Audio: understanding conference calls

B1, B2, C1

This activity from the British Council site will be of interest for people who have difficulty understanding international conf-calls in English. You will hear a manager presenting his company's quarterly results, then part of a question and answer session with the other participants. Audio time  6 minutes 20 seconds. Activity time: 20 to 45 minutes.

Task: Go to the activity page and

1. Click on "Task". Read the two questions, then listen to the audio the first time. Click on the "Check answers" button at the bottom of the page to see if you were correct.
2. Click on "Task 2"  Listen again and match the questions to the subjects. Check your answers at the bottom.
3. Click on "Task 3" Check your answers again when you've finished.
4. Click on "Transcript" if you want to see the text of the audio. Listen again if necessary.

Go to the activity here.