---
id: 67ac69ab3f68a305f27cf267
title: Task 14
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-14
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Bob: I understand, but isn't office furniture also a priority? I mean, a lot of people are working from home with makeshift setups. -->

# --instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`I understand, but isn't office furniture also a priority? BLANK, a lot of people are working from home with makeshift setups.`

## --blanks--

`I mean`

### --feedback--  

This two-word phrase is used to clarify or explain an idea further. The first word is a pronoun, and the second is a verb in its base form. The first letter is capitalized. 

# --explanation--

`I mean` helps provide additional reasoning or clarification for the previous statement. For example:

- `The app is slow. I mean, it takes forever to load!` - The speaker clarifies how slow the app is by giving an example.

- `I think we need more tests. I mean, we keep finding bugs after release.` - They clarify that testing is necessary because bugs appear too often.

Bob uses `I mean` to explain or strengthen his argument. He just mentioned office furniture as a priority and then supports this idea by explaining that many people are working from home with temporary setups.

# --scene--

```json
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  "setup": {
    "background": "company1-boardroom.png",
    "characters": [
      {
        "character": "Bob",
        "position": {
          "x": 50,
          "y": 15,
          "z": 1.2
        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_11-1.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 18.8,
      "finishTimestamp": 26.26
    }
  },
  "commands": [
    {
      "character": "Bob",
      "opacity": 1,
      "startTime": 0
    },
    {
      "character": "Bob",
      "startTime": 1,
      "finishTime": 3.98,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "I understand, but isn't office furniture also a priority?",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Bob",
      "startTime": 4.4,
      "finishTime": 8.46,
      "dialogue": {
        "text": "I mean, a lot of people are working from home with makeshift setups.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
    {
      "character": "Bob",
      "opacity": 0,
      "startTime": 8.96
    }
  ]
}
```
