A business interview
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.
Preparation
Transcript
Presenter: Welcome to today's show. We're very happy to have Anna Oliveira as our guest today. Anna is the creator and founder of HomeworX – spelled with an 'x' we should note – an app which helps teenagers with their homework. Thanks for coming in, Anna.
Anna: Thanks for having me.
Presenter: So, tell us about your app. How does it work?
Anna: Well, teenagers and their parents have numerous challenges when it comes to homework these days. In many families both parents work and don't have much available time to help their kids with their homework. And even if they do have time to help, they may not be able to offer support with the content. What I mean is, they may not know, or at least remember, enough in any given subject to support.
Presenter: You mean they might not be able to remember complex maths or might have never studied certain subjects, such as biology or economics, themselves?
Anna: Exactly. So they might want to support their children with their homework, but have neither the time nor the knowledge to do so.
Presenter: I see. So the app helps solve this problem?
Anna: Yes, and more. The next issue is that tutors can be expensive, and there may be long waiting lists for specialist tutors in the town or region you live in. Our HomeworX app brings students and tutors together online. Students can search a database of pre-approved tutors and sign up for live online support. They don't need to be in the same town or city.
Presenter: That sounds really great.
Anna: It is. And this approach also enables us to offer the tutoring services at lower prices because there's no travelling time involved for the tutor to get to the student's home. And tutors who live in remote areas are happy to get access to more students, and be able to work from home, even at lower rates.
Presenter: This all sounds great. So, how did you come up with the idea?
Anna: Well, as you might guess, I was one of those parents I described earlier. I really wanted to help my son with his homework, but I was either too busy with work or I didn't actually know anything about the subjects he was having difficulty with. Also, we live in an area where there aren't many tutors and the ones that are there are either very expensive or have long waiting lists.
Presenter: Yes. I can understand your predicament. Well, it sounds like a very useful app that is clearly meeting a need. And its popularity obviously speaks for itself.
Anna: Thank you.
Presenter: So, do you have plans for the future?
Anna: We've just secured some funding and hope to expand the range of services we offer using the app.
Presenter: We wish you the best of luck. Thanks again for coming in. That was Anna Oliveira, founder of the tutoring app HomeworX (with an 'x', don't forget!), which is available for both Apple and Android devices. Join us again next week for another business interview. Have a great week, everyone.
I found this help me improve my vocabulary. Many thanks!
Hello, my name is Hoang, and I'm from Vietnam. I've tried many English learning apps like Duolingo, Elsa Speak, and this English practice site. But the best English app I've found is Duolingo. It's great because you have a companion, the owl, which has gotten angry and even had runny noses many times because you weren't studying. Here, you can review English vocabulary very effectively and efficiently. Besides that, the site also offers many other languages, chess, music, and more.
Hoang (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜)
This lesson is a business interview about an app called HomeworX, created by Anna Oliveira. The app connects students with online tutors to help with homework when parents are busy or lack knowledge. It also provides cheaper tutoring by removing travel costs and helping students in remote areas. The app is already popular, and Anna plans to expand it in the future
I think it's very useful for meee thank you British council
Done.
i use different apps to learn english like google, youtube and others but i downloaded hellotalk, is a mobile app where you find more learns of different languages and it has roomvoice that people create and join to discuss at the sametime they are learn so i found it useful and even this one is helpfull too
I do not really have a favorite learning app. I've just started using British Council to improve my knowledge and will start to use MosaLingua also.
My favourite app is Promova, but I prefer learning with a tutor. In my opinion, an app is very useful for improving simple grammar or vocabulary, but a face-to-face lesson with a tutor is more effective because it is more personalised and, let's face it, more fun!
I found this so useful to improve my english level.