You will hear the managing director of a manufacturing company welcoming students who are beginning work experience there.
First, you have some time to look at questions 11 to 14.
Now listen carefully and answer questions 11 to 14.
Good morning, everyone and welcome to Stephensons, a leading national producer of metal goods.
We're pleased that you've chosen to spend your two-week work placement with us.
I'm Julia Simmons and I became the managing director at the start of this year.
The business has a long history.
Its founder, Ronald Stevenson, entered the steel trade straight after school in 1923.
He began drawing up plans for his own firm in 1924 while he was still completing his apprenticeship and formally established Stephensons in 1926.
He clearly had a lot of drive.
His eventual ambition was to supply parts to makers of machine tools and motor vehicles, including cars and lorries.
Neither happened immediately.
Just before production began, he was offered a contract to produce items for hospitals and other healthcare organizations.
Those medical products were therefore the company's original output and vehicle components followed five years later.
The buildings have been enlarged substantially over time.
Fortunately, the plot has always had enough space so there has never been a reason to relocate and we have no intention of doing so.
The arrangement of the buildings does not suit modern equipment particularly well, however, so we will renovate the existing site extensively during the next five years.
Let me also outline your program.
On most mornings, a departmental manager will give you a briefing about their team.
Today's is from research and development.
You will also rotate through every department, watching the work and speaking to employees without holding them up.
A teacher from your school used to visit at the end of each week but the school cannot provide that support this year.
Before you hear the rest of the talk, you have some time to look at questions 15 to 20.
Now listen and answer questions 15 to 20.
I'll now explain the site plan so that you can find your way around.
We're currently in reception, which we keep pleasant for visitors.
Take the corridor leading left from here and continue to its end.
The door directly ahead opens into the coffee room, where you will gather each morning.
It faces the main road on one side and the trees on the other.
The factory is the enormous area at the far end of the site.
The warehouse adjoins it.
Delivery vehicles reach it by following the access road to the turning circle.
From reception, cross to the opposite side of the open courtyard.
The warehouse entrance will then be on your right.
You will probably want to locate the staff canteen quickly.
It is immediately beside reception.
The meals are excellent, though the outlook is less appealing.
One side faces the corridor and courtyard, while the other faces the access road.
You will use the meeting room regularly.
Follow the corridor on the left-hand side of the courtyard all the way to the end.
It is the final room on the right.
One drawback is that no daylight reaches it.
You should also know where the offices are.
Human resources is at the front of the building.
Turn left into the corridor from reception and it is the second room you pass.
Its windows face the main road.
Finally, the boardroom is used for some of your meetings and has a pleasant view of the trees.
Continue along the corridor beyond the courtyard until you reach the end.
The boardroom is on your left, directly beside the factory.
Right, does anyone want to ask something before we— That is the end of part two.
You now have one minute to check your answers to part two.
