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Practice Listening Business English Exercises for B1 – Leadership

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1. Exercise 1

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  • A. Listen to the beginning of a meeting and answer the questions.
  • 1)
    Why has John arranged the meeting?
  • 2)
    What is the goal of the meeting?
  • 3)
    What are the five stages of the meeting? focus on the goal,

B. Read the 7 Golden Rules and listen to the middle part of the meeting. Which strategies does John, the leader of the meeting, use to manage interruptions?

for managing interruptions in meetings

1 Allow the interruption, and then go back to the original speaker.

2 Acknowledge the importance of what the interruption is saying.

3 Stop the interruption and let the first speaker finish.

4 Limit the length of speaking time.

5 Stop the interruption and check with the first speaker if the interruption can continue.

6 Raise your voice and speak louder.

7 Move the focus back to the agenda and the process.

C. Listen to the end of the meeting. What are the action points for each person?

D. Listen again. Which of the following did John do?

1 Review the discussion

2 Review the decisions

3 Ask for confirmation of the decisions

4 Assign action points to different people

5 Ask for acceptance or understanding of the tasks

6 Set a day and time for the next meeting

2. Exercise 2

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  • A. Listen to three employees talking about their training needs. Which job do you think each person does? Complete the job titles in the notes below.
  • Operations Manager
  • Senior Finance Manager
  • Trainee Sales Manager
  • B. Listen again and complete the notes. Use one to three words in each gap.
  • CRIS MARTINEZ
  • JOB:
  • He has done a lot of (1) ) courses over the years.
  • He wants to build up a (2) ) with (3) ) in Grupo Tula to share ideas and solutions.
  • He says (4) ) should be part of a senior manager’s job.
  • ALEX CORTÉS
  • JOB:
  • She wants to learn to get (5) ) from her staff.
  • She has to negotiate with (6) ) within and outside Mexico.
  • She doesn’t feel confident (7) ) and wants to improve her (8) ) .
  • DANNI LEE
  • JOB:
  • He’s doesn’t know if he is focusing on (9) ) and feels (10) ) .
  • He wants some software training, especially (11) ) .
  • He also wants to know how to (12) ) one day.
  • C. Who do you think seems most resistant to leadership training? Why do you think that is?

3. Exercise 3

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  • A. Listen to the first part of a business training session about three types of leadership and choose the correct answers.
  • Type 1 – Authoritarian
  • 1)
    Authoritarian leaders think that a
  • a flat structure works best.
  • b hierarchical structure works best.
  • 2)
    Their main priority is the
  • a performance of the company.
  • b morale of their employees.
  • 3)
    This type of leader
  • a avoids difficult decisions.
  • b makes difficult decisions quickly.
  • 4)
    They are best suited to
  • a creative projects.
  • b areas which do not involve working directly with people.
  • 5)
    The danger with this type of leader is
  • a employees may become demotivated.
  • b not achieving short-term goals.
  • Type 2 – Democratic
  • 1)
    This type of leader
  • a likes talking with their team members.
  • b prefers to limit communication with their employees.
  • 2)
    Regarding decision making,
  • a they pass it on to their team.
  • b they do it all themselves.
  • 3)
    Their strong point is to
  • a understand situations from other people’s point of view.
  • b make other people see their point of view.
  • 4)
    Companies value this type of leader
  • a more than type 1.
  • b less than type 1.
  • 5)
    Their main priority is to
  • a meet deadlines and targets.
  • b create high-quality products.
  • Type 3 – Delegative
  • 1)
    Delegative leaders
  • a let their team make decisions.
  • b make decisions in consultation with the team.
  • 2)
    They are good at
  • a providing support for their team.
  • b asking their team if they need support.
  • 3)
    Delegative leaders
  • a provide their team with the necessary resources.
  • b let their team provide their own resources.
  • 4)
    This type of leader works best with
  • a relatively inexperienced people.
  • b older, more motivated people.
  • 5)
    The delegative style
  • a can cause some staff to lose direction.
  • b helps increase motivation.

B. Listen to the second part of the training session. Match the type of leader to the speakers.

4. Test

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  • 1)
    Listen to the speaker and choose the correct response a, b or c.
  • 1)
    a b c
  • 2)
    a b c
  • 3)
    a b c
  • 4)
    a b c
  • 5)
    a b c

5. Listen to a man being interviewed for a job and complete the notes. Use one or two words, numbers or a letter.

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  • 2)
    Listen to a man being interviewed for a job and complete the notes. Use one or two words, numbers or a letter.
  • Project manager job interview
  • Candidate Name: Deepak (1) )
  • Qualifications: Management diploma
  • Experience:
  • Current position: Project (2) )
  • Responsibilities: leading team of (3) ) staff
  • Achievements:
  • met all (4) )
  • under (5) )a few times
  • Key strength: Strong (6) )skills
  • Weaknesses: Doesn’t (7) )enough and works late every evening
  • Nationality: (8) )

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