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

It's a good exercises to practice English, my teacher recomend this

yes, my position is office manager so i have helped my manager everyday to complete any task and mission such as praper contracts, Contact with our customers,social media and everything related to our business

I always try to help people, if they need my help.

Yes, I do. I help my mother with her house work. I cook rice,wash the dishes, sweep the floor and do the laundry. She does not ask for my help but I can tell that she is so tired with her other works. So I decide to help her as much as I can .

Well, I`m independent, I don`t have coworkers. But I like to help when someone needs a hand.

I allway help every body, because i think this is very good for my life

Yes generally I like help other people with their work. I believe that whith this also learn and to improve my skills. Greetings from Chile.

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