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Work schedules: talking about your daily routine

Learn to describe your daily work routine and talk to new colleagues using simple present tense and essential vocabulary like 'work from nine to five' and 'take a break'.

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Summary

Do you want to talk about your work day in English? This lesson helps you describe your daily routine and work schedule. You will read an article and learn useful words and phrases for your job.

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Vocabulary

In this lesson, you will learn words to talk about your job. You will practise phrases like work from nine to five, take a break, and day off. You will also learn about work overtime and how to clock in and clock out.

Grammar

The grammar focus is the simple present and prepositions of time. You will learn how to use the simple present to talk about your daily routine. We also look at 'at', 'on', and 'from...to' to say when things happen.

Practical English

This lesson helps you talk to a new co-worker. You will learn useful questions like what time do you start? and answers such as I work from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You will also ask when do you take lunch?

Discussion

There is a speaking activity in this lesson. You can practise talking about your own work schedule and daily routine with others.

Reading

You will read an interesting article about different work schedules. This helps you understand how people talk about their jobs.

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