LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION | |
Practice Speaking – Select a Conversation Partner | |
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Nick: Have you finished organizing the sales reports yet? Ryan: No, I haven’t. A client called this morning complaining about some technical problem, so I have been working on that all morning. Nick: After you handle the client’s problem, will you organize the reports? Ryan: There are a few other things I need to handle first, but I will get around to organizing the reports later today. Nick: Okay. Organizing the reports is not a high-priority, but it is important that we finish it relatively soon. Ryan: I understand. Just some unexpected things have come up, so I haven’t gotten around to doing it. Don’t worry. I’ll get it done. Nick: Great. | |
Key Vocabulary | |
1. to get around to: to do something eventually; to do something at some point | |
• I will get around to cleaning my room after I finish this other work. | |
• I didn’t get around to doing it yesterday, but I will definitely do it today. | |
2. to be high-priority: to be urgent or extremely important | |
• This work is high-priority for us. | |
• I will send the package using high-priority mail. | |
3. to come up: to happen or occur unexpectedly | |
• I wanted to attend your party, but something came up. | |
• If something comes up, please call me. |