Saying What's Needed - English at Work

Learn to talk about what’s needed and how to use modal verbs such as have to, should and must correctly.

Key Learning points

• LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
  Welcoming people, expressing urgency; giving an opinion; giving advice; complaining. 
   
• GRAMMAR
  Modals - have to; should; must.
   
• IDIOMS
  Up to speed; learn the ropes; From the get-go; Horseplay; Dead meat.
   
• VOCABULARY
  welcome; a day off; rapport; behave; fired; policy; there/their/they're; you're/your.
   
• PRONUNCIATION
  Words Starting with Y

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.

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