Astronauts on strike?

6 Minute English

BBC

Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Hear all about the Skylab astronauts’ disagreement with mission control.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.1	To find out more, visit our website.
0:05.6	6 Minute English from BBCLearningEnglish.com
0:13.4	Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil.
0:17.3	And I'm Georgina. Have you finished writing that report yet, Neil?
0:21.2	Er, not quite. It's almost done.
0:24.1	Well, finish it this morning, please.
0:26.0	Then make sure you've planned all the studio sessions for the week
0:29.6	and show me so I can double-check. Okay?
0:33.6	Okay. Has this ever happened to you being micromanaged by someone?
0:38.1	That's what it's called when your boss wants to control everything
0:41.2	down to the smallest detail.
0:43.2	And I noticed you've written the report in font size 11
0:46.8	when I told you to use size 12.
0:49.6	Oh, if this keeps up, I might go on strike.
0:52.4	It wouldn't be the first time someone has refused to continue working
0:55.6	because of an argument with their boss.
0:58.2	Maybe I'd better go easy on Neil.
1:00.3	After all, I don't want to repeat of what happened on the American
1:04.0	Spaceship Skylab, the subject of this programme.
1:07.7	In 1973, three US astronauts on board the Skylab Space Station
1:12.7	had a disagreement with mission control over their workload
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