Long Work Hours
A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on long work hours, overtime and burnout, with a reading, vocabulary work, pro/con debate, a team-meeting role-play and an opinion paragraph. Suits intermediate learners who discuss workplace culture and need to argue and respond politely.
Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included
What's inside
- Warm-up discussion
- Vocabulary matching
- Reading
- Comprehension questions
- Gap-fill
- Odd one out
- Small-group discussion
- Pro/con debate
- Role-play
- Opinion paragraph writing
By the end, learners can
- Read and understand a text on long work hours and workplace culture
- Use ten topic words such as workload, burnout and overtime in context
- Argue for or against long working hours in a structured debate
- Agree, partly agree and disagree politely when discussing workplace policy
- Write a short opinion paragraph with a clear opinion, two reasons and an example
Skills: Speaking · Reading · Writing · Vocabulary
Suits: Managers · HR
Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing and partly agreeing · Disagreeing diplomatically · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding · Suggesting solutions
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