GOL25-1-050/086_VR_LESSON 8

Lesson 8

The job interview

Lesson 8

What is this lesson about?

COMMUNICATION TOPIC Men are more likely than women to use AI at work GRAMMAR CONTENTS Comparative and superlative adjectives VERBS Passive voice BUSINESS TOPIC How long have you worked there?

Lesson 8

BUSINESS TOPIC How long have you worked there?

A: So ________, tell me about your current job. B: Sure. I work for (name of the company). I'm in charge of ........... (HR, international sales, accounting department, ...) A: How long have you worked there?B: Um, I have worked at (company) since 2015. A: Ok. Where did you work before that? B: I worked for (company) as (role).

Lesson 8

VERBS

Passive voice We often use the passive:- when we prefer not to mention who or what does the action (for example, it's not known, it's obvious or we don't want to say); - so that we can start a sentence with the most important or most logical information- in more formal or scientific writing. present simple I make a cake. A cake is made (by me).present continuous I am making a cake. A cake is being made (by me).past simple I made a cake. A cake was made (by me).past continuous I was making a cake. A cake was being made (by me).present perfect I have made a cake. A cake has been made (by me).pres. perf. continuous I have been making a cake. A cake has been being made (by me).past perfect I had made a cake. A cake had been made).future simple I will make a cake. A cake will be made (by me).future perfect I will have made a cake. A cake will have been made (by me)

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COMMUNICATION TOPIC Men are more likely than women to use AI at work

What are your thoughts on the study's findings? Do you find it surprising that men use generative AI more than women? Do you use AI for any of your work tasks? What software do you use? Have you received any AI training? If so, did you find it useful? If not, would you be interested in receiving training? Do you think workers should be expected to do more work if they use AI for some of their tasks?

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GRAMMAR CONTENTS

COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES We need a bigger garden. She is two years older than me. Everything is getting more and more expensive. SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

Do you have questions?

• Most of the course will be offered in English to encourage you to speak, think, and find meaning using what you already know.
• You are encouraged to guess, explore, and search for what you don’t know.
• Try using synonyms or similar expressions to say the same thing: communication doesn’t have to be perfect to be effective. In real life and in real jobs, you cannot know everything, and that’s okay.
• If you don’t understand something, ask! Asking shows you're paying attention.
• You can always learn, that’s why it’s important to be curious and proactive, especially when using a foreign language.

Thank you for taking the course!