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

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
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
What is the verb pattern after 'It would be great if you could...'Question 1 of 7
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
Have you got all the little words included in this expression?Question 2 of 7
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
What is the verb pattern which follows the expression 'Would you mind...'?Question 3 of 7
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
Remember to be polite.Question 4 of 7
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
What's the verb pattern in this expression when we use 'stop'?Question 5 of 7
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
Make sure you use all the words in these set expressions.Question 6 of 7
Help
تمرین
Choose the correct option to make a polite and accurate English sentence
Hint
Remember it's important to be polite.Question 7 of 7
Excellent!آفرین! نمره شماBad luck!:
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!
دستور زبان این جلسه
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 idea2. 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 quiet3. Would you mind... + verb+ing?
…helping me
…clearing up
…answering the phoneHow 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 loudly2. I'd really appreciate it if you would stop... + verb+ing
…smoking in the toilets
…using Facebook at work
…answering your phone in meetings