topic: work, small-talk
task 1: work events – make a list of things that can happen at work, using present tense – infinitive.
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task 2: good or bad – think of adjectives for some, or each, of the events.
example:
good, great, interesting, boring, tiring.
task 3: guess why the adjective – guess why the work is the way it is.
tenses: present continuous, present
dialogue:
A: how is your work going?
B: my work is great!
[guess]
A: are you getting a promotion?
task 4: how comes – talk about how you feel and why.
tenses: present, past
randomly choose an event to use in the dialogue below.
dialogue:
A: how is your work?
B: my work is great.
A: why is that/how comes?
B: it’s great because I received a promotion.
‘how comes’ is another way to ask, ‘why (is that)’.
‘how comes’ is informal language.
‘why is that’ is formal language.
task 5: when did that happen – repeat the task, this time use present continuous and add a follow-up question.
example:
when did … [that happen]?
recently – some days ago
– several days ago
– two weeks ago
– last week
– last month
dialogue:
A: how is your work?
B: my work is great, thanks!
A: why is that?
B: it’s great because I received a promotion.
A: when did you receive the promotion
B: I received the promotion … ago / last …
task 1: examples
got a promotion
lose my job / get fired
change my job / have a new job
start traveling for work
things become slow
lose the motivation
quit and become self-employed
have a disagreement with boss / colleague / customer / client
get a pay-rise
