Entry test: Listening

How popular is Chris Svensson’s book?

• Not very popular.

• Very popular.

• It’s new. People don’t know it yet.

What is the work–life balance like in traditional workplaces?

• a. Work lives and private lives are clearly divided.

• b. People work too much overtime and so they have no private life.

• c. People are free to manage the balance themselves.

How often do people do overtime?

• a. Often

• b. Sometimes

• c. They don’t.

In traditional workplaces, do people work at weekends or when on holiday?

• a. Yes, it’s normal.

• b. No, never.

• c. Usually, they don’t.

How has technology helped people work with more flexibility?

• a. They can send and receive emails from their phones from home.

• b. Their working hours can be easily tracked.

• c. Robots can do their work for them.

Traditional divisions between work and life are fading. What does this mean for employees?

• a. Everyone has to do overtime, all the time.

• b. People have to work while they’re on holiday.

• c. They can be flexible to work when and where it suits them.