curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-manage-a-conversation/67efe27a1ed40f53c48f51d3.md
Listen to the audio and answer the question below.
What challenges does the team seem to be facing?
The team is facing delays in the project.
The team is having trouble with communication.
Sarah doesn't mention communication issues.
The team is dealing with unexpected technical problems.
Sarah doesn't mention any technical issues.
The team is ahead of schedule.
Sarah says some tasks are taking more time than what they originally anticipated, so they might not be ahead of schedule.
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To take long means that something requires more time than was initially planned or expected. It's used to talk about the duration of something. When you say something is longer than expected, you emphasize that something is taking more time than anticipated. The comparative form of long (longer) is used to compare the actual time taken with what was expected or planned. For example:
The delivery took longer than planned. – This means the delivery required more time than originally expected.
The journey took longer than expected due to traffic. – This means the journey lasted more time than they thought it would.
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