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Unit 5: The colleague from hell
Zero and first conditionals

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  1. 1Pop-ups
  2. 2Hidden talents
  3. 3Can't buy me love
  4. 4Travellers' tales
  5. 5The colleague from hell
  6. 6Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
  7. 7Career changes
  8. 8Art
  9. 9Project management
  10. 10The dog ate my homework!
  11. 11The diary of a double agent
  12. 12Fashion forward
  13. 13Flat pack skyscrapers
  14. 14Extreme sports
  15. 15Food fads
  16. 16Me, my selfie and I
  17. 17Endangered animals
  18. 18A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
  19. 19I'm really sorry...
  20. 20Telling stories
  21. 21Fakes and phrasals
  22. 22Looking to the future
  23. 23Becoming familiar with things
  24. 24From rags to riches
  25. 25Against the odds
  26. 26Our future on Mars?
  27. 27Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
  28. 28Dodgy dating
  29. 29Annoying advice
  30. 30I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks

Session 3

Do you like change? In English at Work we'll hear about a new idea to move people around in the offices of Tip Top Trading. But will everyone like it? You'll learn phrases for asking people to change their behaviour and do things differently.

Wayiitiwwan marii boqonnaa kana keessaa

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Your turn

Asking someone to do something differently

Now it's your turn. You love your job but, unfortunately, you have some very messy and difficult colleagues. You need to ask them to change the way they behave. Can you use the expressions from this session correctly?

Barreeffama kana dubbisii shakala kana xumuri

To do

Read the situations and decide which is the best option to finish the request. Remember to check what verb pattern you need after these expressions, make sure you've included every word from the expression and also be polite!

Can you make someone change their behaviour?

7 Questions

Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence

Baga gammadde! Qormaata xumurteetta
Excellent!Great job!Carraa badaa!Qabxii argatte:
x / y

End of Session 3

That's it for this session. We hope you enjoyed hearing from the English at Work team and learnt some useful expressions for asking people to do something differently.

In Session 4 read all about dealing with difficult people at work. See you there!

Caasluga kutaa kanaa

  • How to ask someone to do something

    1. It would be great if you could... + infinitive (without to)

    …clean your desk
    …do your work
    …try my idea

    2. I'd really appreciate it if... + you could/would + infinitive (without to)

    …you could keep your desk tidy
    …you would not eat at your desk
    …you could be quiet

    3. Would you mind... + verb+ing?

    …helping me
    …clearing up
    …answering the phone

    How to ask someone to stop doing something

    1. It would be great if you could stop... + verb+ing

    …eating at your desk
    …dropping food on the floor
    …talking so loudly

    2. I'd really appreciate it if you would stop... + verb+ing

    …smoking in the toilets
    …using Facebook at work 
    …answering your phone in meetings

     

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