Listening – Luyện Part 1 – Bài Thực Hành Số 9

BASIC DETAILS OF PROJECT 

Questions 6-10: Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

6. The main form of data collection will be
A. questionnaires.
B. Internet polling.
C. face-to-face interviews.
Your answer:

7. To finish in time, the staff will have to
A. work late.
B. come in early.
C. take some work home.
Your answer:

8. The final report will contain
A. three appendices.
B. material from the company website.
C. a supplementary booklet.
Your answer:

9. The final report will be handed in on the
A. 5th.
B. 15th.
C. 25th.
Your answer:

10. At the end, there will be
A. an office party.
B. a restaurant dinner.
C. presents for all involved.
Your answer:

Marcus: Okay, Ella. As you know, the 1 for this project is the end of the month, so we’d better plan it well.
Ella: Yes, I’ve already been thinking along those 2 , and I’ve decided we should divide this project into three phases: the Pre-phase, then Phase 1, and then Phase 2, with 3 deadlines involved for each one.
Marcus: Given that we have to finish this quickly, that sounds good. Tell me more.
Ella: The Pre-phrase is the 4 . We just need to allocate a space or a place to do our planning, and this space will need to be quite big.
Marcus: Sure, and we have to decide on the equipment 5 as well. Remember the last project, when we didn’t have enough 6 to present our ideas? We lost lots of time there.
Ella: Yes, that was a bad start. That’s why, after the Pre-phase is finished, I’ve 7 a mere three days for Phase One.
Marcus: That will involve drawing the plans. We’ll need Jenna to help us.
Ella: And Marco.
Marcus: Yes, but not Susan. Susan is just far too busy to 8 , as much as I’d like her in the team.
Ella: Let’s just take Fred instead. He’ll do.
Marcus: Sure. Fred’s not as 9 as Greg, but I agree, he’ll do fine for this job.
Ella: Then it’s straight into Phase 2, collecting, collating, analysing, and preparing the final report.
Marcus: Can we do that in five days?
Ella: I think that’s optimistic, which is why I 10 six.Marcus: That’s almost a week! Do we have that much time?
Ella: We do, and with the right people, six days should see the job done.
Marcus: Who are the people for this phase? Arthur and Rob, right?
Ella: No, Arthur’s got other things to do, and Rob’s on 11 , so Mike alone will be the main man on this part. He’s done it before, so it should be fine. But he may need some help with the smaller tasks. Someone who is good with detail and 12 .
Marcus: Hmmm. Peter’s not free at the moment, so I can arrange Leo to chip in some time and advice. Leo’s very useful, particularly under 13 . And that’s everything sorted! Well done Ella. This report should certainly be ready in time.
Marcus: Okay, Ella, you’ve done a good job with the basic timeframe of this project, but what about 14 ?
Ella: What sort of specifics?
Marcus: Well, things like information 15 . Are we going to use questionnaires like we did last time?
Ella: I was thinking of using the Internet to ask people to give their views, but you often get such silly 16 when you do that. I’m of the view that the best way to find out things is to ask people directly, so that’s what we’ll do.
Marcus: Okay, but that will take longer. We’ll probably even have to do some of the work at home.
Ella: No, I don’t think so, as long as we stay back at work for some after-hours 17 .
Marcus: Well, that’s better than coming in early. No one functions well in the morning. Also, the final report will need at least two 18 .
Ella: Not only that, we’ll have to attach a small booklet to the end, containing printouts of the relevant parts from all the foreign 19 we accessed.
Marcus: That will take even more time. Are you sure we can meet this deadline?
Ella: Yep, I’ve worked it all out, and I’m confident we can do it. Phase 1 should be finished by the 5th, leaving Phase 2 to begin about the 8th or 9th. Now, there’s a public holiday on the 10th, meaning that everything should be able to be 20 on the
15th , and after that, we can relax, and celebrate on the 25th when the Design Division gives us 21 to go ahead.
Marcus: Hah, you’re assuming that the Design Division will approve this, and that’s not 22 at all.
Ella: Oh come on Marcus, be positive. You know this should be approved—in fact, I’m even planning the celebration when this is all over.
Marcus: Oh yeah, what’s on the agenda, then?
Ella: Well, we definitely don’t want a party in the office, do we? We’ll want to get away from this place, and we’re all too busy with our own lives and families to find a 23 time free for a dinner party, so I thought we’d just buy some nice expensive gifts for everyone who participated. We can just give these to the people here in the office.
Marcus: That sounds fine to me, but make sure they’re not too expensive. The Budget Department will never 24 the cost.
Ella: Don’t worry; I know how much I can 25 away with.
Marcus: Alright. I’ll leave that with you.