Practice Listening Business English Exercises for A2 – Teamwork

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A. Anatol is head of HR of a large insurance company. Listen to part of a meeting with his two senior recruiters and answer the questions.
1)
What recruitment problem is the company currently having?
2)
What has happened as a result?
3)
What do the team think is causing the problem? Tick (✓) the correct boxes.
a the company’s reputation
b the salaries
c)
the size of the company
d insurance as a career
e employee benefits
f)
the work culture

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A. Listen to the end of the meeting and match the suggestions (1–5) with the responses (a–e).
1)
Attend more careers fairs.
2)
Give talks at universities.
3)
Produce a video promotion.
4)
Offer training.
5)
Sponsor MBA studies.
a)
No, there’s no point.
b)
We don’t have the budget for that!
c)
Yeah, but we’re already doing that.
d)
No, that’s a complete waste of time.
e)
We tried that before and it didn’t work.
B. What suggestion does Anatol make at the end of the meeting? Why?

C. Listen to part of the next meeting and number the suggestions in the correct order.

…… b Put trainees into smaller project teams.

…… c Create more of a fun work culture.

…… d Offer 12-month internships.

…… e Provide personal coaching.

…… f Make job offers a lot faster.

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A. Listen to a meeting to discuss team-building ideas for new employees joining a company. Answer the questions.
1)
What’s happening to the business?
2)
What needs to happen as quickly as possible?
3)
What suggestions does the manager need?
4)
Why aren’t they going out to lunch?
5)
What could scare the new employees?
6)
Who would be in each group of four or five employees?
B. Listen again and choose the correct option.
1)
How many new employees are joining the sales team?
a five
b ten
c fifteen
2)
How many new people will be employed in marketing?
a one
b two
c three
3)
How many employees are joining the research and development team?
a two
b three
c five
4)
In the team-building activity, how many things do the employees in each group have to find in common?
a one
b three
c five
5)
How long will each team have to complete the team-building activity?
a an hour
b forty minutes
c thirty minutes
6)
What prize could they win?
a lunch out
b dinner
c chocolates
C. Decide if these sentences are true (T) or false (F). Listen again and check your answers.
1)
There will be more new people in the sales department than in the office.
2)
There won’t be any new people in the production department.
3)
The company may hire more staff in the near future.
4)
The manager also asks participants to say which departments they think need more staff.
5)
The manager suggests holding the team-building activity at the weekend.
6)
The team-building activity isn’t going to be competitive.

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1)
Listen to the teacher talking to his class. Which of these is he talking about?
1)
What is the problem with the meeting room?
a)
It’s too small.
b)
It hasn’t got any windows.
c)
Someone has already booked it.
2)
What does the woman say about the team building weekend?
a)
They need to include more activities.
b)
They need more tents for the camping trip.
c)
They need people with experience to help.
3)
What does the man think is the most important quality of a team?
a)
experience
b)
cooperation
c)
competition
4)
How does the woman feel about the promotion?
5)
How does the man feel about the email?
a)
angry
b)
confused
c)
positive
6)
What do they decide to do for the team building activity?
c) 7) What do the employees like most about the company?
a)
the company reputation
b)
the high salary
c)
the work culture
8)
What is the company going to do to attract more employees?
a)
go to more career fairs
b)
offer more training
c)
make a promotional video