•You will hear another five short recordings. •For each recording, decide what task (A—H) the person is being asked to do. •Writ

We’ve been discussing it for months, and now they’ve finally made a decision. Personally I think we should have a vote and get all the shareholders involved before any new factory is built. It’s all very well diversifying into new areas, but it’ll involve a huge investment. And getting bigger doesn’t always bring proportion that rewards. Everybody seems to think that going over the finer details is very boring. So we’ve ended up making these decisions without any proper research. I’m not very pleased about some of the agreements we reached. Certain matters don’t seem to be looked into properly at all.

Well, I’m relieved that’s over. It’s always so awkward when the previous person was so popular, but the vote was pretty unanimous. That’s encouraging, as it’s always better to have a leader who everyone supports. I don’t think my bid was very successful because I felt so apprehensive. It’s difficult when you have to try to persuade everyone, but I was the logical person to propose him. I shouldn’t have been worried because it was just a question of standing up and explaining why. Anyway he’s got lots of new ideas, so hopefully he’ll be a success. And I’ll be associated with it.