collocation · neutral
work from home
UK/wɜːk frəm həʊm/US/wɜrk frəm hoʊm/work·from·HOME
Band 4-5speakingtask2
to do your job from your residence rather than going into the office
Examples
“Many companies now allow employees to work from home one day a week.”
“During bad weather, staff were permitted to work from home.”
“Some people find it easier to concentrate when they work from home.”
Band 8 sentence
“Since the company introduced flexible hours, I usually work from home two days a week and reserve office days for meetings.”
Collocations
- allowed to work from home
- work from home arrangement
Word family
work remotely verb phraseremote work noun phrasework-from-home policy noun
Common mistakes
work at home→work from home
stay at home→work from home
Say it for a higher band
5stay at home→6work at home→7+work from home
Synonyms
telecommute
remote work
Easily confused
work in the office
“Most employees work in the office five days a week.”
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