Work Stress: Who Is Responsible?
A B1–B2 mini-debate lesson on whether companies or individuals are responsible for work stress and mental health. Learners read a short text, build topic vocabulary, debate two pro/con motions, role-play a management meeting and write an opinion paragraph; suits mixed professional groups, especially managers and HR.
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What's inside
- Warm-up discussion
- Vocabulary matching
- Reading
- Comprehension questions
- Gap-fill
- Odd one out
- Group discussion
- Mini-debate
- Role-play
- Opinion paragraph writing
By the end, learners can
- Read and understand a text about workplace stress and mental health
- Use ten well-being-related vocabulary items in context
- Express and defend opinions on company responsibility for mental health
- Agree and disagree politely using set phrases
- Write a short structured opinion paragraph with a reason and an example
Skills: Speaking · Reading · Vocabulary · Writing
Suits: Managers · HR · Finance
Language practised: Giving opinions · Agreeing · Partly agreeing · Disagreeing politely · Asking for clarification · Persuading · Summarising and concluding
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