Learn to talk about the progress of an ongoing project
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| Do you know how to talk about the progress of an ongoing project in English? |
| Hi, my name is Alisha, and this is Three Step English by EnglishClass101.com. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn "how to talk about the progress of an ongoing project" through a quick conversation. |
| Let's look at the dialogue. |
| Isabel, can you bring us up to speed on the progress on the new facility? |
| Sure, Frank. So far, progress is looking good. |
| Pay attention to the next sentence. It follows the key speaking pattern you'll learn later in this lesson. |
| Construction at this site has been increasing steadily since we began a few months ago. We should be on track to open the facility early next year. |
| That’s good news! And how does the budget look on this project? |
| While we are still under budget overall, we’ve been spending more money on materials than we planned for. Some of the costs for certain items were higher than we anticipated. |
| Ok, if you would continue to keep an eye on the progress, particularly the budget, that would be great. How often do you receive reports from the construction team? |
| I’ve been getting reports from them every week. |
| That’s fine. If we are finished talking about this, let’s move on to the next item on the agenda. |
| Let's go over the dialogue again, more slowly this time. |
| Isabel, can you bring us up to speed on the progress on the new facility? |
| Sure, Frank. So far, progress is looking good. Construction at this site has been increasing steadily since we began a few months ago. We should be on track to open the facility early next year. |
| That’s good news! And how does the budget look on this project? |
| While we are still under budget overall, we’ve been spending more money on materials than we planned for. Some of the costs for certain items were higher than we anticipated. |
| Ok, if you would continue to keep an eye on the progress, particularly the budget, that would be great. How often do you receive reports from the construction team? |
| I’ve been getting reports from them every week. |
| That’s fine. If we are finished talking about this, let’s move on to the next item on the agenda. |
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