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Joy English · Level A2 · Workjoy-english.com

Office holiday closure

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Understand a simple workplace notice.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

public holiday
A day when most people do not go to work.
urgent
Very important and needing quick action.
out of hours
Outside normal working times.

Answer key

  1. Please note that the office will be closed next Monday.“Please note” is a formal way to give information.
  2. It is a public holiday.In “public holiday”, the main stress is on “hol”.
  3. The office will open again on Tuesday at nine.Write nine as a word or a digit.
  4. If you have an urgent problem, call the out-of-hours number.The stress in “urgent” is on “ur”. “Out of hours” means outside normal working times.
  5. Have a nice long weekend.A long weekend usually has three days.

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