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Unit 5: Too Much Work

Online session 3

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Unit 5: Too Much Work

Session 3 communicative objective

• By the end of this session, you will be able to discuss working

from home and the technology involved.

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 Expectation vs. reality

What do you think is

happening in the
pictures?

Do you relate to the

situation in the first
or the second
picture? Explain.

4 minutes
Warm up
whole class 3
 Working from home

Pre  Watch a video about 5 Productivity Tips for Working from Home at
https://bit.ly/3qNRzMk (3’03’’)
production 1  Share with the class which tip is the most useful for you.

4 minutes

whole class

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 Working from home
 Discuss the tips from the video with your partner.
 Also, share your experience studying and working from home.
 Use the Word bank to answer these questions for each tip:

Establish a morning routine

 What does the tip involve
PRODUCTIVITY TIPS

Create a designated work area
Stay connected
Take breaks
Work your normal hours
exactly? Explain.
 Do you think the tip is useful?
Why?
 Do you do any of the activities
associated with this tip (or have
you done any)? Explain.
 What obstacles can prevent
someone from following the tip?

10 minutes
Production 1 5
pairwork
 Working from home
Feedback

4 minutes

whole class
 Report some information your partner shared with you.

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 Helpful technology

Pre 1
production 2
What do you
know about
these logos?

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3

4 minutes

whole class

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 Helpful technology
 Ask and answer these questions in pairs. Give a lot of details.
 Also, make comments and ask follow-up questions.
 Use the expressions with DO and MAKE.
MAKE...
1. Which devices and services DO…
2. Which free software is useful arrangements
do you need to be able to work damage
for working or studying from a choice
or study from home? Explain in a duty
home? a complaint
detail. an examination a decision
an exercise a discovery
3. Are there any paid software 4. If the technology mentioned
a favor an effort
packages/tools that you think in questions 2 and 3 wasn’t
would make working or studying available, how would you work harm an excuse
from home easier? Which ones? or study from home? homework a mistake
housework money
5. What difficulties regarding a job an offer
6. What can you recommend to a test
technology may a person a profit
address those tech issues you
working or studying from work a suggestion
explained in question 5?
home face?

10 minutes
Production 2 8
pairwork
 Helpful technology
Feedback

[Partner’s name] and I think…

We believe that…
Regarding…, we…
[continue...]

4 minutes

whole class
 Share some information you exchanged with your partner.

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Summary
Now I can…
√ discuss working from home and the
technology involved.

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Preparation for
next class

Complete Unit 6.

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Sources

 https://thenounproject.com/
 https://www.shutterstock.com/
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
 https://www.gettyimages.com/
 English Discoveries Student platform

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