{"id":18316,"date":"2021-05-24T07:22:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T05:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=18316"},"modified":"2021-06-09T09:07:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T07:07:43","slug":"working-long-hours-kills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2021\/05\/working-long-hours-kills\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Long Hours Kills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Japan, there is a specific term for death by overwork, which is &#8220;karoshi&#8221;. However, this phenomenon is not only exclusive in Japan. It happens all over the world. In fact, a WHO study revealed that 750,000 people die prematurely due to overwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the link to learn more about the dangers of overworking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2105\/210522-working-hours-4.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2105\/210522-working-hours-4.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What are the dangers of overworking?<\/li><li>How many hours do you spend time working? Do you work overtime or not? Do you sometimes get overworked?<\/li><li>What is your opinion on this statement: <em>&#8220;No job is worth the risk of stroke or heart disease.&#8221;<\/em>?<\/li><li>In your country, what are some government policies to prevent workers from overworking?<\/li><li>How has your working hours and workload changed during the pandemic?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate In Japan, there is a specific term for death by overwork, which is &#8220;karoshi&#8221;. However, this phenomenon is not only exclusive in Japan. It happens all over the world. In fact, a WHO study revealed that 750,000 people die prematurely due to overwork. 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