Eating Lunch at Your Desk Dont! - English Listening Exercise

Eating Lunch at Your Desk Dont! - English Listening Exercise Try this English listening exercise. Do you eat lunch at your desk at work? Is this only a thing in the United States? Watch this interesting and funny video about the SAD DESK LUNCH to learn about American office culture and some good vocabulary and idioms for the office. Also try the writing exercise about where you eat lunch. Until I started working from home I always ate lunch at my desk and it was often times lonely and depressing.English Business VocabularyFirst lets review some of the vocabulary that you might hear while you are watching the video.Freak out-phrasal verb-You can get more detailed definition of freak out in our phrasal verb dictionary using the link but for todays purposes the basic meaning is to panic.Job pressure-the amount of stress and responsibility that comes with a job. How much job pressure do you have?Lose job-this means that you have been fired or laid off from your job. Remember the difference between being fired and being laid off. Generally being fi red means that you did something bad to cause your termination and being laid off means that most likely your company is having financial difficulties or restructuring.Barely qualified-to not have the correct qualifications for a job. Have you ever worked at a job you were barely qualified for?Binge watch-this is a new phenomenon due to Netflix and the ability to stream shoes but it means to watch too much television.bsp;English Listening Exercise1. Work is ______ in America.2. I dont know what ________your job is _______ __ you.3. List some of the alternative locations he gives to eat lunch.4. If you feel ______ for taking a lunch away from your desk, raise awareness.5. Its _____ like youre working when youre eating.6. We know, ___ ___ that social isolation and stress take years off of peoples lives.7. That means I can just go home and _____ watch t.v.English Writing ExerciseHow long is lunch break at your job? What do people do for their lunch? Where do they go to eat lunch? What is your opinion about the lunch break in your culture? Is it too long or too short?

East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014

East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014 Closing date for the 2014 for The East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014 is fast approaching. Closing date Monday 13/10/2014. The East Coast Musician of the Year Competition 2014 will be held in November in Bridlington, East Yorkshire Closing date 13/10/2014, Heats 8/11/2014, Final 22/11/2014. There are 5 entry classes 10 and under, 12 and under, 14 and under, 18 and under and an open class for over 18. The choice of instrument and music is left to the candidates and their teachers. This year we are holding a special MASTER CLASS for pianist to be taken by Richard Uttley (Concert Pianist). His concerto repertoire includes works by Beethoven, Brahms, Gershwin, Grieg, Haydn, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Poulenc, Rachmaninov, Ravel, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. Recent concerto performances include with the National Symphony Orchestra and for the BBC at Maida Vale Studios, as part of a Proms Plus Composer Portrait. To be eligible for the Master Class candidates must enter the competition. Further information and Entry forms can be downloaded from www.ccmf.co.uk (see Events) or Paul Lowe 01262 677835. This is a great opportunity for young pianists.