What is the future of work? ⏲️ 6 Minute English
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Should we be worried about
Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. 👇👇👇
❓❓❓ After Covid, many British companies gave the idea a go, but out of the sixty companies taking part in a four-day working week trial in 2023, how many said they planned to continue with a shorter work week?
a) 52%?
b) 72%? or,
c) 92%?
[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
Vocabulary:
✔️take (something) with a pinch of salt - not completely believe something you are told because you think it’s unlikely to be true
✔️track record - the achievements or failures of someone’s past performance
✔️come to pass - (old fashioned) take place, happen
✔️dystopian - person who imagines or foresees a dystopian future where there is great suffering and injustice in society
✔️get rid of - to remove something that you do not want any longer
crop up - appear or happen unexpectedly
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❓❓❓ After Covid, many British companies gave the idea a go, but out of the sixty companies taking part in a four-day working week trial in 2023, how many said they planned to continue with a shorter work week?
a) 52%?
b) 72%? or,
c) 92%?
[Cover: Getty Images]
You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish...
Vocabulary:
✔️take (something) with a pinch of salt - not completely believe something you are told because you think it’s unlikely to be true
✔️track record - the achievements or failures of someone’s past performance
✔️come to pass - (old fashioned) take place, happen
✔️dystopian - person who imagines or foresees a dystopian future where there is great suffering and injustice in society
✔️get rid of - to remove something that you do not want any longer
crop up - appear or happen unexpectedly
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⭐ Psychology of greed 👉 The psychology of greed ⏲️ 6 Minute E...
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