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fake dictionary definition of the word monopoly

Vocabulary: economic terms (market share, market power, economies of scale, economic barriers to entry)
Vocabulary: competition (competitive advantage, stifle/hamper competition, to corner the market)
Reading: anti-competitive behaviour (price-fixing, predatory pricing, exclusive dealing)

6:04

2 women gossiping at work

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)

3:44

a tax form with a calculator and a pencil

Vocabulary: taxes (income tax, file a tax return, tax deductions, taxable income)
Reading: the tax systems in the UK and the US
Video: How tax brackets actually work

2:47

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

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

2:16

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

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

7:00

logo open AI and ChatGPT

Vocabulary: ChatGPT (human-like, large-scale customisation, reliance, infringe)
Reading: Applications of ChatGPT in 5 industries
Video: What is ChatGPT and why does it have educators worried?

3:28

a man giving a figt to a girl who looks surprised and excited

Vocabulary: adjectives to describe St. Valentine’s Day
Vocabulary: money (cash in on, capitalise on, splurge, splash the cash)
Grammar: linking words (whether, despite, rather than, while)

2:05

performance appraisal checklist

Vocabulary: appraisal meetings and talking about performance
Video: Appraisal meeting tips for employees
Reading and functional language: giving feedback

2:42

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Idiom and phrasal verb boosters