A morning briefing

A morning briefing

Listen to a morning briefing to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Hi, everyone. I know you're all busy so I'll keep this briefing quick. I have some important information about a change in the management team. As you already know, our head of department, James Watson, is leaving his position at the end of this week. His replacement is starting at the end of the next month. In the meantime, we'll continue with our projects as usual.

I have two more quick points. Firstly, there will be some improvements made to the staff car park next month for a few weeks. It will be closed during that time.

Don't worry, we've found a solution. We can use the local church car park until our own one is ready. If you arrive before 8.30 a.m., please use our small car park on Brown Street, and if you arrive after that, you should go directly to the church car park. It's only a five-minute walk away. But they need it in the evenings, so you have to leave before 6 p.m. Sorry about that – I know how much you all love working late!

The other thing I wanted to tell you about is that the canteen has now introduced a cashless payment system. So, you can't use cash for payments any more. You can pay directly with your smartphone or you can pay using your company ID card. The total amount put on your company ID card comes off your salary at the end of each month.

OK. That's it? Are there any questions?

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Submitted by ymcadenat on Thu, 26/06/2025 - 22:36

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I visited California in December 2024, and I often gave information and instructions to other pet owners. Since I also have a dog, we would usually talk about them.

Submitted by Abdelrahman_26 on Mon, 23/06/2025 - 17:14

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Who do you have to give information and instructions to? What about?
As I am a student , I don't usually need to give instructions to others but I can give information to my friends or my brothers about life , studying, and improvement skills 

Submitted by yamin1991 on Sat, 21/06/2025 - 17:14

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Who do you have to give information and instructions to? What about?

Hello, I'm Emerald from Finance department. Firstly, I have to give information the meeting will be start at tomorrow morning 8 am. The other one is instruction to operation department  about to  claim advance cash regularly. Ok, That's it. Thanks.

Submitted by ROWDA81 on Thu, 19/06/2025 - 11:32

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Hi everyone 

That what we do weekly in my work as a team leader in primary health care i gave my staff quick breif for the day how to deal with urgent cases and cold cases for better outcome of pt care and continuous planning for sudden presentations and weekly meeting for scheduling chronic disease pt for follow up 

Quick preif meeting is very improntant it keep you quit organised and find solution if problem occurs .

 

Thank you for great information 

Submitted by salma ghalab on Fri, 06/06/2025 - 15:23

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thank u so much about this help 

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Submitted by Eskafeca on Tue, 03/06/2025 - 13:57

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I have to give my students information and instructions about classes and exams.

Submitted by Olegovna on Sat, 31/05/2025 - 23:43

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Hello, 

I have to give fire safety instructions to new department employees and interns. About what actions to take when a fire alarm is triggered.

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Submitted by Dalia. on Wed, 30/04/2025 - 00:54

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Discussion:

As a teacher, I often have to give information and instructions to my students. I explain classroom rules, give directions for assignments, and guide them through learning activities. For example, I tell them how to complete workbook pages, when to turn in homework, or how to behave during group projects. Clear instructions help students stay organized and understand what is expected of them.

Sometimes, I also inform parents during meetings or school events about student progress or upcoming activities.

Actually, I used to listen that kind of briefing at my work that my manager always makes. He checks our grooming and we also make war cry in every morning. I am a staff in lobby at a restaurant that is selling famous Chicken rice in Malaysia. If everyone who see my comment come to Malaysia, please visit to my restaurant where I work to taste our signature food and I will serve my best. Thank you all guys.