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MEETING IN THE MIDDLE
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Listening Part 2 Sentence completion
1 4.4 You will hear a woman called Samira Joshi giving a short talk about workplace
mediation. For questions 1–9 , complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.

According to Samira, companies can disregard (1) when considering the
T H E
option of workplace mediation.
MEDIATOR She says that (2) is the most common reason companies seek out the
help of a mediator.
She mentions that some employees contend with stressful work environments through
taking (3) .
During the first stage of mediation, she advocates for the use of (4)
while coming up with possible solutions.
Samira states that, to finish the mediation process by the end of the day,
(5) is an important consideration.
In order to be successful, she thinks it essential that mediators have (6) .
She believes that changing each participant’s (7) is a challenging but
achievable goal.
Each participant in the mediation process is accountable for the
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(8) of the final agreement.
Samira uses the phrase (9)
to describe the approach taken
to confidentiality in workplace
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2 S P E A K Do you think you would make a good workplace mediator? Why / Why not?

Writing Part 2 Letter

W h a t t o e x p e c t i n t h e e x a m

• One of the options in Writing Part 1 may be a letter. You could be asked to write to the
director of a company, the principal of a school or college, or the editor of a newspaper
or magazine.
• Depending on the task, it may be appropriate to include personal narrative or
description in your letter. In other cases, the sole aim is to explain ideas or provide
factual information.

1 S P E A K Work in pairs. Read the Part 2 task below. What is the purpose of the letter?
What points do you have to include?

An English language magazine has recently published a feature called Have our relationships moved online?
The editor has asked readers to write in with their own experiences and views on the topic. You decide to
write a letter describing a personal or business relationship that developed online. You should also evaluate
the quality of online relationships and consider the extent to which they can replace meeting with people
face to face.
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Write your letter in 280–320 words.
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