
CIPLE A2 listening drill #33Early access: on Spotify and Apple Podcasts from 27 October 2026
Voice message: overtime at the office
Daniel just passed CIPLE and has an AIMA appointment lined up — but first he has to survive his first overtime at the Lisbon office. A client call, a changed password, and the wrong folder could ruin everything.
5 min27 October 2026European Portuguese
The scene: It's just after lunch and Daniel gets a WhatsApp voice note from his colleague Tiago about the afternoon ahead.
Quiz: the three exam questions
Listen to the scene first, then answer. Each answer shows the exact words you heard and the trap behind it.
Question 1
Até que horas tem o Daniel de ficar no escritório?
What time does Daniel need to stay until?
Question 2
Qual é a nova palavra-passe da pasta partilhada?
What is the new password for the shared folder?
Question 3
Qual é a pasta que o Daniel deve ir buscar à sala da impressora?
Which folder should Daniel bring from the printer room?
Three phrases to steal for your exam
precisamos de fazer horas extra hoje
we need to do overtime today
a palavra-passe da pasta partilhada mudou
the shared folder password has changed
vai à sala da impressora buscar a pasta azul
go to the printer room and get the blue folder
Exam tip
Voice messages often bury the key action item — a time, a code, a colour — near the end, so use your second listen specifically to catch those final details.
Full transcript (open after the quiz)
Tiago: Olá Daniel, sou o Tiago. Precisamos de fazer horas extra hoje — temos uma chamada com o cliente às dezoito e trinta.
Tiago: Por isso tens de ficar até às dezanove horas, está bem? Fica até às dezanove.
Tiago: Outra coisa: a palavra-passe da pasta partilhada mudou. A antiga era Lisboa2025, mas agora é Lisboa2026. Lisboa2026, não te esqueças.
Tiago: E vai à sala da impressora buscar a pasta azul. Há lá uma pasta vermelha também, mas não é essa — é a azul, com os documentos do cliente.
Tiago: Se terminarmos a tempo, combinamos uma pizza. Até logo!
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