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2 women gossiping at work

Workplace gossip

Vocabulary: gossip (vent, backfire, spread rumors, engage in gossip, undermine someone’s authority, discredit someone)
Grammar: reported speech in the workplace and reported verbs (inform, state, announce, report)
Video: Workplace gossip (rules to avoid workplace gossip)

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3:44

a contemporary office space with indoor plant to illustrate the idea of a green oggice

Green offices

Vocabulary: green offices
Functional language: making and evaluating suggestions
Video: 8 sustainable practices in the workplace

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Friendly diverse employees congratulating their boss colleague, blond mature businesswoman with

What is holding women back at work

Functional language: evaluating progress
Video: “5 habits holding you back from success”
Collocations: gender pay gap, glass ceiling, maternity leave

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7:00

a sign reading new career new job

Changing careers

Vocabulary: job shadowing, side hustle, internship, upskill
Video: How to change careers at 30
Speaking: conversation questions, evaluating options

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3:56

Colleagues at an office Christmas party smiling an drinking champagne

Planning the office Christmas party

Vocabulary: event planning (budget, venue, catering, guests, entertainment)
Vocabulary: food and drinks (buffet, open bar, spirits, dietary restrictions)
Video: 5 tips for office party holiday planning

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Business

4:13

a person closing his laptop when the clock shows 5 o'clock

Quiet quitting and quiet firing

Idioms: recipe for disaster, bend over backwards, go above and beyond
Word formation: prefixes over-, under- and mis-
Speaking: conversation questions, brainstorming, role-play

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5:10

an angry boss reprimanding an employee sitting in front of a computer

Micromanagement

Vocabulary: micromanagement verbs (reprimand, hover, hold accountable)
Videos: 1. “How can I avoid being a micromanager?” and 2. “Working For a Micromanaging Boss & How to Handle it”
Idioms: put out fires, have a lot on your plate, hands-on/hands-off

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4:00

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a woman stretching in a field enjoying the sun

Time to take a mental health day?

Vocabulary: feeling down, blue, overwhelmed, burned out
Phrasal verbs: power through, blow up, check in on someone
Grammar: used to, be used to, get used to

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