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A Morning Briefing

This document is a listening exercise designed to improve A2 level listening skills through a morning briefing. It includes a preparation task matching vocabulary with definitions, true or false statements about the briefing, and tasks for organizing information and instructions. Additionally, it encourages discussion about giving information and instructions.

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A Morning Briefing

This document is a listening exercise designed to improve A2 level listening skills through a morning briefing. It includes a preparation task matching vocabulary with definitions, true or false statements about the briefing, and tasks for organizing information and instructions. Additionally, it encourages discussion about giving information and instructions.

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Listening: A2

A morning briefing
Listen to a morning briefing to practise and improve your listening skills.

Before listening
Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation task
Match the definitions (a–f) with the vocabulary (1–6).

Vocabulary Definition
1. …… a position a. a short meeting to give information and updates
2. …… a replacement b. a job
3. …… a briefing c. a person who will take the place of another one
4. …… to make improvements d. to make something better
5. …… a solution e. a way of dealing with a difficult situation or problem
6. …… to introduce something f. to start or begin something

Tasks

Task 1
Are the sentences true or false?

Answer
1. The briefing will be short this morning. True False
2. The new head of department is starting this week. True False
3. The car park will be closed for improvements. True False
4. If you arrive first thing in the morning, you should park on Brown Street. True False
5. There will be no parking in the church car park after 6 p.m. True False
6. You can only pay with credit and debit cards in the canteen. True False

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Task 2
Write the words in the correct group.

If you arrive before 8.30 a.m.,


Firstly, there will be … I have two more quick points.
please use …

If you arrive after that you The other thing I want to tell You have to leave before 6
should go directly to … you about is … p.m.

Giving information Giving instructions

Discussion
Who do you have to give information and instructions to? What about?

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