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Alight Education Services : Alight Education Services Welcome to Read and Talk ESL. Today we will.
Read several short news articles.
Discuss the content of the news articles, and hopefully enjoy a lively conversation.
Please note: this is a fluency class, meaning I will be doing minimal correcting. Participants should try to do as much talking as possible to maximize their practice.
Let’s get started.
Alight Education Services : Alight Education Services Warm-Up…complete the sentences
When you don't get enough sleep...
In my country these types of people work the longest hours...
When you have too much work, you should...
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Japan's corporate warriors aren't getting enough sleep -- and it's costing the country billions. In the country that gave the world the word "karoshi", or death from overwork, drowsy employees turning up late, taking days off or struggling to stay awake on the job are causing economic losses of some $30 billion a year, according to a survey.
Alight Education Services : Alight Education Services I will read the text aloud, while I am reading, try to answer this question:
Does your country have cultural constraints for leaving work early?
"The idea is to raise awareness of the problem,” said Makoto Uchiyama, professor and chairman of the department of neuropsychiatry at Nihon University School of Medicine, who conducted the survey. "Not everyone who is sleepy at work is lazy. It's hard to tell your boss that you are sleepy, but ignoring the problem can lead to losses in the long run.” The Japanese routinely work long hours, as much from cultural constraints on leaving before colleagues as from volume of work. Suited salarymen napping, often standing up, area common sight on crowded commuter trains.
Alight Education Services : Alight Education Services I will read the text aloud, while I am reading, try to complete this sentence:
Overwork causes…
The survey questioned some 3,075 workers at a chemical company on their sleeping and working habits for a month. Some 37 percent of respondents said they had problems sleeping. They said their efficiency at work was reduced by about 40 percent and reported a high frequency of accidents, lateness and absenteeism. Uchiyama said other countries may be in a similar situation. "It may be thought that this is a Japanese problem. But it's not, it's global."
Slide 7 : Grammer:
The present continuous is used to talk about something that is happening now or around this time
Japanese workers aren't getting enough sleep.
I am sending emails to everyone about the problem.
It is also used to talk about a future arrangement.
We are having a meeting about overwork next month.
I am seeing Tom about the problem on Tuesday. Alight Education Services
Slide 8 : Grammar Exercise:
Workers in Japan ____ ______too hard. (work)
It __ _______the country billions of dollars each year.(cost)
Some workers ___ ______ up for work late.(turn)
Others ___ ________to stay awake during working hours.(struggle) Alight Education Services
Slide 9 : Just to talk:
How many days a week do you normally have to work? Is this usual in your country? Alight Education Services
Slide 10 : Just to talk:
Do you have to work overtime? If so, how often? Alight Education Services
Slide 11 : Just to talk:
When you were a child, what job did you want to have when you were older? Why? Alight Education Services
Slide 12 : Just to talk:
What jobs in your country are considered to be good jobs? Why? Alight Education Services
Slide 13 : Just to talk:
What do you think, is the worst job in the world? Alight Education Services
Slide 14 : Just to talk:
If you had to choose between a satisfying job and a well-paid one, which would you choose? Alight Education Services
Slide 15 : Just to talk:
Do you think people over 65 should be made to retire? Alight Education Services
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