Work-Life Balance
Aims
Goal: protect your time politely in English — refuse extra work with “I'd love to, but…”, explain your limits, and give balance advice with “If I were you…”.
The lesson, stage by stage
- Warm up5 min
Warm-up: Protecting your time
2 warm-up questions
- Reading10 min
Reading: Finding Your Balance
Read a 213-word text about Finding Your Balance
- Vocabulary8 min
Vocabulary: Work-Life Balance Vocabulary
6 items
- Practice7 min
Practice: Fix the Work-Life Balance Sentences
Error-correction exercise, 6 items
- Dialogue10 min
Dialogue: Discussing Work-Life Balance
Role-play: You're having a conversation about work-life balance with a colleague. (4 lines)
- Discussion10 min
Discussion: Work-Life Balance Discussion
5 discussion questions
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Target vocabulary
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