Earning on the side

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Guess the words (1)Vocabulary exercise
4. 4Guess the words (2)Vocabulary exercise
5. 5Check the wordsVocabulary
6. 6Useful phrases: work on the sideVocabulary
7. 7Check your understandingReading comprehension
8. 8Listen: Tunde's laptopsListening comprehension
9. 9Use the new wordsVocabulary exercise
10. 10What does it mean?Grammar exercise
11. 11Notice: Sienna's blogGrammar exercise
12. 12Used to, would, be used to, get used toGrammar rule
13. 13Choose the right formGrammar exercise
14. 14Jun's adviceGrammar exercise
15. 15Build the sentencesGrammar exercise
16. 16Say it naturallySpeaking practice
17. 17Telling your managerSpeaking practice
18. 18Let's discussDiscussion
19. 19Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: closest meaningVocabulary exercise
2. 2Homework: your sentencesVocabulary exercise
3. 3Homework: a translator's storyGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: an email to your managerDiscussion

Words

• side hustle/ˈsaɪd hʌsl/

  work you do for money in addition to your main job, often a small business of your own

• moonlight/ˈmuːnlaɪt/

  to have a second job in addition to your main one, sometimes without telling your employer (moonlighting: the noun)

• supplement/ˈsʌplɪment/

  to add to something, especially to make it bigger or better (supplement your income)

• gig/ɡɪɡ/

  a single job or task that you are paid for, often found through an app (gig work, the gig economy)

• freelance/ˈfriːlæns/

  working for different clients, not as an employee of one company (also a verb: to freelance)

• monetize/ˈmɑːnɪtaɪz/

  to make money from something, such as a hobby, a skill or a website

• conflict of interest/ˌkɑːnflɪkt əv ˈɪntrəst/

  a situation in which what is good for you could be bad for the people you work for

• on the side/ˌɑːn ðə ˈsaɪd/

  in addition to your main job

• self-employed/ˌself ɪmˈplɔɪd/

  working for yourself, not for an employer

• day job/ˈdeɪ dʒɑːb/

  the job that pays your regular bills, especially when you also do something else (don't quit your day job: a joke that someone isn't good enough to do something for a living)

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

Let's talk about work outside your main job.

1. Do you know anyone with a side hustle? What do they do?
2. What would you do with an extra $500 a month?
3. How do you feel about working in the evenings or on weekends?

Grammar rule

Used to, would, be used to, get used to

Past habits and states: used to and would

Form	Use it for	Example
used to + verb	past habits and past states that are not true now	Our team used to share one printer. · This building used to be a bank.
would + verb	repeated past actions (not states), usually once the time is clear	On Fridays, our manager would bring donuts for everyone.
didn't use to + verb · Did … use to…?	negatives and questions	I didn't use to check email at night. · Did you use to work weekends?
past simple	one event, or a total: how long, how many times	I worked there for six years. · I changed jobs three times.

would is not for states (be, know, like, have for things you own): not We would have a company car, but We used to have a company car. Don't use used to with a total (not I used to work there for six years).

What feels normal: be used to and get used to

Form	Meaning	Example
be used to + -ing / noun	it feels normal	She's used to early starts. · I'm not used to sharing a desk.
get used to + -ing / noun	it is becoming normal (any tense)	Most new hires get used to the software within a week. · He got used to traveling for work.

used to + verb is about the past: I used to work nights (I don't now). be used to + -ing is about what feels normal: I'm used to working nights (it's easy for me). Not I'm used to work nights. In writing, use didn't use to and Did… use to? You will also see didn't used to.