VIDEO WORKSHEET

By Irene Cortés

Work from home vs office (youtube video) - B1/B2/C1

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_XGgmz2RvU

You are going to watch a video of a vlogger talking about the advantages and
disadvantages of working from home vs. the office.

Can you explain what vlogging/ a vlogger is?

What things do you think he will be talking about?

Watch the video and answer the following questions:

• Where is he?
• What time is it?
• Where is he heading to? How will he get there?

• What time does he get home?

• Does he normally follow this routine?

• Where is he flying tomorrow? What for? With whom?

• How long is he going to be away?

 According to the vlogger, what is working from the office better for?

And working from home?

What professionals can benefit more from working at the office?

What professionals can benefit more from working from home?

Look at some of the expressions he uses in his talk and write the equivalent in your
mother language:

All that sort of thing

And stuff like that

Once in a while

Can you explain what these two prhases in italics mean:

Brainstorming

Review what we need to do in the design zone

Now, match the expressions from the video to their corresponding synonyms:

1. Get into the zone a. I don’t mind doing that

2. I am willing to do that b. concentrate

3. I’d rather be here in my office c. I prefer to be

Name the two reasons why he refuses to work from his clients’ office: