Leçon d’anglais nº19: Les deadlines - expressions types

Ce mois-ci, nous vous proposons un exercice sur les expressions types, utiles pour exprimer le rapport au temps au travail, et en particulier dans les situations où vous avez des délais à respecter, plus communément appeler en anglais “DEADLINES”. Bon entraînement!

 

Boss: Clint! Have you finished that report?

Clint: I’ve been too lazy to do it.

Boss: When will it be done?

Clint: No later than next year – if you’re lucky.

Boss: Why so long?

Clint: I don’t want to tell you.

Boss: And the proposal?

Clint: I haven’t even thought about it.

Boss: When can you have it finished?

Clint: Probably never.

Boss: Also, I want you to make plans for an entire new building by tomorrow morning.

Clint: That’s absolutely impossible. I’m sure I won’t do it.

Boss: How long will it take?

Clint: Forever.

 

Some sentences are not right with this conversation, decide what should be used with the phrases below. Re-write the conversation.

1. 1.    I’ll see what I can do.                                 5.  I’ll do the best I can.
2. 2.    Should be any day now.                             6.  It may take a while.
3. 3.    It shouldn’t be long.                                    7.  It’s a long story.
4. 4.    I’m working on it.                                        8.  I haven’t got around to it yet

Boss: Clint! Have you finished that report?

1. Clint: ……………………

Boss: When will it be done?

1. Clint: …………………..

Boss: Why so long?

1. Clint: ……………………

Boss: And the proposal?

1. Clint: ……………………

Boss: When can you have it finished?

1. Clint: ……………………

Boss: Also, I want you to make plans for an entire new building by tomorrow morning.

1. Clint: ……………………

Boss: How long will it take?

1. Clint: ……………………

 

 

 

Answers: a/4 – b/2 – c/7 – d/8 – e/6 – f/5+3 – g/1

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