORTUNITIES______.
E: What a good idea! And doing that means we could also make job offers a lot faster – direct to
the applicant’s phone. Did you know that at the moment, a quarter of the people we offer work
to have already taken another job by the time we ___CONTACT_________ them?
A: Really? But that’s terrible ...
E: OK, as we know, another ____DIFFICULTY________ we have is our size. So the question
is: how do we make our large company feel like a small one? And I think the answer is to put
our trainees into smaller project teams.
A: Actually, I think that’s a great idea. And if we do that, perhaps we can also create a bit of
friendly ____COMPETITION________ between teams. Might make things more ... fun. As
you say, Erin, that seems to be important nowadays.
M: Mm, it’s a nice idea, Erin. I’m just wondering about the amount of reorganisation it’ll need.
How can we manage that?
A: Mm, good point. Let’s see what the _____BOARD_______thinks.
7.02 S = Sam D = Donna P = Paul K = Karl L = Lena
S: Right, is everyone ready? Donna, have you switched on your webcam? I can’t see you. Your
___SCREEN__________ is blank.
D: Sorry, my camera doesn’t work properly. I’ll switch it off anyway because it
______SLOWES_______ down my internet _____CONNECTION________.
S: Oh, OK. That’s fine.
P: Hello ... can, can I ask ... easily, and ... so that’s a problem if ...
S: Paul, Paul? Paul, you keep cutting out.
P: Sorry, what ... say ... Sam? ... hear you ... well.
S: You keep cutting out, Paul.
P: OK, ju ... moment. Is that ... better now? ... I ... can hear, hear ... you.
S: We still can’t hear you properly. The connection is bad. Would you mind hanging up and I’ll
call you back. Hi, Paul, are you there?
P: Yes. Can everyone hear me now?
All: Yes. / Loud and clear.
K: Karl here, HR. Sam, did everyone receive my ____NOTES_________ from earlier?
L: Karl, I’m afraid we can’t hear you very well, either. You’re very quiet. Could you move
closer to the ____MICROPHONE_________?
K: OK ... Is that better?
S: Not really. If you can just check your volume settings, please?
K: Sure. Any better?
S: Yes, but now there’s a bit of an ____ECHO_________. Can you move your mobile phone
away from your computer?
K: There we go, how about that?
S: Much better, thanks. I got your notes, by the way, so thanks for those. If we ... Sorry, is
someone in a café? I can hear a lot of ____BACKGROUND_________ noise.
L: Sorry, it’s me: R&D. I’m not in the office today.
S: No worries. Would you ___MIND__________ using the mute button? I can almost smell the
coffee.
L: Yeah, of course. Sorry, everyone.
S: That’s better, thanks. Now, just one last request before we start. I know it’s getting close to
_____LUNCHTIME________ for some of you. So if anyone is _____HUNGRY________,
please feel free to eat your lunch as we speak, but just remember to use that mute button!
7.03
Good morning everyone, and thank you for coming. Firstly today, I’m going to answer the
question you’re all asking – why did we decide to make changes to the product packaging?
Now, there are three main ____REASONS_________ for this.
One, we have received a lot of ______NEGATIVE_______customer feedback about the
packaging this year. Customers say it looks very old-fashioned and many have suggested they’d
like it to be more colourful.
Two, as a result of the issues customers ____IDENTIFIED_________, we’ve seen falling sales
over the last twelve months. And finally – three – we feel we should be using more _ECO-
FRIENDLY___________packaging.
So, what are we going to do? Well, we’ve already decided to change the colour and to make use
of ____RECYCLED_________materials for the packaging. And we plan to do all this in just
three months.
But, before we look at the details of the _____SCHEDULE________, let’s look more closely at
the colours we’re thinking of. Obviously we’re keeping the yellow, but we are making it much
____ BRIGHTER _________ and we are thinking of adding one or two other colours, such as
green or orange, which you can see here on this slide.
So, when exactly is all this going to happen? The first month, we’re going to decide on the
colours and the designers will produce the final design. We’ll also choose the new material. In
the second month, we will set up and start ____PRODUCTION_________. There’ll be a press
______RELEASE_______, and we’ll let everyone know about the launch date. And finally, in
three months, we will launch our _____REBRANDED________ product line.