Lesson 38: Unit 179 - It's Time (You Found a New Job)
This lesson looks at the construction "It's time" with a past tense for expressing recommendations and criticism, set in the context of reading a text about the five signs that it is high time you cha
About this lesson
In this lesson you will learn how to use the construction "It's time / It's high time / It's about time" with a past tense to express recommendations, criticism or dissatisfaction in English. You will read an authentic text about the five signs that it is high time you changed your job, and you will expand your vocabulary with key words from the field of careers and the working environment. The grammatical core of the lesson is the use of the past simple after "It's time" when referring to the present or the future. Through a variety of exercises you will learn to apply the construction in real situations – from problems in the workplace to everyday recommendations.
40 minutes
What you'll learn
- Recognise and correctly use the construction 'It's time someone did something' with a past tense.
- Distinguish between the variants 'It's time', 'It's high time' and 'It's about time' and know when they are used.
- Understand an authentic text about career advice and extract key information from it.
- Use key vocabulary related to the working environment, careers and employment relations.
- Formulate recommendations and criticism with the construction studied, both orally and in writing.
Lesson vocabulary
- underpaid Are you underpaid and overworked? That's an obvious sign of a bad job.
- overworked Many people are underpaid and overworked but stay because they just wanted a paycheck.
- career move Career experts offer advice on when you should consider your next career move.
- rumor mill Pay attention to the rumor mill when it's about acquisitions, mergers and layoffs.
- merger Mergers and acquisitions are a real red flag that some of you will go.
- acquisition Your job is in the most jeopardy if your company has just been acquired.
- layoff When everybody is talking about layoffs and management isn't denying it, that's not good.
- toxic co-worker Is there a bully roaming your office? You may be working in a toxic environment.
- to sharpen up the resume That is a really good reason to sharpen up the resume and go on some interviews.
- irreconcilable differences Just like irreconcilable differences are a reason to end a marriage, they can be a reason to get out of a bad job.
- deteriorated If your relationship with your boss has deteriorated and you feel you can't repair it, that's risky.
- advancement Is there room for advancement or do you feel like your advancement is being blocked?
- proactive Instead of fearing and avoiding it, be proactive about looking.
- salary survey It's time you went online and checked out various salary surveys.
- valued If you're not paid enough, you're not feeling valued enough.
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