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“Difficult people at work” – business English reading
A couple of great reading extracts describing various difficult people at work. Meant as a discussion starter.Task
- How do you deal with these people????
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5-Mark Spencer: Position: IT manager Strengths: excellent communication skills. Mark is the real Mr-Nice- Guy. He never refuses helping people around. His co-workers love him, although the high staff has already warned him about being a pushover- he is easily persuaded. Weaknesses: too tender, sometimes hides mistakes from his area. He tends to be a sort of big brother, protecting everybody around him. Most people complain about his lack of leadership. [...]
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3 Responses to ““Difficult people at work” – business English reading”
Like the idea. There’s lots of difficult vocabulary, but could work well for an older, higher language level group. I’d probably use some “talking heads and get the kids to match them to the characters- maybe (for students who are up to it) get them to develop some role plays (e.g an interview or workplace interaction).
Like the idea. There’s lots of difficult vocabulary, but could work well for an older, higher language level group. A multiple choice activity where the kids “guess” the meaning of the word from context (Does “ego” mean a._____. b. ______ c. _________etc. I might use some “talking heads” and get the kids to match them to the characters- maybe (for students who are up to it) get them to develop some role plays (e.g an interview or workplace interaction).
I just used this with a 3rd-year college business school class and it went very well. I thought the vocabulary was authentic as well as the cultural context; my French students couldn’t quite see what was wrong with not socializing outside of work for example. Nice creation!