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Listening: The Paper Trail

Audíție: interviul despre o anchetă. Asculți un dialog profesional despre o anchetă publică și rezolvi exerciții de ascultare pentru a înțelege detaliile strategice dintr-un spital.

Аудирование: интервью о расследовании. Прослушайте профессиональный диалог об общественном расследовании и выполните упражнения на аудирование, чтобы понять стратегические детали в больнице.

The Paper Trail

Robert, the newly appointed medical director at St. Jude's Hospital in Boston, discusses the upcoming public inquiry with Melissa, a senior midwife.

Listening: The Paper Trail — In the wake of a scandal

The Paper Trail

Listen and choose the right answer

Why did Robert call the meeting with Melissa?

  • To discuss the upcoming public inquiry regarding the maternity scandal
  • To announce budget cuts for the labor ward
  • To promote her to head of clinical governance

What did Melissa reveal about her past actions?

  • She had resigned quietly two years ago
  • She kept a copy of every email warning management about safety
  • She leaked the internal reports directly to the tabloid press

How did Robert react when he learned about the documents?

  • He threatened to report her for data breach
  • He dismissed them as irrelevant paperwork
  • He realized they changed their entire legal strategy

What is Melissa's main demand for the documents?

  • Genuine recommendations for change rather than empty PR
  • A substantial financial bonus from the board
  • Immediate termination of the previous chief executive

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Melissa: I'm glad you called me in, Robert, because we've got a lot to discuss regarding this ____ .
  • Robert: In view of the upcoming ____ , I need to know the exact timeline of events on the labor ward.
  • Melissa: It's about time someone in executive management asked that question instead of hiding behind a ____ .
  • Robert: With regard to the bereaved families, our legal team insists we handle every ____ with extreme caution.
  • Robert: Frankly, I worry that we'll uncover evidence of a deliberate ____ orchestrated by the previous administration.

Sources: photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels

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