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18537581
Quand ?
10th November 2025
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10:30am - 11:00am
Notes
We discussed her work, and she explained what she does at the end of each year.
General English Video series Word on the Street Oxford Scene 1
Oxford Scene 1 - Language Focus
BUSINESS SITUATIONS Talking about routines and responsibilities at work Describing annual tasks and professional duties Discussing past conversations and explanations
SUBJECT OR TOPIC Work routines and yearly responsibilities Explaining what people do in their jobs Reflecting on conversations about work
LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS Describing regular activities and job roles Reporting what someone said or explained Talking about past events and present routines
UNITS Work and employment Time expressions (e.g. “at the end of each year”) Reported speech and verb tenses
VOCABULARY Work, job, responsibilities, routine, explain, discuss, end of year, tasks, role
PHRASES / EXPRESSIONS “We discussed her work” “She explained what she does…” “At the end of each year” “She’s responsible for…” “She usually handles…”
GRAMMAR Past simple (“We discussed”) Present simple for routines (“she does”) Reported speech (“she explained what she does”)
PRONUNCIATION Linking in connected speech (“what she does”) Stress on time expressions (“at the end of each year”) Intonation in reported speech
OTHER Cultural note: how people describe their work in English Understanding how to talk about job roles clearly and politely
PROGRESS Rosy can now describe someone’s job and explain routines using correct tenses and expressions
FEEDBACK Encourage Rosy to use more specific job-related vocabulary and to practice reported speech structures
HOMEWORK:
Task 2: Speaking Practice (Optional) Read your paragraph aloud and record yourself. Focus on:
Linking sounds (e.g., “what she does”)
Intonation in reported speech
Clear pronunciation of time expressions (e.g., “at the end of each year”)