{"id":24044,"date":"2022-11-30T17:34:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T16:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=24044"},"modified":"2023-01-23T08:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T07:49:07","slug":"britains-four-day-workweek-shows-no-loss-in-productivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/11\/britains-four-day-workweek-shows-no-loss-in-productivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Britain\u2019s Four-Day Workweek Shows No Loss in Productivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the trial is over, Britons need not wait for Friday anymore. If employees start their work week on Monday, the last day of work is Thursday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If it sounds interesting, read the full article below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optimistdaily.com\/2022\/09\/britains-four-day-workweek-trial-shows-no-loss-in-productivity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.optimistdaily.com\/2022\/09\/britains-four-day-workweek-trial-shows-no-loss-in-productivity\/<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Give 2 synonyms of the word &#8220;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">expansive<\/span>&#8220;, &#8220;More than 3,300 employees in Britain\u2019s banking, marketing, health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and other industries are participating in the trial, making it one of the most expansive studies to date. Use them in your own sentences.<\/li><li>What does the expression \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to give rise to<\/span>\u201d mean, &#8220;However, the rise of remote and hybrid labor due to the coronavirus epidemic <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>gives rise to<\/em><\/span> questions regarding other areas of employment.&#8221;? Use this expression in your own sentence.<\/li><li>What does the phrase \u201c<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">to lag behind<\/span>\u201d mean, &#8220;That said, some critics express concern about increased expenses and decreased competitiveness, especially since many European businesses <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>lag behind<\/em><\/span> competitors in other countries.&#8221;? Use it in your own sentence.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>How does the article make you feel?<\/li><li>In your opinion, is it necessary to work for five days? Why or why not?<\/li><li>What is the relationship between productivity and shorter work week?<\/li><li>Is the concept of a four-day work week suitable in your country? Explain your answer.<\/li><li>If people will only work for four days, how can they better spend the remaining three days?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Once the trial is over, Britons need not wait for Friday anymore. If employees start their work week on Monday, the last day of work is Thursday. If it sounds interesting, read the full article below. https:\/\/www.optimistdaily.com\/2022\/09\/britains-four-day-workweek-trial-shows-no-loss-in-productivity\/ Vocabulary Questions: Give 2 synonyms of the word &#8220;expansive&#8220;, &#8220;More than 3,300 employees in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[291,292,289,293,156,480],"class_list":["post-24044","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b2-upper-intermediate","tag-first-certificate-fce","tag-reading","tag-text","tag-work","tag-work-and-workplace"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v16.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Britain\u2019s Four-Day Workweek Shows No Loss in Productivity | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/11\/britains-four-day-workweek-shows-no-loss-in-productivity\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Britain\u2019s Four-Day Workweek Shows No Loss in Productivity | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Once the trial is over, Britons need not wait for Friday anymore. 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