Listening: Listening in Various Contexts & for Specific Purposes (Advanced) C1 - Lesson 2: Following Fast-Paced, Multi-Speaker Discussions and Debates

C1 ADVANCED

Multi-Speaker Debate

ការពិភាក្សាដែលមានអ្នកនិយាយច្រើន

🎯 Scenario: Product Launch Meeting.
Sarah (CEO): Trying to decide.
Ben (Engineer): Says product is broken.
Jessica (Marketing): Says we must launch now.

🎧 Audio Stream (Overlapping Speech)

Ben (Engineer) "Look, the backend isn't stable. If we scale to 10,000 users, the servers will crash. We need another month to refactor the code."

⚡ INTERRUPT

Jessica (Marketing) "Sorry, Ben, but I have to jump in here. We've already announced the date! If we delay, we lose our first-mover advantage."

Analysis: She used the phrase "Jump in here" to seize the floor. She isn't disagreeing with the tech issue, she is prioritizing Market Timing over Technical Perfection.

Sarah (CEO) "Okay, hold on everyone. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Ben, is this a 'nice-to-have' fix or a 'showstopper'?"

Debate Idioms & Collocations:

First-mover advantage The competitive edge gained by the initial significant occupant of a market segment.

Showstopper An issue or bug serious enough to halt development or launch.

Jump in here An idiomatic way to interrupt politely but firmly.

Play devil's advocate To express a contending opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments.

Tracking the Argument: Who wants what?

Ben (Engineering)

Jessica (Marketing)

Task: Write the Meeting Minutes

Summarize the conflict. Use the words: "Conflict", "Priority", "Concerns".