1. Do you work from home?

Have you ever worked

remotely?
2. What are some advantages
and disadvantages of
working from home?
3. Do you have a good
working relationship with
your boss?
4. How often do you
check/answer emails
outside of working hours?
BAN ON TEXTING

WORKPLACE
COMMUNICATION
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
Write down how much you understood as a percentage (%)
LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
• Write down keywords from the listening
• Work together to reconstruct the audio to the best of your abilities
TRUE / FALSE / NOT GIVEN
• The new law will make it illegal for employers to contact remote workers after official
working hours.
• The law was created in order to protect workers in the Portuguese government.
• A document states that workers who work during the night should work for at least 11
hours.
• During rest periods, workers shouldn’t be contacted except for in emergency situations,
such as in the case of a medical emergency.
• Employers will have to pay for some of their employees’ expenses, according to the
new law.
• Fast Internet connections may be necessary for those working from home.
• The rules will apply to everyone, even small companies with fewer than 10 employees.
• The law was voted on by the European Parliament following a recent "right to
disconnect" law.
 MATCH WORDS FROM AUDIO
• Require 1. a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant hasn’t
happened or has ended
• Relief
2. take a break from something, particularly work
• Apply
3. official rules
• Disconnect
4. order someone to do something, especially because of a rule or
• Regulations law
• Expenses 5. accept something officially, especially by voting to make it law
• Outside 6. have a connection or be important, particularly when talking
• Pass about rules or laws
7. money that you spend when you are doing your job
8. not within or part of something
ANSWERS
1. RELIEF - a feeling of happiness that something unpleasant hasn’t happened or
has ended
2. DISCONNECT - take a break from something, particularly work
3. REGULATIONS - official rules
4. REQUIRE - order someone to do something, especially because of a rule or law
5. PASS - accept something officially, especially by voting to make it law
6. APPLY - have a connection or be important, particularly when talking about
rules or laws
7. EXPENSES - money that you spend when you are doing your job
8. OUTSIDE - not within or part of something
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
1. If you don’t follow the new ____, you could get in trouble.
2. Some people act as if the law doesn’t ____ to them.
3. You can play with your phone ____ of school hours, but not in class.
4. When I get home from work, I just want to ____, so I usually sit on the sofa and
read for a while.
5. My boss doesn’t give me any money for my ____, so I have to pay for my own
petrol when travelling for work.
6. The end of the first lockdown came as a ____ for many in the country.
7. We are ____ to wear helmets at all times when working on the building site.
8. After the new law was ____, workers had more time to spend with their families.
COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
1. If you don’t follow the new REGULATIONS, you could get in trouble.
2. Some people act as if the law doesn’t APPLY to them.
3. You can play with your phone OUTSIDE of school hours, but not in class.
4. When I get home from work, I just want to DISCONNECT, so I usually sit on the
sofa and read for a while.
5. My boss doesn’t give me any money for my EXPENSES, so I have to pay for my
own petrol when travelling for work.
6. The end of the first lockdown came as a RELIEF for many in the country.
7. We are REQUIRED to wear helmets at all times when working on the building site.
8. After the new law was PASSED, workers had more time to spend with their
families.
DISCUSS IN PAIRS
• What are you required to do for work every day/week/month?
• How do you disconnect at the end of the week?
• Are there any regulations at work that you think are unnecessary?
• Does the company pay for your expenses?
GIST READING – WHO SAID WHAT?
1. I didn’t have the opportunity to work remotely during the pandemic.
2. I wasn’t given the necessary equipment for remote working.
3. My working hours can change from week to week.
4. My boss doesn’t mind if people don’t arrive on time.
5. I feel like I don’t have enough rest periods during the day.
6. I always manage to do my work on time
WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU
GIVE?
• Think
• Discuss in pairs
 PHRASAL VERBS
• a. stop working or leave your job because of a disagreement
with your boss
• Block out • b. stop noise or light from passing through or into something
• Walk out • c. do something at a different time because you cannot do it at
• Tell off the expected time
• Come in • d. arrive at a place
• Turn up • e. speak angrily to someone because they have done something
• Make up wrong
• f. go to work
 COMPLETE THE STORY

When I arrived at the office this morning, Jack was already being ___
by our boss. Apparently, Jack had ___ two hours late for the second
time in a month. Our boss told him he would have to ___ the time by
staying after hours. They started to shout at each other. I tried to ___ the
noise by putting my earphones in, but I heard our boss tell Jack not to
___ tomorrow. Later on, I saw Jack at the bar. He said that he hadn’t
lost his job, he had ___
DISCUSS IN PAIRS
• Do you think employers should be required to pay for a remote worker’s
Internet costs? Why/why not?
• Have you ever been told off at work? What do you think is the best way to
handle an employee who causes problems or is difficult?
• Would you prefer to work a four-day week, but longer hours Monday to
Thursday?
• What do you think is the hardest thing about being a boss?
• Should bosses be allowed to contact employees outside of working hours?
• Do you think that workers in the 21st century have an easier working life
than workers in the 20th century?