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confident business woman, mentor, or a coach, speaking assertively to business people

Communication styles: assertive vs aggressive

Functional language: aggressive vs assertive expressions
Vocabulary: body language (hunched shoulders, tilted head, clenched jaw, pursed lips)
Video: Assertive vs aggressive

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Business

5:21

a team of colleagues discussing their ideas in a boardroom

Business meetings: getting your point across

Functional language: making a point, giving reasons and examples, summarising a point
Vocabulary: expressions with “point”
Speaking: discussion questions, role plays

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Business

2:33

people working in a team

Teamwork

Vocabulary: collocations about teamwork
Grammar: should and shouldn’t
Functional language: asking for help, agreeing to help and politely saying no

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Business

1:36

hard skills vs soft skills puzzle pieces

Hard skills vs Soft skills

Vocabulary: hard skills and soft skills
Functional language: expressing ability
Writing: cover letter

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1:52

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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B2 / C1

Business

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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Business

2:16

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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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Business

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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Business

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