Office

Common expressions

• work in an office

• share an office with someone

• get to / leave the office (at 9am)

• ring / call the office

• the office is well / badly run

• use (a room) as an office

Exercise

Common expressions

1. I work in the company's busy Madrid office. It's air-conditioned and very comfortable.

2. I used to share an office with Irene. She's now in another department.

3. I called my wife's office three times this morning, but got no answer.

4. My husband works from home. He uses one of our bedrooms as an office.

5. The office I'm working in at the moment isn't very well run - the manager is useless. That's why I'm looking for another job.

6. I usually try to leave the office before 7pm, so that I can get home in time to put the kids to bed.

Notes

1. Note these expressions:

   1. I got home exhausted after a hard day at the office.

   2. The atmosphere in our office is very relaxed / tense / friendly / formal.

2. Note the following expressions using office + noun:

   1. If you need a doctor, you have to call a different number outside normal office hours.

   2. I never listen to office gossip. It's usually nonsense!

   3. Our office party last Christmas was really excellent.

   4. I’ve just been promoted to office manager!