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%? [Cover: Getty Images] You can download the audio and a free programme transcript here 👉 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 More 6 Minute English episodes: ⭐ Language of menus 👉 ⭐ Psychology of greed 👉 ⭐ Our love of pets 👉 ⭐ Addicted to sugar 👉 ⭐Can we live without plastic? 👉 ⭐ Social media and teenage health 👉 ⭐ Elephant-proof farming 👉 ⭐ Should we farm octopus? 👉 ⭐ Ways to live for 100 years 👉 ⭐ How green is your money? 👉 🤩🤩🤩 SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English 👉 ✔️ Visit our website 👉 ✔️ Follow us on Instagram 👉 ✔️ Find us on Facebook 👉 ✔️ Join us on TikTok 👉 @bbclearningenglish We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment 😊 #learnenglish #bbclearningenglish #work #jobs #AI
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