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BEST IELTS General Reading Test 484
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST 484 – PASSAGE – 2
IELTS GENERAL READING TEST – 484
READING PASSAGE – 2
Berkeley Foods Intranet – News
Extra work
As a result of our success in the recent food industry awards, we are delighted that we have just gained several new contracts to supply major supermarkets. This will have a major impact on the Production Department, and to meet the increased demand, a night shift will be introduced from the beginning of next month. Details of times and the higher rate of pay are available on the intranet. New staff will be recruited, but if you are interested in joining, please sign up online.
Retirement
Maria Fuentes is retiring after a long career with the company. She initially worked in the Legal Department, switching to Finance four years later. She has been in charge of that department for the last twelve years. Maria will be sorely missed. Her last day is 30th September, and everyone is invited to drop into the department and say goodbye to her between noon and 3 pm that day. A buffet will be provided, free of charge. The CEO will make a short speech at 2 pm.
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Sponsorship
The company has decided to introduce sponsorship, to benefit the community and raise our profile in the locality, and a team will be set up to decide on the most effective ways of implementing this. If you’ve got ideas and would like to be involved, call Germaine Peters on extension 7610.
Advance notice
Once again, we’ll have a stand at the Western Region Food Fair in November. The Marketing Department will provide staff for the stand, but we’re also looking for a number of volunteers (from any department) to increase our visibility informally-by going round the venue, distributing leaflets, tasting samples from other stands and so on. We’ll provide sweatshirts bearing the company name and logo, which all staff at the fair will wear. Call Marketing if you’re interested.
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Changes
The review of working conditions is now complete, and a number of improvements have been identified, which will shortly be introduced. Kerry Fisher will explain the changes and how they’ll affect you, next Wednesday (17) at 3 pm in the conference room.
And finally…
Several of you have shown interest in restarting the company table tennis tournament, after a two- year break. If you’d like to help organise it and/or participate, please contact George Bradford on extension 4153. You don’t need to be an expert player!
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Questions 15-20
Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer.
Berkeley Foods News
New 15………………….. (available to new and existing staff) because of extra orders.
• Present Head of 16………………….. Department is leaving
• New team to consider best ways of helping the local 17…………………..
• Staff needed to give out 18………………….. at food fair
• Next Wednesday: Kerry Fisher’s talk about changes to 19…………………..
• Internal 20………………….. competition may start again
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Read the text below and answer Questions 21 – 27.
Rewards and Benefits for Staff at Pritchard Fashion Stores
We want all our staff at Pritchard Fashion Stores to feel they are well rewarded for their work. This obviously benefits them, by making their work more enjoyable, and it benefits the company, because satisfied staff are less likely to leave. So we offer the staff a package of rewards that have been shown to attract, motivate and retain the best people. This is what you can currently enjoy.
Pay: We benchmark our salaries and wages against other companies in the same sector, in order to ensure we are competitive and keep up with changes in the market. We carry out a pay review every year, and also give all staff a bonus which is a fixed proportion of the company’s annual profits.
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Pension: It is important for everyone to save for their retirement. To encourage this, we offer the opportunity of joining a pension plan: you contribute 3% of your pay into this, and Pritchard contributes 6%.
Life Assurance: As soon as you start working for Pritchard you will receive life assurance cover to the value of twice your annual salary.
Employee discount: We give all staff a discount of 20% on anything they buy from the company, whether in-store or online. Certain exclusions apply, which are specified on the company intranet. However, there is no limit on how much you can buy using the discount. Family members and partners who permanently live with you are also eligible for the discount.
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Holidays: By law, all full-time staff members are entitled to a minimum of 28 days’ paid holiday per year, including bank holidays. Pritchard pays 28 days plus the eight days of bank holidays and another two days, meaning that everyone is paid for at least 38 days’ leave per year. We carry out an annual review of individual holiday entitlement. If you work part-time, your holiday entitlement will relate to the hours you work each week.
Savings scheme: Our new savings scheme is an easy way to save for the future. Every month, you pay any amount up to £250 into the scheme. After three years, you can choose either to invest your savings in Pritchard shares at a 25% discount, or to get your savings back with interest.
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Questions 21-27
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the text for each answer.
21. Pritchard provides staff with a ………………….. of benefits.
22 The company aims to pay ………………….. salaries and wages.
23 Staff are paid a ………………….. related to the company’s profits.
24 Staff and the company may both contribute to providing a …………………..
25. Staff receive a discount on items they purchase from the company, apart from some …………………..
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26. A ………………….. of the amount of holiday that employees are entitled to is undertaken every year.
27. The company savings scheme enables staff to buy ………………….. after a certain time, if they choose to.
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ANSWERS
15. NIGHT SHIFT
16. FINANCE
17. COMMUNITY
18. LEAFLETS
19. WORKING CONDITIONS
20. TABLE TENNIS
21. PACKAGE
22. COMPETITIVE
23. BONUS
24. PENSION
25. EXCLUSIONS
26. REVIEW
27. SHARES
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