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 MikhailZatopliaev on Sun, 28/03/2021 - 23:46

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Who do you have to give information and instructions to? What about? I have to give instruction to my colleagues, when I went to holidays.

Submitted by TIa vinaka on Sun, 28/03/2021 - 02:50

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I give informations and instructions to my mum for improving her health and anti-aging but she usually doesn't follow.

Submitted by sanazmajidi on Wed, 24/03/2021 - 09:56

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actually I usually don't give information or instructions to anyone because I'm too young to do that and I don't work with people just freelance and for my own. but sometimes I gibe information to my friends or family about daily stuff.

Submitted by Giuliana on Mon, 15/03/2021 - 16:01

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Actually I don't know because i don't work with others people for to give information or instructions but i think i give information for a lot of things of a daily life or intructions for a do something and cook cookies or another thing. But honestly sometimes i receipt more instructions or information than i give. Is a thing that i give and i receipt

Submitted by Majidaa909 on Sun, 14/03/2021 - 14:22

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Good morning guys.

Submitted by Aye Thet Pan on Tue, 02/03/2021 - 16:16

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I give information and instructions to my Dad. You must stop smoking and must to do some exercises for your health!

Submitted by vespinosa10 on Tue, 23/02/2021 - 18:49

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In my school when I am the leader I must give the information to my classmates etc.

Submitted by Wevellyn on Sat, 20/02/2021 - 16:34

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Last week I needed to give instructions about my job, because now I'm part of other department and my boss said that I need to give my taks for another people.

Submitted by Almira on Fri, 19/02/2021 - 14:16

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Currently, I am unemployed so I only give my instructions to my pet

Submitted by Aqila on Thu, 18/02/2021 - 02:08

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The question is a bit difficult