Juggling Three Jobs Just to Get By

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Amidst Britain’s cost of living emergency, many struggle to make ends meet. Those in dire situations are pushed to juggle two to three jobs at a time just to survive.

Read the commentary on the worsening problem with steeply increasing cost of living in the UK and how citizens cope with it.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/14/heat-or-eat-poverty-rising-costs

Vocabulary Questions:

  1. What does the expression ”to drop the ball” mean, ”I’m juggling so I don’t drop the balls.”? Use this idiom in your own sentence.
  2. What does “sleaze” mean, “Tory sleaze every day, a drip, drip, drip effect.”? Use this word in your own sentence.
  3. What does “drip effect” mean, “Tory sleaze every day, a drip, drip, drip effect.”? Use this phrase in your own sentence.

Discussion Questions:

  1. What is your reaction to having to keep 2 to 3 jobs at a time just to get by? How would you feel if you were in the same situation?
  2. Is it common for people to keep more than one job in your country? Why is this the case?
  3. What are ways to make ends meet amidst rising cost of living?
  4. Talk about the current cost of living in your country. 
  5. What are your thoughts on the writer’s opinion about the accountability from the government?
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