Understanding and Responding to Work Instructions
Objective: Learners can understand and respond to simple workplace requests from a manager using clear and polite English.

Listening Quiz – A Request from Your Boss
Grammar in Action – Talking About Work and Experience
🎥 Student Assignment: Self-Introduction at Work
Listening to Boss’s Instruction

🎧 Listening Task: A Request from Your Boss

In this listening activity, you’ll hear a short conversation between Susanne and Mario. Susanne is Mario’s manager. She gives him several tasks to prepare for the next month, using polite and clear instructions.

🎯 Learning Goals:

  • Understand and follow polite workplace instructions

  • Identify the priority level of different tasks

  • Practise listening for sequencing words (first, then, finally)

🔗 Source:
This lesson is adapted from the British Council’s LearnEnglish website.

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