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Milton,didyousay?
Letmesee.Ithinkthat’sabout150milessouth-westofhere.Infactit’s147milestobeexact,soit’lltakeyouatleast–say,threetofourhoursbyroad.
Wow!
Isitasfarasthat?
yes,I’mafraidso.Butyouhaveanumberofoptionstogetyouhereandyoucanalwaysrentacarrighthereattheairport,ofcourse.
Right.Well,Idon’treallywanttodrivemyself,soI’dlikemoreinformationaboutpublictransport.
Ok.Inthatcasethequickestandmostcomfortableisacabandofcoursetherearealwaysplentyavailable.Butit’llcostyou.youcanalsotakeagreyhoundbusorthere’sanairportshuttleServicetoMiiton.
Hummm,Ithinkforthatkindofdistanceacabwouldbewaybeyondmybudget.ButthebussoundsOK.Canyoutellmehowmuchthatwouldcost?
Sure.Let’ssee.Thatwoldbe$15oneway,or$27.50return.That’sontheGreyhound.
Oh,that’squitecheap-great!
.butwhereaboutsdoesiestopinMilton?
ItgoesdirectlyfromtheairportheretotheCityCentreandit’sprettyfast.Butyouhavetobearinmindthatthereisonlyonedepartureaday,soitdependswhattimeyourflightgetsin.
Oh,ofcourse.Hangon,we’reduetogetthereat11:
30am.
Hmmm,toobad,thebusleavesat3:
45,soyouwouldhavequiteawait–morethan4hours.
Oh,Isee.Well,whatabouttheshuttleyoumentioned?
OK.That’stheAirportShuttlethatwilltakeyoufromtheairportrighttoyourhotelorprivateaddress.It’sadoor-to-doorserviceanditwouldsuityoumuchbetter,becausethere’soneeverytwohours.
Sohowmuchdoesthatcost?
Let’ssee.Yeah,that’s$35oneway,$65return,soIguessit’sabitmoreexpensivethantheGreyhound.
Oh,thatdoesn’tsoundtoobad.especiallyifit*lltakemestraighttothehotel.
Butyoudoneedtoreserveaseat.
OK.Isitpossibletomakeabookingrightnow?
Throughyou?
Sure.
OK.Ijusthavetofillthisformoutforyou.Sowhatdatedoyouwanttobookthisfor?
The16thofOctobler–oh,no,sorry.that’smydeparturedate.Iarriveonthe17th,sobookitforthen,please.
So,That’stheTorontoAirportShuttletoMilton.Andthisisforjustonepersonor…?
yes,justme,please.
Right.Andyousaidyourexceptedtimeofarrivalwas11:
30?
SoifIbookyourShuttleforafter12:
00-let’ssay,12:
30thatshouldgiveyouplentyoftimeto,youknow,collectyourbaggagemaybegrabacoffee?
Yeah,thatsoundsfine,aslongaswelandontime!
Well,we’lltakeyouflightdetailssoyoudon’tneedtowarrytoomuchaboutthat.Now.whataboutthefare?
Whatsortofticketdoyouwant?
Onewayor…?
Yes,that’llbefine,providedIcanbookthereturntriponceI’mthere.
Noproblem–justallowacoupleofdaysinadvancedtomakesureyougetaseat.Andwhat’syouname,please?
Janet,JanetThomson.
IsthatThompsonspeltwitha“p”?
No,it’sT-H-O-M-S-O-N.
OK,Andyou’llbecomingfromtheUK?
Whatflightwillyoubetravellingon?
Oh,it’sAirCanadaflightnumberAC936,fromLondonHeathrow.
Right.Now,doyouknowwhereyou’llbestaying?
Weneedtogivethedriveranaddress.
yes,it’scalledtheVacationMote-andIthinkit’snearthetowncentre.Anyway,theaddressis24KitchenerStreet-that’skitchenerstreet.
That’sfine.Right.Sothat’s$35topayplease.Haveyougetyourcreditcardnumberthere?
Yes,it’saVISAcard,andthenumberis3303845020456837
OK,well,thatseemstobeeverything.haveagoodtripandwe’llseeyouinTorontonextweek.
yes,bye-ok,thanksforyourhelp!
Section2
Thankyouallforcomingtomytalkthisevening.It’snicetoseemanypeopleintheaudience.Forthoseofyouwhodon’tknowverymuchaboutPSCamping,letmestartbygivingyousomebackgroundinformationaboutthecompany.
Thecompanystartedtwenty-fiveyearsago.Itactuallyopenedasaretailchainsellingcampingequipmentandthentwentyyearsago,itboughtasmallnumberofcampsitesintheUK,andbeganofferingcampingholidays.ThecompanygrewrapidlyandhasbeenprovidingholidaysincontinentalEuropeforthelastfifteenyears.
