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

good session

its my first attempt towards English

This was really help full lesson to all of us.

Yes. Usually I help my colleagues with their work ore simple tasks: give them an advice, useful information ore urgent documents

Amazing website to everyone!

The first time that I am using this webpage to learn English, and I think it is very practical and easy to use!

First time I am taking this practice. It seems to be good, Listenings.

Yes, I like to be asked for help. I usually helped my colleagues with presentations and reports.

Yes, I help my friends with your school's workhome, because their don't have Time and their work hard every day

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