--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

According to Maria, what could be the consequence of adding more tasks?

--answers--

The team will have more free time.

--feedback--

Maria does not suggest that adding more tasks will give the team free time.

The deadline will be extended.

--feedback--

Maria does not mention changing the deadline.

The project will become easier to complete.

--feedback--

Maria does not imply that adding tasks will make things easier.

The team may become exhausted and overworked.

--video-solution--

4

--explanation--

The First Conditional structure (If + Present Simple) is used here in combination with the verb could, which is used instead of will to indicate that the consequence is possible but not certain. Another example:

If we skip the meeting, we could miss important updates. - This means missing updates is a possible consequence, but not guaranteed. If you wanted to imply a more guaranteed outcome, you'd use will instead of could.

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