Past & Time
When I arrived at work, my colleagues __________ already __________. (leave)
had already left
What does “start out” mean in the context of a career?
A) finish your career
B) begin your career
C) change your career
D) lose your job
Answer: B
Complete:
I was supposed __________ the report yesterday. (finish)
Answer: to finish
Your colleague can't hear you. What would you say?
“I think you're __________.”
Answer: on mute / muted
What is missing?
My manager who works remotely is joining the meeting.
My manager, who works remotely, is joining the meeting.
What's the difference?
I was tired because I had worked all day.
I was tired because I had been working all day.
Past Perfect Simple focuses more on the completed action/result; Past Perfect Continuous focuses on the activity/duration.
Complete:
After ten years in marketing, she decided to __________ as a software developer.
Answer: retrain
Which is correct?
I was thinking of __________ a new job.
A) change
B) to change
C) changing
D) changed
Answer: C
What's the problem?
“Sorry, I think there's an echo.”
You hear the same sound/voice repeated because the audio is being picked up and played back.
Which sentence is correct?
A) My colleague, that works in HR, is very helpful.
B) My colleague, who works in HR, is very helpful.
C) My colleague, which works in HR, is very helpful.
D) My colleague who, works in HR, is very helpful.
Answer: B
Complete the sentence:
By the time the meeting started, we __________ for almost an hour. (meet)
Answer: had been waiting
Which phrase means “change from one career/job/area to another”?
A) set up
B) start out
C) switch
D) reinvent
C — switch
Correct the sentence:
I was supposed going to call him yesterday.
Answer:
I was supposed to call him yesterday.
Problem: The connection keeps freezing.
Give at least TWO possible solutions.
Try switching off your camera.
Maybe we could reconnect.
You could check your internet connection.
How about turning your camera off?
Combine the sentences using a non-defining relative clause:
We had a meeting yesterday. It lasted three hours.
Answer:
We had a meeting yesterday, which lasted three hours.
Choose the correct option:
I couldn't understand why Anna was angry. She __________ to the manager before I arrived.
A) had spoken
B) had been speaking
C) was speaking
D) has spoken
A — had spoken
Explain the difference between:
retrain
reinvent yourself
Explain the difference:
I was supposed to call John.
I was thinking of calling John.
was supposed to = there was an expectation/arrangement/duty.
was thinking of = it was an idea or intention, but not necessarily a fixed arrangement.
Situation:
You are in an important online meeting.
Your colleague's microphone isn't working, another person keeps interrupting, and the connection is unstable.
Give three solutions, using three different structures.
For example:
Why don't you…?
You could…
Maybe we should…
How about…?
Why don't you…?
You could…
Maybe we should…
How about…?
Correct the sentence:
My manager, which is from London, has worked here for ten years.
Answer:
My manager, who is from London, has worked here for ten years.
Make a sentence about yourself using BOTH:
Example prompt:
Tell us about a time when you were exhausted because of something you had been doing.
meaningful answer
You have 30 seconds.
Your career has changed dramatically over the last five years. Explain your career journey using at least 3:
start out / switch / retrain / set up / reinvent yourself / part-time / consultancy
Bonus point if the grammar is accurate and the story sounds natural.
natural sounding stiry
You planned to go to the gym yesterday, but you didn't.
Give three different ways to express this using the grammar from Unit 5 (plans and intentions).
I was supposed to go to the gym.
I was meant to go to the gym.
I was planning on going to the gym.
I was thinking of going to the gym.
One student explains this problem:
“The presentation isn't loading, the client can't hear me, and we only have five minutes left.”
The other student has to:
speaking activated
Complete this sentence with a non-defining relative clause and make it interesting:
My current job, ____________, has taught me a lot about working with people.
Then tell us why.
My current job, which I started two years ago, has taught me a lot about working with people.