Ifyoubookacampingholidaywithus,you’llhaveachoiceofoverthreehundredsites.InItalywenowhavesome64sitesthatweeitherown,orhaveexclusiveuseofFranceiswherewehavethemajorityofsites,andwecurrentlyhaveaprojecttoexpandintoSwitzerland.WealsohaveanumberofsitesinNorthernSpain,particularlyinthemountainousregionofpicosdeEuropa.We’veupgradedalltheseSpanishsites,andimprovedthemconsiderablyfromtheiroriginalthree-starrating
Webelieveourholidaysoffersuperbfacilitiesforthewholefamily.Parentswhowanttheirchildrentobefullyoccupiedforallorpartofthedaycantakeadvantageofourchildren’sactivities.Theseareorganisedbyourwell-qualifiedandenthusiasticstaff.Eachdaykicksoffasportsmatch,perhapsfootball,orvolleyball,followedbyanhourofdramaforeveryone.Thismayincludesingingordancing,mimeorotheractivities.Intheafternoon,there’sadifferentartactivityforeachdayoftheweekincludingapostercompetitionormodelmaking.What’smore,oursitesaretrulychild-friendly,and,withthisinmind,weoperateano-noiseruleintheevenings.Children’seveningactivitiesusuallyfinishat9:
30,oroccasionally10,andfrom10:
30holiday-makersareexpectedtobequietintheareaswheretherearetents.
WewantnothingtogowrongonaPSCampingholiday,butifitdoes,wealsowantallcustomerstobeinsured.Ifyouhaven’torganisedanannualinsurancepolicyofyourownyou’llneedtotakeoutthelow-costcoverweofferandwerequirethatyouarrangethiswhenyoutakeyourholidayreservation.
TherearemanyadvantagestochoosingPSCamping,andtorecommendingittoothers.Asaregularcustomer.You’llbekeptinformedofspecialoffers.Andyourfriendscanbenefitfromtenpercentofftheirholiday,orbookaluxurytentforthepriceofastandardone.Inreturn,we’llsendyouathank-youpresent,whichyoucanchoosefromalistofhigh-qualityitems.
Whenitcomestoourtents,theseareequippedtothehigheststandard.Wereallydothinkofeveryessentialdetail,fromanovenandcookingringsfuelledbybottledgas,tomirrorsinthebedroomareas.Ifyoudon’twanttocookindoors,youcanborrowabarbecueifyouaskinadvanceforonetobemadeavailable,andthere’sevenapicnicblankettositonoutsideyourtent.Inside,aboxofgamesandtoyscanbefound,andchildren’stentscanbehiredifrequired,Alltentshaveafridge,andifyouwanttospendthedayonthebeach,forexample,askforaspeciallydesignedPSCampingcoolbox,whichwillkeepyourfoodanddrinkschilled.Thereareexcellentwashingfacilitiesatalloursites,withwashingmachinesandclotheslinesinthecentralareas,alongwithmopsandbucketsincaseyourtentneedscleaningduringyourstay.Allsiteshaveacafeand/orashopforthosewho’drather‘eatin’thandineatalocalrestaurant.
Section3
Tutor:
Well,you’vebothbeenlookingatdifferentstylesofmanagingindividuals,incompaniesandtheworkplace.How’stheresearchgoing,philip?
Philip:
Well,I’vebeenlookingatwhyindividualism,Imeanindividualdifference,aresuchanimportantareaofmanagementstudies.Whenyouthinkaboutanyorganization,beitafamilybusinessoramultinationalcompany,theyareallfundamentallyagroupofpeopleworkingtogether.Butit’swhattheseindividualscontributetotheirpleasesofworkthatmakesyourealizehowimportanttheyare.Ofcoursetheybringdifferentideas,butit’salsotheirattitudesandtheirexperiencesoflearning.Diversityisimportantintheseareastoo.
Sowhydopeoplebehavesodifferentlyfromoneanotheratwork?
Therearelotsofreasonbutresearchhasshownalotofitcomesdowntopersonality.Andtheotherfactorisgender.It’sawellknownfactthatmenandwomendolotsofthingsindifferentways,andtheworkplaceisnodifferent.
Didyoulookattheeffectsofthisvariationoncompanies?
Yes,Idid.Onthepositiveside,exposuretosuchdiversityhelpsencouragecreativitywhichisgenerallyanassettoacompany.Butunfortunatelyindividualdifferencearealsotherootofconflictbetweenstaffandtheycanleadtodifficultiesformanagement,whichcansometimesbeserious.
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Thanks,philip.SonowIguessthetwomainthingstorememberherearetoidentifyindividualtalentandthentoutilizeit.SoJanice,youwerelookingatidentifyingdifferenttalentsinworkersDoyouthinkthisiseasyformanagerstodo?
Janice:
Well,currentlyteamworkisinfashionintheworkplaceandinmyopiniontheimportanceoftheindividualisgenerallyneglected.Whatmanagersshouldbetargetingisthoseemployeeswhocantaketheleadinasituationandarenotafraidtoaccepttheideaofresponsibility.
That’strue.Janicebutunfortunatelymanymanagersthinktheentirenotionofencouragingindividualityamongsttheirstaffisfartoohard.
Yes.ThatmaybetruebutIthinkoneofthemostimportanttasksofmanagersistoconsidertheneedsoftheindividualononehandandgroupco-operationandconformityontheother.Itrequirescreativethinkingonthepartofmanagementtoavoidtension.
SoJanice,whatkindofpeopledo
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