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Discussing remote work

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Understand opinions and agreement in a discussion.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

productive
Achieving a lot.
isolated
Alone, without contact with others.
commute
To travel regularly between home and work.

Answer key

  1. Do you prefer working from home or in the office?The stress in “prefer” is on “fer”.
  2. At home I'm more productive, but I miss my colleagues.The stress in “productive” is on “duc”.
  3. I know what you mean, I sometimes feel quite isolated.“I know what you mean” shows agreement.
  4. Not having to commute saves me nearly two hours a day.Write two as a word or a digit.
  5. Maybe a mix of both would suit most people.“Would” is weak.