department at today's meeting.

Yes, the meeting seemed to go pretty well and we ______ all the ________ on _________. There were one or two small points that I would have liked to have got through but I can probably have _________ send up memos to ______________________ concerning these. I must say I was very ________ with _____ ideas for the future of _____ department. _________. I'm also very impressed with that young man in the _______ department. What's his name? Uh, Mike. He could have quite a future in front of him like a young man. I can certainly use fresh ideas like his in ____ company.

I think I mentioned to you all before that at the ____________________ with the _________________ last week. ____________ that we need to __________________________. And I am interested in any suggestions that anyone in our department may come up with. You had some excellent ideas for ________ last year when we moved to __________. So if you could all give that some thought. I know, Sarah that you said you looked into the possibility of _______________________ on your last trip to the Czech Republic, and I've been interested in your report, when it's ready.

And Andrew, have you got those figures for the suggestions for _________________ that ________________________? Or were those in the file that you left in the office too? I'd like to take them with me to the ___________________ this afternoon. As it should be a good opportunity to try to persuade everyone there of _____________________, ___________________ in particular. If I'm successful in this it could mean some ____________________ for all of us in our department, so please remember to get them to me this time.

Well I don't' know. _____________________________. Most items on the agenda seem to be about our ___________________ or something, which has _________ to do with me. Well I suppose it will affect me eventually. Because if we do expand, a lot of more ______ are going to be needed. So I'll be busy ______________ for a while.

Supplementary Exercise Three

1. Do you have any experience of what these people do for a living?
Lecturer; Receptionist; Proprietor;

2. Spot Dictation:

Well I guess it's all for the best in the long run. I mean it's never been easy with all of us spread out over the city. And then there are different _______. Half the time when ______________ they've come to the wrong _______. Then there are the students. I mean half of them have never been in the city or even this country before. It's no wonder they are late. They don't know how to find their way round. But this way, when all the ______________ and we've __________ in the new building, we'll be easier to get to. So I reckon they'll get here more __________. And then they won't have any excuse any more for ____________ and _____________.

Ok. Yes I'm ____________ some complaints. With our people of this nature, I think that's inevitable, but the majority will welcome it. I've explained it to ____________. They understand it, accept it. It also means I can ___________________ so ___________________ over a shorter day. So that's obviously a benefit. I'm sure _______________ will feel the same.

In the early days I had to _________________________, anywhere I could get them, just to _________________ _____________. But over the years I've always looked for the opportunity to get everyone together on one site. When all this is over, we will _______ and_________________. I know it means we're going to ________________.

I can't say I really understand why they're doing it. I mean it's all these buildings, all this equipment. You know, it seems so organized as it is. _______________, hasn't it? That's _________________________---keep costs under control. Of course, lots of us are _____________ sometimes, and I know that's bad, and