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.

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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

yes, I think that sometimes we need each other to complete our life, mostly, we need a help of friend, or work friend... helping people makes our life more handy and beneficial , so I always advise my colleagues assistance each other.

Yes,in differents moments I've helped at some peoples with theirs works and problems that can happen during their dailys routines.for example once upon I helped to a friend with her math's homework, also I did a documents to my aunt because she doesn't know how to do it

I grow some shady plants and have a small garden in front of my house. All of my neighbors feel tired, they can visit there and take a rest. I make green and clean environment. I clean the whole street.

I help my mom go to market and open her shop everyday.

Yes, I do. Normally I help other people do presentations and reports about the sales of our company.

Yes, I do that. When anyone in-home or work is required for me to help them with something, sure, I would do that's.

yes, I always ready to help anyone if I have the ability to do it,

i can not say i am helpful, however i try to remember who helped me. Maybe people think that i am very boring. but actually i can help for writing articles

I sometimes help my mom by washing the dishes and washing the clothes.

Yes, when I was still in my last job I always helped with whatever was needed .

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