Section Two. Questions 18—22
Question 18
I’ve decided to circulate the report you produced on your visit to Pakistan to the senior management team. Before it goes out, can you make sure that those sales forecasts you pet in are as accurate as possible? I suggest you speak to Daniel in Marketing. He’s pretty reliable.
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Question 19
I want you to come to the committee meeting this afternoon. It′ s going to be quite a tricky one for me so I’ll be needing you to made an accurate record of everything that goes on.. Of course I’ll check it with you afterwards. I know how confusing ti can be when everyone seems to be speaking at once!
Question 20
Pam Jones from Human Resources has just called. She wants me to let Mr. Easton know that he can start next week. You know, the man who came for an interview last Friday. Trouble is I forgot to ask him what his telephone number is. Still, I suppose it world be better if I put it in writing, don’t you think?
Question 21
I’m determined that we are going to get all these consultants′ names and details sorted. What I want you to do is to have a word with the IT department and get them to understand what it is we want and then to get them to recommend some specific software. After that you’d better go on some sorts of training courses so that you’ll be able to run it efficiently. Then we’ll be in a much better position to find the person we need quickly.
Question 22
I’ve just been in a meeting with some of the staff from finance and you wouldn’t believe how disorganized it was. There was no agenda and someone had lost the minutes from the last meeting. Could you put something in writing for me to remind departmental managers that it is not acceptable to hold meetings without the appropriate preparation and follow-up?