Professional Documents
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Warmer
a. Choose the correct answers to these questions. Then, read the text and check your predictions.
1. During the pandemic, when people attended online meetings from home, they were
less worried / more worried about their appearance.
2. When people returned to the office again, the demand for cosmetic procedures
slowed down / didn’t slow down.
3. A majority / minority of people in a survey said they were worried about going back to
face-to-face meetings after the pandemic.
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Key words
a. Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text.
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Comprehension check
a. Answer the questions using information from the article.
8. How did Chad feel when he saw himself during on-screen meetings?
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Key language
a. Where is the main pronunciation stress in these words from the text?
1. dysmorphia
2. compliment
3. procedure
4. exacerbate
5. expertise
6. colleague
7. foreseeable
8. anxiety
b. With a partner, practice pronouncing these words with the correct stress
pattern.
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Discussion
• “There is no need for people to travel to offices anymore. We can all work online from home.”
• “People who are obsessed with their appearance are very insecure.”
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In your own words
a. The Covid pandemic has caused many changes in how we work. In pairs, think of some
examples. Choose one of those trends. Switch the internet search engine on and look for
information on that change. Report your findings to the class.
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