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 fajarsumirat on Tue, 16/01/2024 - 06:45

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I sometimes help other people at work when my colleague ask me for help in a clear communication. I help them for particular issue they ask me for.

Submitted by ramon-pacheco on Sat, 13/01/2024 - 20:31

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Yes, i always help my coworkers. Help the with solutions for the problems.

Submitted by Li_ on Sat, 13/01/2024 - 19:31

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Life is like a "giving circle". When we start giving to someone, and then another person gives to someone else, suddenly something will return to you. I am happy to help an old man cross the road, give lunches to someone in need, etc. Giving to others has positively impacted my own life. I am always happy and grateful because being able to do something for others means I am in good health and wealth.

Submitted by LUCIE LE on Sat, 06/01/2024 - 07:50

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Yeah, I often help other people with their work. I often book a meeting room, prepare document, book the plane, make the report by weekly, monthly and yearly, follow up product... sometimes I also solve the problem in the job for my team.

Submitted by Imane Al herchi on Wed, 27/12/2023 - 11:14

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Hello everyone

About the question, yes I do help my colleagues at work. One of the tasks I was doing was to assist the new hires when joining the company. I liked it so much because I always wanted to be on the training team.

Submitted by fatemeh.76 on Mon, 25/12/2023 - 20:10

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Hi everyone
I read the comments and I was exited for them. also I am happy because I found this site and you.
in reply: yes me too.
If someone asks me for help, I will definitely help as much as I can.

Submitted by just.a.person on Thu, 21/12/2023 - 07:29

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Yes, I'm. I sometimes go to my village with my parents. I help to my parents in my village.