Giving Warnings - English at Work
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Giving Warnings - English at Work

Seven Dimensions
Updated Mar 01, 2019

Learn to understand and give warnings and use imperatives without sounding offensive

Key Learning points

  • LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
    Warnings about health; Sympathetic warnings; Giving an ultimatum; Intimidating or threatening; Presenting the options.
     
  • GRAMMAR
    Imperatives - Behave professionally!; Communicate effectively!; Giving a warning; Encouraging action; Taking control.
     
  • IDIOMS
    Mind your own business; No buts; Shape up or ship out; Put up with; I've had it.
     
  • VOCABULARY
    excuses, assertive, dangerous; terminate; cubicle.
     
  • PRONUNCIATION
    Short Forms - It's; I'm; She's; That's; She'll; Don't; We're; What's.

This video is part of the English at Work Series, created by Psychologist Eve Ash, linguistics expert Dr Fran Byrnes, features comedienne Erin Brown and Emmy-award winning Kim Estes.

The Cutting Edge English at Work Series promotes communication and language competence by building the desire and motivation to learn and the confidence to try. Confidence in learning and using English leads to successful communication.

There are now 60 graded English Language learning programs. All English programs are built on established language learning principles and methodology. At the same time, great characters in comic situations help students (and teachers) have fun as they learn. They engage learners through amusing situations, entertaining characters, interesting conversations with real language, fun storylines and high quality production with practical activities.

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