--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What other thing did the team suggest, according to Maria?

--answers--

Having fewer meetings.

--feedback--

Maria does not suggest fewer meetings.

Scheduling more frequent check-ins.

Extending the project deadline.

--feedback--

Maria does not mention changing the deadline.

Reducing the number of tasks.

--feedback--

Maria does not mention decreasing tasks.

--video-solution--

2

--explanation--

You use the Second Conditional structure (in Maria's speech, It'd be helpful if we had...) to describe a hypothetical situation. The structure of the second conditional is It would + base verb ... if + subject + verb in Past Simple. It is used to describe unreal or hypothetical situations in the present or future. For example:

We would finish earlier if we had more team members. - This means they don't have more team members, but if they did, they could finish earlier. We're talking about a hypothesis.

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