Question

Re-read Text C, The Clement Street Soup and Sourdough Restaurant in the insert and then

answer Question 3 on this question paper.
Question 3
Imagine you are Andrei. You have noticed the changes in Lois which have made you reconsider
how your business operates and decide to make some improvements. A few weeks later, you give
a speech to other business owners.
In your speech you should explain:
the nature of your business, what you hope to achieve and how successful it has been so far
the concerns you have had about your staff
the improvements you have made at GD as a result of speaking with Lois.
Write the words of the speech.
Ca
Base your speech on what you have read in Text C, but be careful to use your own words. Address
each of the three bullet points.
Begin your speech: 'My company, General Dexterity....
Write about 250 to 350 words.

Answer 1

My company, General Dexterity, is a technology company that works with the creation of machines that can replace human labor in factories and make production faster, more efficient and more dynamic. To achieve these objectives, we have a team of programmers and engineers who have been working daily to develop software and hardware capable of leading our company to progress and we have achieved, our company has been successful and we have achieved good results in our projects.

However, something has worried me about our team of programmers. After many observations, I discovered that our programmers are being subjected to abusive working hours that are harmful to their health and productivity. Programmers are working on abusive hours, which promotes poor quality food and rest. At all times, I see them extremely tired and unmotivated, although they continue to do their jobs excellently. This has worried me, because if our programmers continue with these routines they will have health problems and our productivity will decrease.

After thinking about it, I decided that some changes should be made to improve the quality of our team. First, I decided that the team of programmers will be divided into sub-teams that will work on different shifts and on different projects, to promote rest. In addition, I stipulated that all programmers must have a schedule for meals. Nevertheless, the deadline for the completion of the projects will increase by three days.

I believe that the changes will be beneficial for the company and that the result will be very promising.