Listen to the unit again and determine whether these statements are true (T) or false (F). Explain why

Exercise 3

Listen to the following extract from the conversation between Ian Hampden and Smith. Fill in the spaces in the sentences below with the words actually used.

Exercise 2

Listen to the following conversation between Ted Fielding and Ian Hampden. 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.

Exercise 1

A …	Have you spoken to the man who was late?
B …	Oh dear, what's it all about, Ted?
C …	Mr. Hampden, we've got trouble in the press room this morning.
D …	Not yet. I thought I'd have a word with you first.
E …	But the point is the man was clocked in at eight o'clock. Symes, who stands by the time clock, swears he saw nothing irregular.
F …	But that's a straightforward affair. He simply gets his pay docked. That's why we have a clocking-in system.
G …	Is Symes reliable?
H …	One of the press operatives arrived an hour and a half late.
I …	Yes, he is. That's why we chose him for the job.

1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.

Ian:	Ah, Smith. Come in, will you. Please sit down. I understand your card … … … eight o'clock this morning and that you arrived … … ….
Smith:	That's right.
Ian:	You mean you knew … … was punched by someone else … … …?
Smith:	Yes.
Ian:	I suppose you know we … … … for this? What … … … is that you are asking … … … services … … ….
Smith:	No, I'm not asking that.
Ian:	Then … … ….
Smith:	I cleaned … … … last night out of … ….
Ian:	Well, that doesn't … … ….
Smith:	I … … … for it, shouldn't I?
Ian:	But … … … surely...
Smith:	Overtime? If … … … I want … … - time and a half, that's … …, isn't it?
Ian:	But this is … … …. It has nothing to do … … …. Have you discussed this … … …?
Smith:	There's … … …. If I work an hour … … … I take … … … from my day's work.
Ian:	Well, I'm not going to argue about … … …. As I see it, you've … … …. Naturally an hour and a half win … … … your pay this week. And I must warn you that if … … … it will be … … ….
Smith:	Just you try … …. You'll have … … … on your hands.
Ian:	I'm sorry, but those are … …. If … … … you must … … …; you know that … ….

1.	Ian Hampden suspects that one of the shop stewards is driving workers to confrontation with the management and discusses the situation with the shops manager.
2.	Ted Fielding is so much better at handling labour disputes than Ian that he decides to talk to the shop steward himself.
3.	Jack Green's always trying to make trouble in the works. He 's been busy agitating in connection with the latest wage claim.
4.	Smith explained away his behaviour and said that he cleaned Mr. Wiles' car last night out of works' time.
5.	The private arrangement between Peter Wiles and Smith reads: if Smith works an hour on Peter’s car he takes an hour and a half from his day's work.
6.	Smith threatened Ian Hampden that he would have a walk out on his hands if he tried dismissing Smith.
7.	If Smith had complained to Peter Wiles about being underpaid Peter would have paid him a bit more, or taken the car to the garage.
8.	The labour dispute has been engineered by the District Organiser of the National Workers' Union because he wanted to negotiate a wage claim.
9.	Ian thinks there should be some system of profit sharing and is sure that the labour dispute in question is a direct result of ill-feeling in the works.
10.	H.G. has always been enthusiastic about profit sharing and is going to bring it up at the Management Committee Meeting.

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