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→ After listening to the recording, sum up what you heard in a few sentences. You can use the questions to help you summarize. Read the transcript if needed.

Meeting Runs Over Time

Sum up what was said by answering the following questions. The final summary should be in sentence form.

  1. What was the meeting originally scheduled for?

  2. Why did it take longer than expected?

  3. What did the manager promise to do?

IDIOM USE

On the same page – We use this idiom when people share the same understanding or agreement about something.

Ways we use it:

  1. Work: making sure coworkers understand the same plan.

  2. School: students agreeing on how to do a project.

  3. Daily life: friends or family agreeing on details.

Examples:

  • “Let’s make sure we’re on the same page before we start.”

  • “The manager explained the plan so everyone was on the same page.”

  • “We weren’t on the same page about the time, so we missed the bus.”

PHRASAL VERB USE

Follow up – We use this phrasal verb when continuing action after something has been discussed.

Ways we use it:

  1. Checking on progress.

  2. Asking for more details.

  3. Contacting someone again.

Examples in different tenses:

  • Present: “I always follow up with clients after meetings.”

  • Past: “She followed up with an email yesterday.”

  • Continuous: “He is following up on the project now.”

  • Future: “They will follow up with you next week.”

TRANSCRIPT

“This afternoon, our weekly team meeting was scheduled for one hour, but discussions dragged on much longer. We were supposed to review the budget, but new questions kept coming up. The manager reminded everyone that if we wanted to stay on the same page, we needed to keep our comments short and focused. She promised to follow up with individuals about smaller issues after the meeting instead of keeping everyone waiting. In the end, we agreed to stay organized so future meetings would finish on time.”