A morning briefing

Listen to a morning briefing to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Hi, everyone. I know you're all busy so I'll keep this briefing quick. I have some important information about a change in the management team. As you already know, our head of department, James Watson, is leaving his position at the end of this week. His replacement is starting at the end of the next month. In the meantime, we'll continue with our projects as usual.

I have two more quick points. Firstly, there will be some improvements made to the staff car park next month for a few weeks. It will be closed during that time.

Don't worry, we've found a solution. We can use the local church car park until our own one is ready. If you arrive before 8.30 a.m., please use our small car park on Brown Street, and if you arrive after that, you should go directly to the church car park. It's only a five-minute walk away. But they need it in the evenings, so you have to leave before 6 p.m. Sorry about that – I know how much you all love working late!

The other thing I wanted to tell you about is that the canteen has now introduced a cashless payment system. So, you can't use cash for payments any more. You can pay directly with your smartphone or you can pay using your company ID card. The total amount put on your company ID card comes off your salary at the end of each month.

OK. That's it? Are there any questions?

Task 1

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Task 2

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Discussion

Who do you have to give information and instructions to? What about?

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A2 Pre-intermediate

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I'm a teacher so when I have to geve some intructions to my students I have to be clear so that they can accomplish their task well.

I give some information to my boss, when I explain the progress of the project. Also, I give some instructions to my colleagues when we have work meetings.

I give information and instructions to my colleagues and friends about study and other many things. When my friends feels any problems then they seek to help by me. I never disappoint freind to help.

In my current job, I sometimes give the instruction for my co-worker about solution of their tasks. And I also give the information for my customers if they want to need about our projects

In the future I will to give a lot informations and instructions for my family and friends because lam young man new I give informations and introductions in my friends and young brother.

Who do you have to give information and instructions to? What about? I have to give instruction to my colleagues, when I went to holidays.

I give informations and instructions to my mum for improving her health and anti-aging but she usually doesn't follow.

actually I usually don't give information or instructions to anyone because I'm too young to do that and I don't work with people just freelance and for my own. but sometimes I gibe information to my friends or family about daily stuff.

Actually I don't know because i don't work with others people for to give information or instructions but i think i give information for a lot of things of a daily life or intructions for a do something and cook cookies or another thing. But honestly sometimes i receipt more instructions or information than i give. Is a thing that i give and i receipt

Good morning guys.