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Listening: The worst call of the week

Audiție: un apel telefonic dificil. Asculți un dialog real despre un apel eșuat și răspunzi la întrebări. Această audiție te ajută să înțelegi conversațiile de afaceri dificile.

Аудирование: сложный звонок. Прослушайте реальный диалог о неудачном звонке и ответьте на вопросы. Аудирование поможет вам понимать сложные деловые беседы.

The worst call of the week

Two sales colleagues in an office discuss a disastrous client call.

Listening: The worst call of the week — The call that went wrong

The worst call of the week

Listen and choose the right answer

What was happening while Robert was explaining the price?

  • The internet was down completely
  • They had a bad line and his voice was breaking up
  • The client was eating lunch

What sound did Robert hear in the background?

  • A barking dog
  • A crying baby
  • Loud music

How did the client react during the first call?

  • He bought the product immediately
  • He asked for a discount
  • He got angry and hung up

What happened in the end?

  • The client called back and ordered twice as much
  • Robert never spoke to him again
  • The client wrote a bad review

Listen again and complete the sentences

  • Robert: Well, while I was explaining our new software price, we had a very ____ and my voice kept breaking up.
  • Melissa: That's awful because clients get so impatient when the ____ is weak.
  • Robert: Exactly, and while I was trying to ____ , his big dog started barking loudly in the background.
  • Melissa: Oh no! Did he get angry and ____ you?
  • Robert: He was very angry and he told me it was a ____ before he hung up on me.

Sources: photo by Werner Pfennig on Pexels

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