LISTENING ACTIVITY
GEORGE’S CHALLENGE
Answer
the following questions taking into account the information given by the woman
about George and his work’s story. Some of them are for completing, others for
inferring and others for giving specific answers.
1. What does
the woman mean when saying: “through the grapevine”?
2. What is
going to be sold?
a. The
company
b. Part of
the company
c. The
remaining divisions
3. Why
wasn’t George’s boss at the office when he arrived?
4. In which
way did George break the ice?
5. Why did
George take a deep breath and chose his words carefully?
6. Complete
the sentences putting the correct missing word.
“Sir, I
think I know the _____________ of this business.”
a. Clues
b. Hopes
c. Ropes
7. George said to the vice president: “let’s hook up next week, sir, to ____________________________________________________________________________________”.
