Listening

"The Routine of a Global Systems Architect"

Oliver works as a freelance systems architect for a prominent tech firm, which means his daily schedule depends heavily on international time zones. He manages a remote team of software developers who reside in various countries, from Japan to Brazil. Although he possesses the flexibility to choose his working hours, Oliver adheres to a strict morning routine to maintain high productivity.

He rises at 5:30 a.m., meditates for twenty minutes, and then analyzes market trends. His demanding role requires constant communication, yet he doesn't answer emails immediately. Instead, he allocates specific blocks of time for asynchronous correspondence. Every Thursday, he coordinates a live team meeting, which often presents challenges due to time zone differences. Oliver rarely takes traditional weekends, as he prefers to distribute his workload evenly across the entire week.

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1. True, False or Not Stated

1. Oliver is an employee in a local office in London. —— (True / False / Not Stated)

2. He has team members living in different parts of the world. —— (True / False / Not Stated)

3. Oliver goes to the gym after his morning meditation. —— (True / False / Not Stated)

4. He responds to all incoming messages the moment he gets them. —— (True / False / Not Stated)

5. Time zone differences sometimes complicate his Thursday meetings. —— (True / False / Not Stated)

2. Sentence Completion

Заповніть пропуски дієсловами з тексту у правильній формі Present Simple.

1. Oliver's schedule ______________ on international time zones.

2. He ______________ a strict morning routine to stay productive.

3. The systems architect ______________ market trends every morning.

4. Oliver ______________ (not) emails immediately.

5. He ______________ to work even during traditional weekends.

3. Grammar Correction

1. Where do Oliver's team members reside?

2. Oliver don't take traditional weekends.

3. Does his role requires constant communication?

4. Every Thursday, he coordinate a live meeting.

5. Why does time zones presents challenges for the team?

4. Open Questions

1. Why does Oliver choose not to answer his emails immediately?

2. How does he manage his workload during the week?

Key

1:

1. False (He is a freelancer for a global firm).

2. True (Team resides from Japan to Brazil).

3. Not Stated (The text only mentions meditation and analyzing trends).

4. False (He doesn't answer immediately; he allocates specific blocks of time).

5. True (Meetings present challenges due to time zone differences).

2:

1. depends • 2. adheres • 3. analyzes • 4. doesn't answer • 5. prefers (або continues)

3:

1. Where do -> Where does Oliver's team... (або: Where do Oliver's team members reside? — якщо підмет members, то речення правильне. В оригіналі: developers who reside).

2. don't -> doesn't (Oliver doesn't take...)

3. requires -> require (після Does дієслово без -s).

4. coordinate -> coordinates (he coordinates).

5. presents -> present (підмет time zones — множина, тому закінчення -s у питанні з do/does не потрібне, а допоміжне дієслово має бути do: Why do time zones present...?)

4

1. Because he prefers asynchronous correspondence and allocates specific blocks of time for it.

2. He distributes his workload evenly across the entire week and rarely takes traditional weekends.