Behind the Checkout: Retail Work in Ireland
Grammar: Collocations and fixed expressions in professional workplace contexts
A Business English English lesson exploring business.
What's in this lesson
A Business English ESL lesson on business, practising collocations and fixed expressions in professional workplace contexts. The worksheet has a reading, target vocabulary and discussion questions.
From the reading: Behind the Checkout: Retail Work in Ireland
Ireland's retail sector employs roughly 275,000 people, making it one of the country's largest private-sector workforces. The industry spans everything from multinational giants like Tesco and Lidl to homegrown chains such as Fresh, a premium Irish supermarket with outlets in Dublin city centre that positions itself on quality produce and strong customer service. For many workers, retail is the first rung on a professional ladder — a place where business skills are acquired under real pressure, in real time, in front of real customers.
Vocabulary
- above
- across
- at
- into
Discussion questions
- Have you ever worked in a shop or supermarket?
- What makes a retail worker genuinely good at their job?
- Is retail work undervalued as a profession?
Behind the Checkout: Retail Work in Ireland
Grammar: Collocations and fixed expressions in professional workplace contexts
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