Gossip at Work – Level 2

Instructions: Read the sentences below and answer the questions or fill in the spaces.

Note: The following article is about gossip but has words missing. To answer the questions, select the correct word to complete the sentences.

Gossip means ‘informal (1) ………… or information about other people, often (2) ………………… comments about their private life’ (Collins Cobuild Dictionary). All people gossip. It is (3) ………. of everyday life in all cultures.

At work people (4) …………… when they have their coffee or over lunch or even when they are working on a (5) ………….. . Gossip can be (6) ………. as it makes you feel more relaxed. Gossip can (7) ………….you to enjoy your work.

Gossip can (8) ……. be bad as it may put other people down and start in-house workplace conflict (9) ……….. people. As like many things, gossip can (10) ……. both good and bad.

Vocabulary: 

1: a conflict = an argument or a problem

2: in-house = in the company

Complete this article by filling in the spaces.