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

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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.

Task 1

Exercise

Task 2

Exercise

Discussion

Do you sometimes help other people with their work? What do you do for them?

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A1 Elementary

I usually help my co-workers and my manager with a elaboration for a quotations and write email to the customers and I request quotations from suppliers.

Yes, I help everyone when they need help.

Whenever I'm asked to do something by colleagues, I spend my time to help others make documents.

Done :)

It's very useful

Yes, I do. I used to help a friend's child with her mathematics homework.

Yes, I do. When one colleague has a lot of urgent visits, I help him with his work

sometimes, i help my sister to do her homework, and i help my friends when they need somethinks at school like a pencil or if they forget there books...also when my friend feel sad and unhappy i try to make her happy again.

Yes, I do. I sometimes help my co-worker with urgent tasks.