•You will hear another five short recordings. •Each speaker is talking about the effects of a new development in the workplace.

(F) I think things are going to be different from now on. I’m not sure that they’ll be any better but at least we should know what’s going on. Uh, look at the schedule he’s given us for next month: two meetings a week minimum and a daily update on departmental activity on the network. I like Mr Renalds, but you must admit he wasn’t very good at office communications.

(F) I’m looking forward to it. I know we see each other every day and it’ll be the same old faces, but I think it’s a good opportunity to get to know each other better. I understand they decide to do something different every two or three months, which I think is excellent. It’s surprising that nobody’s thought of this before, you know.