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Debate lesson · Remote work

Should Remote Workers Be Paid Less?

A mini-debate lesson on whether remote workers should be paid less, with reading, vocabulary work, discussion, a pro/con debate, a pay-policy meeting role-play and an opinion paragraph. Suits B1–B2 professionals who discuss pay and work arrangements.

B1–B2Lesson 1060 min

Print-ready A4 PDF · teacher's notes and answer key included

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What's inside

  • Warm-up discussion
  • Vocabulary matching
  • Reading
  • Comprehension questions
  • Gap-fill
  • Odd one out
  • Small-group discussion
  • Debate
  • Role-play
  • Opinion paragraph writing

By the end, learners can

  • Read and understand a text on remote-worker pay policy
  • Use ten compensation-related vocabulary items in context
  • Argue for or against a position in a mini-debate
  • Practise agreeing, partly agreeing and disagreeing politely
  • Write a short structured opinion paragraph

Skills: Speaking · Reading · Writing · Vocabulary

Suits: Managers · HR · Finance

Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing and partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding

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