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Unit 6

Work

Week starting 16 Feb 2026

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B1 Unit 6 Work

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Vocabulary

  1. Office equipment
  2. Jobs 1 (easier)
  3. Jobs 2 (easier)
  4. Word list (no exercises)

Grammar

  1. Past perfect
  2. Present perfect
  3. Present perfect simple and continuous
  4. Present perfect: ‘just’, ‘yet’, ‘still’ and ‘already’

Listening 🎧

  1. Work–life balance
  2. Work

Reading 📙

  1. A conference programme
  2. An email request for help
  3. Innovation in business
  4. A Timely Promotion
  5. Job adverts
  6. Skills for the 21st-century workplace

Writing 🖊

  1. A job with a newspaper
  2. Advice for a summer job
  3. Your workplace
  4. Office vs home working

Pronunciation 👄

  1. Come or calm?

Speaking 🗨

Feel free to use the following conversation questions to get you started:

  • What was your first job, and what did you learn from it?
  • How do you usually find out about job opportunities?
  • Do you think it’s important to enjoy your work? Why or why not?
  • What kind of skills do you think are essential for a good employee?
  • Have you ever worked in a team? What was your role, and how did you feel about it?
  • What are some advantages of working from home compared to working in an office?
  • How do you manage your time when you have a lot of tasks to complete at work or school?
  • What is the most challenging part of your current or past job?
  • Would you prefer to have a job with regular hours or a job with flexible hours? Why?
  • Do you think technology has made work easier or more difficult? Can you give an example?
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