Work-Life Balance
Aims To remember and review the language at a conference. To talk about work-life balance. To practice listening. To look at and use ‘ed’ adjectives to talk about ‘work-balance’. To carry out a survey for a magazine to talk about ‘work-life’ balance.
Can you complete these sentences? Showing Interest LeavingMaking an introduction That’s really ___1_____! ___2___ ? It’s ___3____ to meet you! I’m sorry I’ve ___4____ to an appointment. I’m sorry I have ___5__. I really need to get some breakfast. Well it’s been nice meeting you, __6_____ and we can have lunch Have we ___7__ before? I ___8__ you’re with Intel! Excuse me. __9____ Julian Burnley?
ANSWERS Showing Interest LeavingMaking an introduction That’s really interesting! Really? It’s nice to meet you! I’m sorry I’ve got to rush to an appointment. I’m sorry I have to run. I really need to get some breakfast. Well it’s been nice meeting you, call me and we can have lunch Have we met before? I see you’re with Intel! Excuse me. Are you...?
Showing Interest Asking further Questions Making an introduction That’s really interesting! Really? It’s nice to meet you! Do you do much business in Asia? Have we met before? I see you’re with Intel! Excuse me. Are you...? Create someone new!!!!!
Adjectives ending in /ed/ Do these adjectives (in ed) describe: A) the way a person feels B) things
Can you match the sentences to each other I’m interested about the possibility of promotion. I’m tired with my job. I’m bored by working under pressure. I’m frightened of working long hours. I’m exhilarated of being called into my manager’s office. I’m excited in Economics.
Adjectives Work with your partner and mark the stress in the following sentences: I’m interested in Economics. I’m tired of working long hours. I’m bored with my job. I’m exhilarated by working under pressure. I’m excited about the possibility of promotion. I’m frightened of being called into my manager’s office.
Adjectives Work with your partner and mark the stress in the following sentences: I’m interested in Economics. I’m tired of working long hours. I’m bored with my job. I’m exhilarated by working under pressure. I’m excited about the possibility of promotion. I’m frightened of being called into my manager’s office.
Listen and repeat
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You work for this magazine. You are going to write an article on Work-Life balance for workers in Vietnam. Before you write the article you need to carry out some research. Create a survey to help find information on this topic.
Create a survey with 7 open ended questions: Question
Homework Write an essay on your findings about work-life balance. 150 words