（4）W:
Mr. Stone, I wanted to tell you in person that at the end of this month I'll be leaving the company. Well, Jane, we are certainly going to miss you here, but I wish you the best of luck.
What is the woman going to do?
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（5）W: M:
Tim, I hate to tell you this, but we're caught in a budget crunch, and we must lay you off. I'm sorry.
I understand. I've enjoyed my time here. Don't worry about me. I'm confident I can find something else. What is the man's response?
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Listening in Task 1
Manager: Adam! Have you any suggestions about how we can avoid bankruptcy? Adam:
Downsizing would certainly reduce our operating costs. You know, lean and mean, the way you have to be in today's market.
Manager: Where do you suggest we start making these staff cuts? Adam:
The logical place to start would be in administration. They're usually overstaffed.
Manager: That's not going to go over very well with our employees. Some of them
have been with the company for years.
Adam:
It's a painful process, but there's no other choice. They'll just have to accept the idea.
Manager: We can give them a fairly decent severance package when they're fired. Adam:
I know. And I think that if we computerize the office, we could reduce office staff by about 20 percent just by eliminating a lot of paperwork.
Manager: OK. If we lay off 20 percent of the administrative staff, will that be
enough to get the company back on its feet? Adam:
Unfortunately not. We'll also need to make some cuts in the service department.
Manager: How can we do that and maintain the level of service that we offer our
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