Listening: Preparing for the Christmas Rush
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Preparing for the Christmas Rush
Sean and Allison discuss holiday logistics at their online gift company in Chicago.
Preparing for the Christmas Rush
Listen and choose the right answer
What seasonal event are Sean and Allison preparing for?
- The Thanksgiving sales
- The Christmas rush
- The spring inventory check
How do they plan to handle increased customer orders?
- By hiring temporary staff and ramping up production
- By closing the Chicago warehouse
- By outsourcing all customer service
What unexpected problem do they discover at the end of the conversation?
- They ran out of packing boxes.
- Their main supplier cancelled the contract.
- Their only forklift is booked for servicing on December 1st.
Which phrase does Allison use to highlight her timely discovery?
- Assuming that we check the calendar
- But for my quick look at the calendar
- Otherwise we would have missed the deadline
Listen again and complete the sentences
- Sean: Allison, we really need to review our strategy paper before the ____ hits us.
- Sean: Supposing orders double, how will our ____ in Chicago handle the throughput rate?
- Allison: Assuming that we ____ now and hire temporary staff, we should absorb demand.
- Sean: Otherwise, our ____ will completely buckle under pressure.
- Sean: What about ____ and lead-time pressure from our main suppliers?
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