1.4
SCENARIO
PERSONALITY CLASH
12
SITUATION
1
Read the situation below. What problems might the
new assistant have working for two bosses?
Sydney GKNX, an Australian company, has a
small office in Sydney which sells television and
radio programmes. The office staff consist of
Claire Morton (television), Jodie Walker (radio)
and two secretaries Georgia and Debbie. The
office needs a new assistant who will work for
both Claire and Jodie.
2
a
1.4
Listen to Claire and Jodie talking. What is the
main problem they must solve? Did you think of it in
Exercise 1?
2
b
Listen again and note the good and bad points
about Claire and Jodie’s personalities. Compare your
answers with a partner.
Claire
Jodie
+
–
+
–
ambitious
sociable
KEY LANGUAGE
GIVING OPINIONS, AGREEING AND DISAGREEING,
MAKING SUGGESTIONS
3
a
Listen again and complete the extracts.
1
CLAIRE
:
It’s not our fault, is it?
JODIE:
. I suppose we are difficult
at times.
2
CLAIRE:
Mmm,
, I do have a bad temper
at times.
3
CLAIRE:
That’s the kind of person I want to
employ here.
JODIE:
Sorry, I
with you about Barbara.
, she was a really hard worker.
4
J
ODIE:
Louise was jealous of my friendship
with Georgia.
CLAIRE:
I
.
5
JODIE:
Why don’t we go for a man this time?
CLAIRE:
No, that’s
.
6
CLAIRE:
We want someone, male or female, who’ll
fit in here. I
we contact the agency
again. …
JODIE:
OK,
you phoning them this
time? I’m really busy, …
3
b
Look at the words and phrases you put in the gaps
in Exercise 3a. In each case was the speaker:
a
giving an opinion?
c
disagreeing?
b
agreeing?
d
suggesting?
3
c
Look at Audio script 1.4 on page 164. Work with
a partner to find other examples of the language
functions in Exercise 3b.
