{"id":9493,"date":"2018-11-29T15:13:47","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T14:13:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9493"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:25:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:25:37","slug":"the-pecking-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/11\/the-pecking-order\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pecking Order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>B2 \u2013 Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>By definition, hierarchy is a way of organizing people, in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority. When is hierarchy bad and when is it not?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s listen to know the answer and learn how chickens&#8217; pecking order work as well.<\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><source src=\"http:\/\/downloads.bbc.co.uk\/learningenglish\/features\/6min\/181115_6min_hierarchies_download.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><\/video><\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><br \/>\n1. What did you learn from the chickens&#8217; pecking order?<br \/>\n2. According to the audio, what is the best hierarchy? (Do you agree?)<br \/>\n3. When is hierarchy bad?<br \/>\n4. 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