A request from your boss

A request from your boss

Listen to requests from a manager to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Susanne: Hi, Mario. Can you help me prepare some things for the next month?

Mario: OK, sure. What can I help you with?

Susanne: I need to visit the customer in Germany. It's important.

Mario: What can I do to help?

Susanne: Can you send an email to the customer? Ask them when I can visit them next week. Please do this first. It's a priority and very urgent.

Mario: Right. I'll do it today.

Susanne: Thanks. This next task is also important. Can you invite everyone to the next team meeting?

Mario: Yes, I will.

Susanne: But first you need to book a meeting room. After that, please send everyone an email about it.

Mario: Yes, of course.

Susanne: And finally, can you write a short report about our new project? I have to give a presentation to our managers next month. Please do it when you have time – sometime in the next two or three weeks. It's not too urgent.

Mario: Sure, no problem. I can do it this week.

Susanne: There's no hurry. Take your time.

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Submitted by Roslaine Faust… on Wed, 03/06/2020 - 06:03

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Yes. I help my son whith your tasks all the time.

Submitted by Anya on Tue, 02/06/2020 - 21:25

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Yes, I do. I usually help my colleagues with their urgent tasks.

Submitted by Mamta Gusain on Sat, 30/05/2020 - 12:03

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Yes, i do. I help my mother in house hold chores. i also help my neighbour' children doing their homework and activities.
Yes, i do. I help my mother in house hold chores. i also hel my neighbour' childeren doing their homework and activities.

Submitted by Ahmed Ramadan on Sat, 30/05/2020 - 08:31

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Do I have to listen two times to do every task for each time, or I have to listen one time and do both tasks together?

Hello Ahmed Ramadan

That's up to you. I'd suggest you try to do both tasks after one listen, but if it's too difficult, you can listen again. It's not a problem to listen twice; it's just a way of making it more of a challenge for you.

All the best

Kirk

The LearnEnglish Team

Submitted by Andres Armando on Sat, 30/05/2020 - 01:32

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I only let them know when something is wrong.

Submitted by Youcef-k on Sat, 30/05/2020 - 00:24

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yes , i always helped people need a help, like my mother in the kitchen, or sister with homework,...
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