Thats Conversation Flexibility RED

Things don’t have to change the world to be important.
Steve Jobs
Flexibility
1. Discuss the questions.
Where do you work: at home or in an office?

Somewhere else?
What do you like and dislike about working in

an office?
What do you like and dislike about working

from home?
What are the biggest challenges to working

Flexible working is an alternative to traditional office hours or locations. This may
remotely?
include working part-time, working from home, or working in different spots
around the same office.
2. Look at the list of activities below. Which of
them can you do when you work in an office, and
which when you work from home?
babysit listen to office gossip

brainstorm make phone calls
chat with colleagues meet people over lunch
commute play loud music
do the laundry prepare meals
dress smartly sit at a desk
eat out take a nap
lie on the couch video conference
3. What other things do you do when working? Use

the words and phrases below to describe your
average day at work.
always never rarely

every day not often sometimes
every morning often twice a day
hardly ever once a day usually
4. Check if you understand the phrases in bold and
then complete the sentences with your own
ideas.
1. People who work nine-to-five often …
2. People who work half time usually …
3. People who are on flexi time sometimes …
4. People who do shift work rarely …
5. People who work remotely never …
6. People who work in a hybrid model hardly ever …
7. People who do overtime always …
8. People who are workaholics do not often …
5. Which is better?
to work nine-to-five or to do shift work
to work half time or to work remotely
to be a workaholic or a slacker
6. What are the most important things in a job?
Rank the following from the most important to
the least important.
company car
flexible hours
free food
good communication
good pay
health insurance
job security
meaningful tasks
natural light
parental leave options
professional growth
recognition
recreational areas at work
team building events

7. Talk about a person you know who …
works half time
works shifts
works remotely
is a workaholic
needs to dress smartly for work
enjoys free food at work
works without natural light
drives a company car
has been on a parental leave
takes part in team building events

8. Look at the photo to the right and answer the
questions.
1. What are the people doing?
2. Where are they?
3. Why are they there?
4. What do they do for a living?
5. Do you think they work flexitime or nine-to-five?
6. Is their work similar to yours? How do you think it is

different?
9. Study the list of possible workplace amenities.
Which of them would you like to have at work?
bike storage cubicles

break room game room
cafeteria green outdoor space
child care gym or swimming pool
collaboration areas phone room
10. Which workplace amenities help people to …?
be creative
focus
feel satisfied
lead healthy lifestyle
reduce stress
share ideas
stay productive
teamwork
11. Transform the sentences so that they are true for
you.
1. I hardly ever work from home.
2. I never chat with colleagues at work.
3. I get a new company car every two years.
4. I sit in a cubicle every day.
5. I am usually very creative at work.
6. I always dress smartly.
7. I sometimes take a break in the relaxation zone we

have at work.
8. I often have "mobile" meetings in green outdoor

spaces.
9. I usually have lunch at the office cafeteria.

12. Answer the questions.
1. What does workplace mean?
2. What does your workplace look like?
3. What would you like it to look like?
4. Can you improve your workplace yourself? How?

That's Conversation! - Flexibility Office work, work schedules, workplace amenities
Present Simple for routines and habits
A2+/B1/B2 Adverbs of frequency
Teacher's Notes Videos to watch: Reading suggestions:

You may introduce the lesson by showing your • Inside Google's Massive Headquarters - Tech • Comfortable Changes to Office Wear - VOA
students a fragment of one of the videos Vision https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/
suggested below or asking them to read one of https://youtu.be/Z-pT0XDYvDM comfortable-changes-to-office-wear/
the suggested articles before class. 6559796.html
• Inside LinkedIn’s New Hybrid Office - Wall
Use tasks 3 & 4 to revise the use present simple Street Journal • The 31 Coolest Offices You've Ever Seen -
for routines and habits, and the use of frequency https://youtu.be/p_J3o8VU5rw Insider
adverbs. Ask students additional questions so https://www.businessinsider.com/coolest-
• A week in my life working at Vogue - Ching
that they elaborate on their choices. offices-youve-ever-seen-2014-8?IR=T
https://youtu.be/8n6T74AlkBk
6. Encourage students to justify their opinions. • 8 Big Mistakes To Avoid When Working From
• What is a Hybrid Work Model? - HR Party of One
8. Suggest that the people might be working. Home - Bright Side
https://youtu.be/ut-TBdHQAiw
https://brightside.me/inspiration-tips-and-
• Why working from home is good for business - TED tricks/ive-been-working-from-home-for-3-
Topics for possible research/students' https://www.ted.com/talks/ years-and-here-are-8-big-mistakes-i-wish-i-
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projects is_good_for_business • I Switched from 9 to 5 Job to Flexible Working
• Tech Giants' HQs • Milton's Cubicle - Office Space (1999) Hours - Chanty
• Remote work https://youtu.be/93ApqwRp7L8 https://www.chanty.com/blog/flexible-
• Back to the Office: When Meetings are No working-hours/
• Workation
Longer Online - Foil Arms and Hog • Four-Hour Work Week - Urban List
• Four-Hour Work Week https://youtu.be/mU9VYcQWSOc https://www.theurbanlist.com/a-list/four-
• James Corden Pays The White House a Visit - hour-working-week
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Things don’t have to change the world to be important.

1. Discuss the questions.

Where do you work: at home or in an office?

What do you like and dislike about working in

What do you like and dislike about working

What are the biggest challenges to working

babysit listen to office gossip

3. What other things do you do when working? Use

always never rarely

1. People who work nine-to-five often …

2. People who work half time usually …

3. People who are on flexi time sometimes …

4. People who do shift work rarely …

5. People who work remotely never …

6. People who work in a hybrid model hardly ever …

7. People who do overtime always …

8. People who are workaholics do not often …

to work nine-to-five or to do shift work

to work half time or to work remotely

parental leave options

recreational areas at work

team building events

works half time

needs to dress smartly for work

enjoys free food at work

works without natural light

drives a company car

has been on a parental leave

takes part in team building events

1. What are the people doing?

2. Where are they?

3. Why are they there?

4. What do they do for a living?

5. Do you think they work flexitime or nine-to-five?

6. Is their work similar to yours? How do you think it is

bike storage cubicles

10. Which workplace amenities help people to …?

1. I hardly ever work from home.

2. I never chat with colleagues at work.

3. I get a new company car every two years.

4. I sit in a cubicle every day.

5. I am usually very creative at work.

6. I always dress smartly.

7. I sometimes take a break in the relaxation zone we

8. I often have "mobile" meetings in green outdoor

9. I usually have lunch at the office cafeteria.

1. What does workplace mean?

2. What does your workplace look like?

3. What would you like it to look like?

4. Can you improve your workplace yourself? How?

Teacher's Notes Videos to watch: Reading suggestions:

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