Slow down

'Slow down!'​

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Today we’re going to...

• ​learn vocabulary about work

• listen about working conditions in different countries

• revise some grammar rules

• read a dialogue

• practice our pronunciation

• make companies in groups

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Exercise 1a

Choose the correct verbs in the phrases and learn new vocabulary about work.

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​Let's check your answers...

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...work home

• take

• be

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...time to relax

• be

• have

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...long hours

• get

• work

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...overtime

• work

• spend

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...a workaholic

• get

• be

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...deadlines

• meet

• take

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...time off work

• take

• be

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...under pressure at work

• have

• be

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...a lot of time at work

• leave

• spend

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...a good working conditions

• have

• be

Meet deadlines

Take time off work

Be under pressure at work

Spend a lot of time at work

Have a good working conditions

Take work home

Have time to relax

Work long hours

Work overtime

Be a workaholic

Let's practice the phrases. Please, pay attention to your pronunciation. There is a stress in some words.

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Make sentences so they are true about you or your family member. Use these words (you can you negative forms):

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​meet be work take

1. ​I always ______ deadlines.

2. ​I ______ under pressure at work.

3. ​I often ______overtime.

4. ​I ______ long hours.

5. ​I never ______ work home.

6. ​I ______ a workaholic.

7. ​I never ______ time off work.

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Work in pairs

• ​Tell you partner about people you know who have jobs

• Use phrases from ex.1a

• Discuss with your partner which person works the hardest

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Look at the pictures. Think about:

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• What is this book about?

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• What is happening in the picture​?

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Listen to the radio programme and check your predictions​

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Work in pairs

Exercise 3a​

​Fill in the gaps with the countries and learn about some working conditions in different countries:

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the USA​ France Japan Germany the UK​

Then listen to the second part of the programme and check your answers​

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Check your answers​

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• Some companies in France give their employees three days off at the weekend.

• People in Germany spend 15% less time at work now than they did in 1980.

• ​In the UK 20% of people work more than 60 hours a week.

• ​60% of people in the UK said they didn't take all their paid holiday.

• In the USA 20%​ of people don't take time off when they're ill.

• ​In Japan they have a word that means 'death from working too hard'.

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Listen to this part again and fill in the gaps in ex.4a

with one or two words.

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​Check your answers with your partner.

Check your answers:

2. thirty-five

3. 3 p.m.

4. our families

5. ideas

6. sleep

7. four

8. work home

9. travelling

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Answer the questions

• ​Which working conditions do you like most?

• In which country would you like to try working? Why?

• Which ideas do you agree with?

• Do you agree with the idea of the book?

• Do we need to slow down?

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have to

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ought to

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be allowed​

be supposed to​

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can

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be able to

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must

Pay attention on words in bold in ex.4a.

Do you know these grammar constructions?

Revise grammar rules in exercise 5a,b,c.

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Work in pairs​

Complete the sentences so they are true for both of you about your study at the University. 

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Then tell the class about you and your partner.

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​We're supposed to....​

​We have to...

​We aren't allowed to...

​We ought to...

We're able to...

​We can't...

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​Read the conversation between Kim and Rob and choose the correct verb form.

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Answer the question:

Who has the best working conditions?

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Then listen to the conversation and check your answers​

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Multiple Choice

So do you think you ___ to relax more?

• should

• are allowed

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Absolutely! I ___ try to slow down in a bit.

• am able to

• must

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___start work when you want?

• Are you able to...

• Should you...

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___ be it the office at eight. What about you?

• I'm supposed to...

• I can...

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I ___ at work until ten.

• don't have to

• must be

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Lucky you! ___ work at home?

• Are you allowed to...

• Should you...

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Yes, we ___ work at home two days a week.

• ought to

• can

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Oh, we ___ be in the office every day.

• have to

• are able to

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Perhaps you ___ look for another job.

• ought to

• are supposed yo

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Yes, maybe. Anyway, I ___ go.

• have to

• can

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I ___ be late for my next meeting.

• mustn't

• don't have to

​Listen to the conversation again and pay attention to the intonation in the questions.  

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So do you think you should to relax more?

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Are you able to start work when you want?​

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What about you?

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Are you allowed to work at home?​

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​Now let’s practice these questions.

Pretend you run a company with good working conditions. You can make notes on the important things about your company on the piece of paper. Use the ideas below:

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• ​the name of the company

• what your company does

• ​the number of employees

• ​working hours and overtime

• ​what employees can wear

• ​breaks and holidays

• ​any other interesting information

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Examples of companies: fast food restaurant, website design company, a clothes shop, a travel agent’s, a language school, a hotel.

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​Work in groups

​Make at least three questions for the other groups. While presenting the other company you need to ask questions to find out more information.

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Present your company to the group

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Decide which is the best company to work for? Why? ​

Share your opinion with the class.

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Which is the most popular company in the class?

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• What have you learnt today?

• What was the most interesting part of the lesson?

• How can you use the information from the lesson?

Homework:​

1. ​Workbook ex.1-4 p.10-11

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2. Describe the company you'd like to work in. Write down all important conditions. You can use ideas from ex.7

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