B2 · First read or listen without the translation. Then answer the questions.
Almatydağy şağyn baspanyñ toby qalany tanystyratyn onlain nūsqaulyq äzırlep jatty. Joba jetekşısı Dana ony demalys mausymy bastalğanşa jarialağysy keldı. Redaktor Mūrat bolsa, keibır mekenjailar men jūmys uaqytyn qaita teksermeiınşe, materialdy şyğaruğa qarsy boldy. Kezdesu barysynda Dana ärıptesınıñ sözın jūmysty sozu dep qabyldady, al Mūrat özın eşkım tyñdamai otyr dep oilady. Äñgıme naqty mındetterden görı bır-bırınıñ nietın boljauğa auysa bastady.
Translation
A small publishing team in Almaty was developing an online city guide. The project manager, Dana, wanted to publish it before the holiday season began. The editor, Murat, opposed releasing the material until some addresses and opening hours had been checked again. During the meeting, Dana interpreted her colleague's comments as delaying the work, while Murat felt that nobody was listening to him. The conversation began to shift from specific tasks towards assumptions about each other's intentions.
Dizainer Arujan üzılıs jasaudy ūsynyp, keiın ärqaisysynan basty alañdauşylyğyn bır söilemmen aituyn sūrady. Dana keşıgu oqyrmandardy joğaltuğa äkeluı mümkın ekenın aitty. Mūrat qate mälımet baspanyñ bedelıne zian keltıretının tüsındırdı. Ekeuınıñ de nūsqaulyqtyñ paidaly ärı senımdı bolğanyn qalaityny anyqtaldy. Sonda top materialdardy ekıge böldı: derekterı rastalğan bölımder bırınşı jarialanady, al kümändı mälımetı bar bölımder qosymşa tekseruden ötedı.
Translation
The designer, Aruzhan, suggested a break and then asked each person to state their main concern in one sentence. Dana said that a delay could cost them readers. Murat explained that incorrect information would damage the publisher's reputation. It became clear that they both wanted the guide to be useful and reliable. The team then split the material into two groups: sections with verified facts would be published first, while those containing uncertain information would undergo further checks.
Būl şeşımnen keiın är bölımge jauapty adam men naqty merzım belgılendı. Tekserılmegen bölımder oqyrmanğa körsetılmeitın boldy. Bır aptadan soñ top nätijenı bırge qarap, kelesı jarialanymnyñ uaqytyn anyqtauğa kelıstı. Dana bastapqy josparynyñ tolyq oryndalmaitynyn moiyndady, Mūrat ta bükıl jobany toqtatudyñ qajetı joq ekenın tüsındı. Kelıspeuşılık joğalğan joq, bıraq äñgıme adamdardyñ nietın boljaudan jūmystyñ şarttaryn talqylauğa auysty. Osy özgerıs ortaq şeşım tabuğa mümkındık berdı.
Translation
After this decision, a person responsible and a specific deadline were assigned to each section. Unchecked sections would not be shown to readers. The team agreed to review the results together a week later and set a date for the next release. Dana acknowledged that her original plan would not be carried out in full, while Murat realised there was no need to stop the entire project. The disagreement did not disappear, but the discussion shifted from guessing people's intentions to considering the conditions of the work. That shift made a shared solution possible.
Check your understanding
What is the main change in the text?
- The team stopped checking whether the information was correct.
- The manager began making every decision alone.
- The editor left the project.
- The team moved from guessing people's intentions to discussing concrete tasks and conditions.
Answer and explanation
The team moved from guessing people's intentions to discussing concrete tasks and conditions.
Compare the end of the first paragraph with the end of the third. Initially, people assumed motives; later, they specified what to check, what to publish and who was responsible. This is the text's central change.
Which sections will be published first?
- Sections with verified facts.
- Sections whose addresses have not yet been checked.
- Only sections that Murat disliked.
- All sections at the same time.
Answer and explanation
Sections with verified facts.
The second paragraph states: ‘derekterı rastalğan bölımder bırınşı jarialanady’. The third adds that unchecked sections will not be shown to readers.
How did Aruzhan's question help them find a shared solution?
- It established which employee had a better character.
- It proved that only Dana's view was correct.
- It showed that the two sides had different concerns but a shared goal.
- It showed there was no need to set deadlines for the checks.
Answer and explanation
It showed that the two sides had different concerns but a shared goal.
Dana feared losing readers through delay, while Murat feared damaging the publisher's reputation through errors. Their answers reveal that both want a useful, reliable guide. This made it possible to address both timing and quality checks.