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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Discussion

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

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A1 Elementary

I want to learn c++ so

Plz book a meeting room in 8h00 AMM tomorow, this is meeting very important.

Off course, i like to help people in their works and i share their task assigned or i suggest them and tell them the smart ways to accomplish that task efficiently.

You're doing a great job!! ;)

In my case, I always try to help my colleagues, but it needs kind of sense which defines whether they want me to help out or not. Some of them thanked me, but others said to me 'It's none of your business'. That's my lesson.

Wow... your lesson is my lesson, too, Kibidango. Do you mind telling me in what cases people say 'It's none of your business' for your help, for example? I'm curious to know.... ;)