“Is it just me, or is the internet really slow this morning?”
B1 · Intermediate9 minPhrases
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When the internet goes down at work, the whole office stops at once. Calls drop, emails sit in the outbox, and people start walking around holding their laptops up as if that helps. The first question is always the same: is it just me, or is it everyone? The answer decides whether you restart your laptop or call the help desk.
Describe the problem clearly: can't connect at all, connected but slow, or one site won't load. Mention where you are, because the Wi-Fi on the fifth floor and the Wi-Fi by the window can be two different stories. And have a backup plan. A cable, a phone hotspot or a desk in another part of the building can keep an important call alive while the network team fixes the rest.
Phrases
nobody can connect
asks if others have the same problem
your device won't join the network
it works, then stops, again and again
pages take a long time to load
a network cable instead of Wi-Fi
share your phone's data with a laptop
a period when a service isn't working
the company doesn't allow that website
the service is working again
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