Hectic Work (L2)
Davis: Hey, Stefan! How's work treating you?
Stefan: Not bad, Davis. It's pretty hectic and demanding, but it's also rewarding.
Davis: Yeah, I know what you mean. What do you do, exactly?
Stefan: I work in marketing. We're trying to launch a new product line, so there's a lot of pressure to get it right.
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Translation
Davis: Hey, Stefan! How's work treating you? Stefan: Not bad, Davis. It's pretty hectic and demanding, but it's also rewarding. Davis: Yeah, I know what you mean. What do you do, exactly? Stefan: I work in marketing. We're trying to launch a new product line, so there's a lot of pressure to get it right.
Listen Line-by-Line
Davis: Hey, Stefan!
How's work treating you?
Stefan: Not bad, Davis.
It's pretty hectic and demanding,
but it's also rewarding.
Davis: Yeah, I know what you mean.
What do you do, exactly?
Stefan: I work in marketing.
We're trying to launch a new product line,
so there's a lot of pressure to get it right.
Cloze Exercise
Vocabulary
treating you - taking care of or providing something for someone
hectic - very busy and full of activity
pretty + adjective - used to emphasize the degree of an adjective
rewarding - providing satisfaction or a sense of accomplishment
What do you do? - a question asking about someone’s job or occupation
exactly - precisely or accurately
not bad - an informal way of saying okay
marketing - the promotion and selling of products or services
demanding - hard to do, high standards
launch - to start or introduce something new
product line - a group of related products produced by a company
pressure - a feeling of stress or urgency caused by demands or expectations
get it right - to do something correctly
