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Please choose a correct answer for each question.
1. Why didn’t Steve warn everyone about the fire drill?
A) He forgot
B) He thought people wouldn’t take it seriously
C) He wanted to play a game with the staff

2. As Hotel Manager what is Steve responsible for?
A) the safety of guests and staff
B) the enjoyment of the guests
C) staff recruitment

3. What didn’t some of the staff know during the drill?
A) where the emergency exit was
B) where the meeting point was
C) where the fire extinguisher was

4. What is Jenny preparing?
A) a training course
B) a training day
C) a training plan

5. What needs to be fixed?
A) one of the fire doors
B) the fire alarm
C) the sprinkler system

glossary:
emergency (n.) - something serious or dangerous that happens unexpectedly and needs to be dealt with immediately to avoid bad consequences
spring sth upon sb (phrasal v.) -to tell someone suddenly about something when people do not expect it. Here, it means that a fire drill was held so suddenly that all hotel staff were not aware of that.
forewarn (v.) -to tell and warn people that something unpleasant is going to happen
'cos (conj.) - (informal) because
awareness(n.) - having knowledge of a particular thing
procedure (n.) - a set of actions which is considered to be the standard or official way to do something
premises (plural n.) - the buildings owned by a company or organisation. It refers to the hotel building here.
consult (v.) - to ask someone to give advice
take matters into your own hands (exp.) - to solve or deal with a problem yourself because the people who should have done it have failed to do so
on your own initiative (exp.) - plan and decide to do something on your own
reflect on sb (v.) - to affect people's opinion of someone
rash (adj.) - very careless and notthinking thoroughly about what will happen in the future
put sth behind you (phrasal v.) - to stop thinking about something so that it will not affect you
beforehand (adv.) - in advance
ultimate (adj.) - being the most important and final one
viewpoint (n.) - the opinion about something
expertise (n.) - having profound knowledge or very high level of skill of something
blip (n.) - something that is relatively unimportant
take sth on board(exp.) - to understand an idea
inspection (n.) - an official visit to a building to check that everything is correct and legal

audio script:
Jenny: Steve, what on earth were you thinking? You should have at least told Marina and I that you were planning to have a fire drill. Marina and I got the shock of our lives – we thought it was for real!

Marina: Yes, I thought something had gone wrong in the kitchens again.

Steve: I know, I know, you are right, sorry! I suppose I didn’t really think it through. I was just thinking about the accident in the kitchen and the fact that we haven’t had a fire drill in quite a while. And the only way to find out what would happen in a real emergency is to have a sudden drill sprung upon people – there’s no point forewarning everyone ‘cos it just becomes a game then, and nobody takes it seriously.

Marina & Jenny: Yes, but…

Steveook, as hotel manager I am responsible for the safety of guests and staff – I wanted to get a clear idea of where we are in terms of health and safety awareness and it’s essential that staff know what procedures to follow in a fire. And quite frankly Jenny, given your role of training manager, I think we have both seen that there is definitely a need for more training there. I mean some staff who have been working here for quite some time still didn’t know where the meeting point was, and they weren’t able to help the few guests who were still on the premises – and that is just not acceptable with the conference coming up.

Jenny: Well yes, you are right, it is not acceptable and of course I understand that you take overall responsibility of the safety of everyone, but I am preparing a training plan which we all agreed is needed and Marina and I should have been consulted about something like this before you took matters into your own hands and just started a fire alarm on your own initiative. We are part of the management team and decisions like this should be made as a team.

Marina: Yes, I couldn’t agree more with Jenny here. It reflects badly on the management team as a whole if some of us don’t know what is going on.

Steve: OK, OK,I take your point, both of you, it was a rash decision, you are right. I suppose I was just thinking that as the hotel was fairly empty,it was a pretty good opportunity to test the system, or at least at the time it seemed so. Look, I apologise, OK? Can we just put this behind us and turn to thinking about how we can get staff trained up properly - and review the other problems that the drill revealed.

