A request from your boss

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

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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Submitted by davevud on Tue, 20/02/2024 - 08:11

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Do you sometimes help other people with their work? What do you do for them?
Yes, of course. Whenever my senior manager wants me to do report or summarize the data that we want to discuss in the team meeting, then I have to help it. Especially, I usually collect data from suppliers and calculate by weekly and monthly basis. Then I set up pivot tables by standardizing priorities in order.

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Submitted by NurJum on Wed, 14/02/2024 - 19:34

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Hello,
My name is Nur from Turkey.
I always help everyone in the office.
I do work that comes from my manager in the time.
I solution all problems.

Submitted by patrikweb on Mon, 12/02/2024 - 19:56

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Hello, my name is Patrick. Good lessons to everyone!!!

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Submitted by katiavel on Sun, 11/02/2024 - 00:58

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My name's Kátia, I'm from Brasil. When a partner needs my help and I can help them, I try to help and do my best. It is important to have good relationships at work.

I am praveen, I am from India. Nice to meet you, this platform is very useful for improving listening skills.

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Submitted by Maminiaina on Fri, 09/02/2024 - 07:25

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Hello
I'm Maminiaina from Madagascar, It's very important for my career development to learn english.

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Submitted by karnaud on Mon, 05/02/2024 - 02:07

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Hello, I'm Arnaud
When people need my help I always try to help them, and together we find a solution of their problem.

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Submitted by Vandercastro on Sun, 04/02/2024 - 23:18

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I like this lesson.

Submitted by Fajrloca on Thu, 01/02/2024 - 11:08

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Yes, definitely I do. I prepare some activities and worksheets to use in classroom.