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Short Sentences 4

Follow the instructions shown on each step to have the best performance.

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Listening

Listen to the audios and try to understand as much as possible.

When done, move on to section two.

Notepad

Part One

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Part Two

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Part Three

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Take Some Quick Notes Here!

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Glossary

Check the highlighted word for each audio, use a dictionary if necessary.

Listen again if you want. When done, move on to section three.

 Part One

  • Mess up

When you mess up, you make a mistake or do something incorrectly.
— I messed up the budget calculations, and now we need to double-check everything.

 Part Two

  • Cover for

When you cover for someone, you help them by taking responsibility or handling a task for them.
— I had to cover for my coworker when he missed the presentation.

 Part Three

  • Own up to

When you own up to something, you admit responsibility for a mistake or action.
— She finally owned up to forgetting to send the email, and we fixed the issue together.

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Transcript

Read the audios' transcript and check overall understanding.

When done, move on to section four.

 Part One

  • I totally messed up the report and sent the wrong file to the client.

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 Part Two

  • Luckily, my colleague covered for me and fixed everything before they noticed.

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 Part Three

  • Even though no one found out, I decided to own up to my mistake and apologize.

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Conversation

Practice a quick conversation about the subject with a partner or teacher.

 Question One

  • Think about a time when someone on your team messed up badly.

  • How do you decide whether to address it privately or make it a learning moment for the whole company?

 Question Two

  • If a high-performing employee covered for a struggling teammate multiple times, would you see it as teamwork or as enabling a problem?

 Question Three

  • When a major mistake happens in your company, do you expect people to own up to it immediately, or would you rather they find a solution first and then report it?

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