Marina: All right, let’s put this behind us, but let’s also agree that decisions like these are taken together.

Steve: Absolutely, I realise that I ought not to have taken action without you two being informed of it beforehand …

Jenny: Not just informed Steve, I think we should be consulted, I mean I know that you are the ultimate decision-maker, but including us when making decisions also means that you get the benefit of our viewpoint – we may see things in a different way. We can bring our own expertise to bear on any action to take.

Marina: Yes, neither Jenny nor I are suggesting that we all have to agree on what action to take, but at least our opinion is sought and we are listened to…

Steve: Okay, I understand what you are saying.And I want you to know that I do of course value your opinions. Let’s just say that this was just a blip in what is otherwise a well-functioning team, OK? I take on board your points and realise that I should have first consulted you – and I’ ll do so in future…Right, now that we all agree on how we as a management team will work in the future, I propose we look at some of the Health and Safety issues that the drill revealed. For a start, one of the fire doors didn’t close automatically – that has to be fixed – if we had an inspection, something like that could close us down…
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1. Why didn’t Steve warn everyone about the fire drill?-B

2. As Hotel Manager what is Steve responsible for? -A

3. What didn’t some of the staff know during the drill?-B

4. What is Jenny preparing? -C

5. What needs to be fixed? -A

习惯: 1. Why didn’t Steve warn everyone about the fire drill?-B

2. As Hotel Manager what is Steve responsible for? -A

3. What didn’t some of the staff k

well done.all the answers are right.
listen to it several times make sure you fully understand it
then look through the script.

jerry168: well done.all the answers are right.
listen to it several times make sure you fully understand it
then look through the script.

sure ,i ll look through the script later ,coz ,when i heard it yesterday ,i knew a few wordsi dont understand but thats not effect the understanding .thanks babe teacher

teamwork?what is teamwork?
steve,what are on earth you thinking?
you should at least told marina and I that you have a planto have the fire drill.
Marina and I got to shock of our lives,pls stop it's a real.
yes,I got sth wrong running in the kitchen again.
I know,i know,you are right,sorry.I suppose I didnt really think it through.
I was just thinking about the accident in the kitchen and the fact we haven't had
fire drilling quite well.and the only way to find out what would happen in areally emergency
it has to have a sudden drill sprung up to people,it is no point for warning,everyone.coz it just became
a game,nobody takes it seriously.
yes,but look,as a hotel manager,I am responsible for the safety of guests
and staff,I want to get it clear the idea where we are in terms of health and
safety awareness and its essential that staff will know what's the precedure
to follow in a fire,and quite frankly,jenny,give your all of training manager.

I think we 'll know both thing that is definetly for more training them
I mean some staff would be working there for quite some time still did not know
where the meeting point was and they wont be able to have few guests still on a premises
that is just not acceptible for its coming up.
well,yes,you are right,it is not acceptible,and of course,I understand that you
take overall responsibility of the safety of everyone.but I am preparing
a training plan which we all agree is needed,and Marina and I should be
consulting about sth like this before you told mighters to train not into my own hands.
and just start a fir alarm and your own initiative,we are part of management team
and decisions should be made like a team.
yes.I couldn't agree more with jenny here.......不听写了，花时间

1. Why didn’t Steve warn everyone about the fire drill? B

A) He forgot

B) He thought people wouldn’t take it seriously

C) He wanted to play a game with the staff

2. As Hotel Manager what is Steve responsible for? A

A) the safety of guests and staff

B) the enjoyment of the guests

C) staff recruitment

3. What didn’t some of the staff know during the drill?B

A) where the emergency exit was

B) where the meeting point was

C) where the fire extinguisher was

4. What is Jenny preparing? C

A) a training course

B) a training day

C) a training plan

5. What needs to be fixed?A

A) one of the fire doors

B) the fire alarm

C) the sprinkler system