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What do we call a pension? Is it a compulsory scheme?(to pay money to an employee; to retire on reaching a certain age; a compulsory scheme; to pay a fixed amount every week; to pay a larger amount; on retirement; to get the state pension; to operate one’s own pension scheme) In what way do the companies arrange their own pension schemes? (to give the employees money to retire on; to be governed by a trust-deed; to be separate from the company; to be appointed; to hold meetings regularly; to approve money for pensions; to examine the fund accounts) 3. Is it the same in Harper & Grant Ltd.? (to pay a certain amount of one’s wages into the fund; to invest money; to increase the value of money; a period of employment; to qualify for a pension) What does Mr. Grant want to do as a result of the productivity drive? (to close down unprofitable departments; the redundant workers; to be absorbed into other departments; to be a craftsman in the old style; to be a carpenter able to do fine hand carving; to be hardly ever required) What does Ian Hampden, the Personnel Manager, think about Mr. Grant’s intentions? (to get rid of someone; to make somebody change his mind; to be determined on something; to streamline the company; to make the company more profitable and competitive; to find out; to suggest a way of persuading somebody to see reason) What circumstances did Peter recall when he discussed the situation with Ian before the meeting? (to be due to be held shortly; to be approved; to have to leave the firm; to look after somebody; to become an invalid; to rejoin the company; according to the articles of the trust; to leave the firm for a time; to work a certain number of years; to qualify for the full pension) What do the articles of the trust read? (to complete the time; to have some years to go; to be sacked, or fired; to be given a full pension; to have an extremely bad effect on everybody; to be with the firm) In what way does Peter contribute to Ian’s decision to save B. Hardiman from redundancy? (to suggest something cunningly; to make up the difference; to pay the money to make up the pension to the full amount; to interrupt employment; to be shrewd enough; the lesser of the two evils; to let somebody stay; the proper retirement age) In what way can Ambrose Harper’s illness effect the future of the firm? (to be an elderly man; to own half the shares in the company; to be bought by a rival firm; to want to take over; to change the present set-up) Task 2 Give the English equivalents for the following word combinations:
LISTENING
Exercise 1 You are going to hear a talk between Ian Hampden and Peter Wiles. Before you listen to the conversation look at these statements. After you have listened to the tape determine whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Explain why.
Exercise 2 Listen to the following extract from the recording which shows how the situation progressed at the Pension Fund Meeting. Try to complete the gaps, using no more than three words in each case.
Exercise 3 Listen to the following conversation between H.G., Peter and Ian. All the remarks are mixed up. Put them in the order they appear in the Unit. Supply the remarks with the names of their authors.
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