What is the future of work? ⏲️ 6 Minute English

Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some useful vocabulary. ????????????

❓❓❓ After Covid, many British companies gave the idea a go, but out of the sixty companies taking part in a four-day working week trial in 2023, how many said they planned to continue with a shorter work week?
a) 52%?
b) 72%? or,
c) 92%?

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/features/6-minute-english_2024/ep-240201

Vocabulary:
✔️take (something) with a pinch of salt - not completely believe something you are told because you think it’s unlikely to be true
✔️track record - the achievements or failures of someone’s past performance
✔️come to pass - (old fashioned) take place, happen
✔️dystopian - person who imagines or foresees a dystopian future where there is great suffering and injustice in society
✔️get rid of - to remove something that you do not want any longer
crop up - appear or happen unexpectedly

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