B1 · First read or listen without the translation. Then answer the questions.
Aidana şağyn kompaniada jūmys ısteidı. Onyñ toby jūma künı Qarağandydağy tapsyrys beruşımen kezdesudı josparlağan edı. Olar jaña jobany tanystyryp, bağasyn talqylauy kerek bolatyn. Alaida särsenbıde tapsyrys beruşı qoñyrau şalyp, beisenbı künı basqa qalağa ketetının aitty. Ol negızgı sūraqtardy saparğa deiın şeşudı ötındı.
Translation
Aidana works for a small company. Her team had planned to meet a client in Karaganda on Friday. They were going to present a new project and discuss its price. On Wednesday, however, the client called and said he was leaving for another city on Thursday. He asked them to settle the main questions before his trip.
Toptağy bırneşe adamnyñ sol künı jolğa şyğuğa mümkındıgı bolmady. Aidana qysqa onlain kezdesu ötkızudı ūsyndy. Ärıptesı Erlan daiyn qūjattardy jıberdı, al Aidana älı jauap berılmegen sūraqtardyñ tızımın jasady. Kezdesudıñ basynda olar tek bağa men jūmys merzımın talqylaitynyn eskerttı. Jobanyñ basqa bölıkterın jūma künı qarauğa kelıstı.
Translation
Several team members could not travel that day. Aidana suggested a short online meeting. Her colleague Yerlan sent the completed documents, while Aidana listed the questions that had not yet been answered. At the start of the meeting, they explained that they would discuss only the price and the work schedule. They agreed to review the other parts of the project on Friday.
Keşke Aidana ortaq şeşımderdı hatpen jıberdı. Tapsyrys beruşı olardy rastady. Osylaişa jospar özgerse de, eşkım mañyzdy aqparatsyz qalğan joq. Top barlyq jūmysty asyğys aiaqtaudyñ ornyna, eñ qajettı mäselelerdı aldymen şeştı.
Translation
That evening, Aidana emailed the agreed decisions. The client confirmed them. Although the plan had changed, nobody was left without the important information. Instead of rushing to finish everything, the team dealt with the most essential issues first.
Check your understanding
How did the team adapt to the change of plan?
- It abandoned the project entirely.
- It stopped all work until Friday.
- It demanded that the client cancel his trip.
- It discussed the important issues online and postponed the rest.
Answer and explanation
It discussed the important issues online and postponed the rest.
In the second paragraph, the team limits the online meeting to the price and schedule, moving the other parts to Friday. The final paragraph highlights prioritising essential issues rather than rushing.
What did Yerlan do to prepare for the meeting?
- He sent the completed documents.
- He listed the unanswered questions.
- He arranged the client's trip.
- He sent every employee of the company to Karaganda.
Answer and explanation
He sent the completed documents.
The text distinguishes the roles: ‘Erlan daiyn qūjattardy jıberdı’, while Aidana made the list of questions. Keep track of who did what.
What was the benefit of the email after the meeting?
- It automatically reduced the price of the project.
- It helped create a written record of the agreed decisions.
- It caused the Friday discussion to be cancelled.
- It introduced the client to the project for the first time.
Answer and explanation
It helped create a written record of the agreed decisions.
Aidana sent the agreed decisions, and the client confirmed them. This supports the inference that the agreements were recorded in writing. The text does not describe a price reduction or the cancellation of Friday's discussion.