WorkWork//Life Life BalanceBalance

-phonetics:sounds [ı:], [aı], [æ], [ʃ]

-vocabulary:work, company, daily life

- grammar:Present Simple vs. Present Continuous;

adverbs of frequency.

Sounds Words and Combinations

[ı:] live, he lives;week, per week;

[aı] shine, life, nine lives;

[æ] family, balance, average,on average, an average person;

[ʃ] pressure, social, social life;

Can you guessCan you guess the wordsthe words??

a business that makes or sells things or provides services

a person you work with a person who manages the workersmoney you get regularly when you do a

joba place where many people work

at deskseveryone who works in a companysomeone who works for a business

COMPANY

COLLEAGUE

BOSS

SALARY

OFFICE

STAFF

EMPLOYEE

What are these peopleWhat are these people??Make sentences about their work using the prompts. Suggest other Make sentences about their work using the prompts. Suggest other

jobs.jobs.

Get a good salary/ long holidaysWork in a team/ under pressureRisk one`s lifeDeal with customers/ problems

oftenrarely occasionaly once in a whilealwayssometimeshardly evere.g. Fashion designers often work in a team

Simple or ContinuousSimple or Continuous??

Helen ______(to speak) English well.____she______(to have) her own office?He can`t pick up the phone now.

He________________(to study).I____(to be) a teacher, but now I____________(to

work) as a sales rep.A: What ____you_______ (to drink)?

B: Apple juice. But I don't want any more, thanks.

_____you_____(to know) Peter?In the photo he _________(to play) his guitar.A rescue worker never ________(to worry).

speaks

Does have

is studying

am

am working

are drinking

Do know

is playing

worries

Listening ComprehensionListening Comprehension

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps with the verbs in present continuous tense.

Everybody`s changing.mp3

1. Is the work/life balance the 1. Is the work/life balance the same in your country?same in your country?

2. Do you think people work too 2. Do you think people work too much? What problems can this much? What problems can this

cause?cause?HOME TASK: HOME TASK: Are you happy with Are you happy with your study/life balance? your study/life balance? Answer Answer

this question in a short essay this question in a short essay ((10001000 CHR) CHR)

p. 25, ex. 6 Reading