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LISTENING 1.
A. LISTEN AND TAKE NOTES
Topic: Being a friend’s boss Main ideas and key phrases
Ginny Pitcher’s experiences  Hired closest friend
 Brought up tough issue, like salary
 Friendship stayed strong
 Both are successful
 Discussed changes and
challenges
 Keep personal stuff out of office
 Treats friend same as others
Carly Drum’s experiences  Hired four friends
 One brought personal problems to
work
 Addressing this was challenging
 Employee was offended
 Employee later apologized
 They talked and developed a plan
 Learned to set boundaries
Tory Delany’s experiences  Got promoted at restaurant
 Became general manager
 Made rules and boundaries
 Enforced them
 Became co-owner of restaurant
B.
1. C
2. A
3. B
C.
1. F – It is important not to bring personal issues into business relationships
2.T
3.F- A good boss should try to never show favoritism
4.T
D.
1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A
E. VOCABULARY
1. criticism
2. favoritism
3. acknowledge
4. potential
5. aspect
6. expert
7. staff
8. negotiate
9. outline
10. address
11. exemplify
12. issue