Dependent prepositions
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- I don't care for vs care about
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Structures to help make your answers more complex (SB p46 Speaking P3 and 4)
1. Using participles:
- Given that most people work on a set schedule, ...
- Working a 9 to 5 seems tedious to me, as I see myself as an artistic type.
- Having witnessed my parents' efforts to make ends meet, my sole purpose is to climb the career ladder and earn a ridiculously high salary.
2. Introducing a new topic
- As far as working from home goes/is concerned, ....
- With regards to working remotely, ...
- In terms of difficulty, ....
- As for flexibility, ....
3. Using Inversions
- Not only is it time-consuming, but it is also rather inefficient, if you ask me.
- Seldom/Rarely will people really take on a job on the grounds that it's fulfilling, regardless of salary. I mean, people do need to pay the bills and put food on the table, don't they?
- No sooner do people get promoted to a managerial role ___ they become more stressed.
- On no account should this kind of treatment be accepted in the workplace.
- Not until prejudice and discrimination become obsolete, will we truly have equality in the workplace.
- Little did I know back then that I would end up a self-starter running my own business.
4. Alternatives to "because"
- they behave in this way, for/as/since it is what they have been taught.
- he has a very poor work-life balance, mainly/primarily due to the fact that he’s a workaholic.
- the manager has outright rejected the proposal on the grounds that it would prove too costly.
5. Drama and emphasis
- I for one consider that to be absolutely untrue.
- Though/While I do understand why some people are wary of new tech, I do believe we need to make use of it to our advantage.
- It is the manager who takes the brunt of the criticism, should the project fail.
- What should be taken into account is .....
- So important is the social aspect in the workplace, that ....
Post-reading activity (SBp42)
1. For any business to __, a true understanding of the cultural ___ that have ____ in the workplace over the last few decades is vital.
2. While we wouldn't necessarily ____ of the beanbag chairs, foosball tables or pizza Fridays that ___ kept people happy for so long, they hold far less ___ for young employees nowadays.
3. Why go out of your way to dispute the ___ in business around the world that advanced digital ___ is increasingly _____ and brings nothing but ____ to a company?
1. prosper, shifts, taken place
2. steer clear, seemingly, appeal
3. consensus, know-how, imperative, benefits
