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Listening: The Client is Waiting

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The Client is Waiting

Robert and Melissa talk in the office kitchen about a scary moment during yesterday's client presentation in Seattle.

Listening: The Client is Waiting — The day the file crashed

The Client is Waiting

Listen and choose the right answer

What was Melissa doing when the problem happened?

  • She was finishing the final screens.
  • She was eating lunch in the kitchen.
  • She was talking to IT support.

What happened to her connection?

  • Her internet connection went down.
  • She switched to Wi-Fi.
  • Nothing happened to her internet.

How did she get her work back?

  • She used version history and cloud backup.
  • She redrew all screens in five minutes.
  • The developer gave her a new file.

What did the client accidentally see?

  • Her funny first draft with neon buttons.
  • Her personal photos.
  • A secret budget document.

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Robert: No way! Did you lose work? Did the app ____ ?
  • Melissa: Worse. It didn't just crash, it started to ____ completely. I was trying to save my changes, and then boom — nothing.
  • Robert: Did you ____ ?
  • Melissa: At first, yes! I was offline for two minutes. My ____ went down too.
  • Melissa: I used the cloud ____ and opened the version history.

Sources: photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels

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