Read and listen to the situation below. You have 10 seconds to prepare (20 in PTE Core), then 40 seconds to say what you would say. Answer as fully as you can.
You are working on a group engineering project, and your student team leader wants the slide deck finished by Thursday. However, your lab experiments will only conclude on Friday morning. Speak to your team leader to explain the delay and request an extension until Friday afternoon. What would you say?
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Read and listen to the situation below. You have 10 seconds to prepare (20 in PTE Core), then 40 seconds to say what you would say. Answer as fully as you can.
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Your shift supervisor at a retail store asks you to lead the inventory check this Saturday. You cannot attend because you have a mandatory family wedding out of town all weekend. Speak to your team leader to decline the request politely and offer an alternative day. What would you say?
You are a software intern and have found a critical security error in the new website update scheduled for release tomorrow. Speak to your development team leader to explain the problem and persuade them to delay the launch until Monday. What would you say?
You are part of a university marketing group, and your team leader assigned you three case studies while other members received only one. Speak to your team leader to raise your concern politely and ask to redistribute the workload before Monday's seminar. What would you say?
You are finishing your shift as an assistant at a community centre, and you need to leave ten minutes early today for a dental appointment. Speak to your team leader to explain your early departure and confirm that you completed the hall setup. What would you say?
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