President: Good afternoon, everyone! This is Robin Copperfield, the new Vice President of our company. He will be in charge of the accounting work. Let's give him a warm welcome!
Robin: Thank you!
President: Mr. Copperfield is an expert in the field of accounting. So, it is a pleasure for us to have him here. Now, Mr. Copperfield, I'd like to introduce the Vice Presidents and Managers to you.
Robin: OK, thank you!
President: This is May Bates, Vice President in charge of the Administration Department and the Neighbourhood Service Department.
Robin: Nice to meet you, Ms. Bates.
Ms. Bates: Nice to meet you, Mr. Copperfield.
President: And this is Dennis Hayes, Vice President in charge of the Marketing Department and the Sales Department.
Dennis Hayes: How do you do, Mr. Copperfield? Glad to meet you.
Robin: Glad to meet you, Mr. Hayes.
President: And this is ... oh, where is Andrew Jefferson?
Robin: Mr. Jefferson? I've met him before. I heard he is one of the secrets of this company's success. Everyone was raving about what a great job he's done in ...
President: Uh ... speak of the devil ... Mr. Jefferson has just arrived.
Mr. Jefferson: Hi, Mr. Copperfield, good to see you again.
Robin: Good to see you, Mr. Jefferson.
Mr. Jefferson: Sorry, I'm late. I was talking to a client.
Robin: Oh, that's OK. How many departments are you in charge of, Mr. Jefferson?
Mr. Jefferson: Four: Research & Development, Engineering, Contract Budgets, and Project Preparation.
Robin: No wonder you're so busy.
President: Mr. Copperfield, there are three managers who report directly to you, and they are all ladies. So, ladies, can you introduce yourselves?
Ada Black: I'm Ada Black, responsible for management accounts.
Caroline Clinton: I'm Caroline Clinton, responsible for financial accounts.
Lucy White: I'm Lucy White, responsible for data processing.
Robin: Oh, good. Nice to meet you all, ladies.