Listening: The Unexpected Transfer
Audiție: Transferul neașteptat. Ascultă un dialog real dintr-o sală de ședințe și răspunde la întrebări pentru a înțelege detaliile unei discuții despre carieră.
Аудирование: Неожиданный перевод. Послушайте реальный диалог из переговорной комнаты и ответьте на вопросы, чтобы понять детали обсуждения карьерных вопросов.
The Unexpected Transfer
Sean and Lauren meet in a quiet glass-walled meeting room in Austin for their weekly one-to-one.
The Unexpected Transfer
Listen and choose the right answer
What was Lauren about to do at the beginning of the meeting?
- Hand in her notice
- Ask for a salary raise
- Complain about her laptop
What department was Sean planning to transfer Lauren to?
- The local logistics department
- The international accounts team
- The human resources department
Why did Sean miss Lauren's career intentions earlier?
- He ignored her emails completely
- His listening skills and reading between the lines needed work
- She never mentioned anything to him before
What do they decide to do with Lauren's resignation letter?
- File it in the HR system
- Tear it up and celebrate with coffee
- Send it to the CEO
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Sean: Hi Lauren, thanks for joining our weekly ____ on this rainy Thursday afternoon.
- Lauren: Thanks for having me, Sean, though I have to say there's been some ____ between us lately.
- Sean: Really? I didn't notice any ____ , but I was going to raise a sensitive topic about your career ambitions today.
- Lauren: I'm sorry, Sean, but I feel like we're starting to ____ and my current tasks don't match my goals anymore.
- Sean: I guess my ____ need some work then, because I completely missed those hints.
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