The Boston-London Connection

A newly hired account manager in London has her first video call with her counterpart in the Boston office.

The Boston-London Connection

Listen and choose the right answer

What surprising fact do Kayla and Tom discover during their conversation?

• Their bosses both told them the other person would lead the new client project.
• They used to work together in the same office in Seattle.
• The software contract has been canceled by the directors.

What do they decide to do about the project after the misunderstanding?

• Ask their managers to choose only one leader.
• Refuse to work on the software contract.
• Lead the project together as a team.

When do they agree to touch base next?

• Wednesday morning
• Thursday afternoon
• Friday at nine o'clock

Where is Kayla based?

• Boston
• Seattle
• London

Listen again and complete the sentences

• Tom: Hi Kayla, thanks for setting up this video meeting so we can ____ properly.
• Tom: We usually liaise with the ____ in Seattle first, but things have been quite busy lately.
• Kayla: I can imagine, because working in a ____ company always brings some interesting challenges.
• Tom: That's true, especially when we try to ____ across different time zones.
• Kayla: Do you know who our main ____ is for the upcoming software contract?

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