---
id: 67cb1285bb0bde2399fe293b
title: Task 141
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-141
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Maria: This would give the team some breathing room. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.  

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`This would give the team some BLANK room.`  

## --blanks--

`breathing`  

### --feedback--

This means to take in and release air. Use the `-ing` form.

# --explanation--

`To breathe` means to take air into the lungs and release it. 

`Breathing room` means having extra time, space, or flexibility to work without feeling rushed or pressured. It is often used when talking about schedules, workloads, or difficult situations. For example:  

`The new budget plan gives the company some breathing room to handle unexpected expenses.` – This means having financial flexibility to deal with challenges.  

# --scene--

```json
{
  "setup": {
    "background": "company2-boardroom.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Maria",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 0,
          "z": 1.5
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_12-3.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 57.76,
      "finishTimestamp": 59.38
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 2.62,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "This would give the team some breathing room.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Maria",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 3.12
    }
  ]
}
```
