Speaking
[Conditional Expressions]
1st conditional : Good chance
- If he [comes|is] late today, the teacher will get angry.
2nd conditional : Very small chance or no chance
- If I met MJ, I would tell him “thank you.”
3rd conditional : Past
- If I hadn’t …
Answering expressions for conditional questions
If that happen(s), …
If that happen(ed), …
I’m going to …
I’ll definitly …
I’ll probably …
If it [were|was] up to me,
I’d …
I might …
That’s a [pessimistic|cynical] view of love.
That’s an idealistic view of love.
Listening
- work long hard hours under high time pressure
- leads to overload and (mental) burnout
- set high standards which are extremely difficult to maintain
- take work home
- misunderstand by superiors
- compete with themselves
- feel frustrated by their work situation
Vocabulary
- harden up!
- * worsen : [verb] make or become worse
- * overcome : [verb] succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
- * obstacle : [noun] a thing that blocks one’s way or prevents or hinders progress
- have the edge on
- * consequence (=effect) : [noun] a result or effect of an action or condition
- * implication : [noun] the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
- * wane (=weaken) : [verb] (of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it
- appears to decrease in size
- take on a role
- * assume (=take on) : [verb] suppose to be the case, without proof
- slacking off : decrease in quantity or intensity
- * cohort : [noun] a group of people banded together or treated as a group
- * aspect (=feature) : [noun] a particular part or feature of something
- mental burnout
- * burnout : [noun] physical or mental collapse caused by overwork or stress
- * spurious : [adjective] not being what it purports to be; false or fake
- set high standards
- * gross : [adjective] unattractively large or bloated
- * bloat : [verb] cause to swell with fluid or gas
- take a broader view of things
- look at the wider picture
- to have a bad attitude towards …
