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Joy English · Level B2 · Workjoy-english.com

A company merger

Name:Date:

Understand a formal announcement about change at work.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

merge
To join together to form one company.
deal
A business agreement.
in the meantime
Until something happens.

Answer key

  1. I can confirm that we have agreed to merge with a larger company.“Merge” means join together.
  2. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year.“Expected to be completed” is a passive.
  3. There will be no immediate changes to your roles.The stress in “immediate” is on “mee”.
  4. We will share more details at a staff meeting next week.The stress is on “staff”.
  5. In the meantime, please direct any questions to Human Resources.“In the meantime” means until then.

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