3. Match the expressions with the functions.

Function Expression

a sking for information I really can’t agree to that…

starting an interview I think that would be satisfactory.

Interrupting Could you tell me a bit about…?

disagreement Sorry to butt in, but…

agreement Shall we get straight down to business ?

4. Infinitive For-complex.

Cecil Parkes want to buy a mill. They feel this would be cheaper for them.

Cecil Parkes feel it would be cheaper for them to buy a mill.

Rewrite these pairs of sentences in the same way.

RSA want to employ a computer expert. They feel it could be helpful to them.

Fred Ducann wants to consult a lawyer. He feels this might be a worthwhile precaution.

The managing director wants to visit Highland Wool. He feels this would be interesting.

Haulage International want to buy new lorries. They feel this would be a good investment.

Wool

The modern woman knows that wool is here to stay. That only wool can provide her with the combination of elegance and practically all she needs to look her best at all times.

We at Cecil Parkes know this too. That’s why we are continuing with our lines in wool. That’s why we will always make woolen clothes. Because we also know that wool is a unique material! That only wool has the softness and strength to make excellent clothes. And that’s why we only take the best wool for our clothes. Wool from Scotland. Wool from the Shetland Islands and the Scottish mainland. We have our own suppliers of wool. And we only take the best!

Come to one of our shops. Anytime. Try some of our lines in woolen clothes. Our staff are always glad to help and advise you.

Information Sharing

You are Jonathan Snodgrass, solicitor, engaged by Highland Wool Ltd. to represent them.

Details about Highland Wool Ltd.

Highland Wool was established in 1930 by Angus Macgregor, and is now owned by his great-great-grandson, Donald, who is also the Managing director. The company owns the mill and three lorries. At the last audit the accountant set the value of the whole company at £2,000,000. The personnel consists of seventeen skilled operators, two drivers and the Managing director. The mill is the main source of employment for a small, isolated Highland community. Three of the workers are due to retire within the next five years. The attitude of the management to the workers is paternal, and the way of the life in the community seems quaint and old-fashioned to outsiders. Some of the equipment and methods used also seem old-fashioned to outsiders, but are regarded as perfectly adequate by the people at Highland Wool.

The provision of the wool is controlled by the Wool Board. This is a government body responsible for the distribution of all the wool produced in Great Britain. The Board compulsorily buys all the wool produces by British farmers, determines price and quality, and then sells it to firms such as Highland Wool. Highland Wool receives mainly wool produced on Shetland Isles and the local mainland, specializing in milling the better qualities of wool.

Instructions:

Find out from David Barkworth (the representative from Cecil Parkes Ltd.) all you can about the following:

• the kind of wool they are looking for;

• the amount of wool they want;

• whether they would be likely to want any changes to the present staff or system of production.

This is not a bargaining session. Your object is to find out and give information and then report back to your group.