flexible working 6 minute english
the coronavirus pandemic might have changed our attitude to work and people are more comfortable with working from home than ever before. however, this trend started much earlier with new rules that allowed people some flexibility. in this programme, neil and georgina discuss if the 9-to-5 shift in the office will soon be a thing of the past and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
according to data from the organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd), workers from which country work the longest hours?
a) south korea
b) germany
c) mexico
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
routine
the usual, fixed way of doing things
common sense
our judgement to make sensible decisions
match
work equally on both sides
inflexible
unwilling to change
bias
unfairness; treating one group of people more favourably than another
active
involved with (something)
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210909
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https://youtu.be/sm6etqg-hxw
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https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8
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https://youtu.be/wbluy_yu-zw
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https://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq
#learningenglish #bbclearningenglish #flexibleworking #workplace #9to5
the coronavirus pandemic might have changed our attitude to work and people are more comfortable with working from home than ever before. however, this trend started much earlier with new rules that allowed people some flexibility. in this programme, neil and georgina discuss if the 9-to-5 shift in the office will soon be a thing of the past and teach you vocabulary along the way.this week's question according to data from the organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd), workers from which country work the longest hours?a) south koreab) germanyc) mexicolisten to the programme to find out the answer.vocabularyroutinethe usual, fixed way of doing things common senseour judgement to make sensible decisions matchwork equally on both sides inflexibleunwilling to changebiasunfairness; treating one group of people more favourably than another activeinvolved with (something)[cover: getty images]to download the audio and a transcript, go 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people some flexibility. in this programme, neil and georgina discuss if the 9-to-5 shift in the office will soon be a thing of the past and teach you vocabulary along the way.
this week's question
according to data from the organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd), workers from which country work the longest hours?
a) south korea
b) germany
c) mexico
listen to the programme to find out the answer.
vocabulary
routine
the usual, fixed way of doing things
common sense
our judgement to make sensible decisions
match
work equally on both sides
inflexible
unwilling to change
bias
unfairness; treating one group of people more favourably than another
active
involved with (something)
[cover: getty images]
to download the audio and a transcript, go to:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-210909
more 6 minute english episodes:
how to disagree better
https://youtu.be/rwhgkgs7zsc
meditation and your brain
https://youtu.be/sm6etqg-hxw
no more bosses
https://youtu.be/ktgdxnml2ui
how can we make the web a better place?
https://youtu.be/wmqjmpvgor8
learn to talk about broken hearts in 6 minutes!
https://youtu.be/wbluy_yu-zw
coronavirus vs other pandemics
https://youtu.be/kjvd228s-yq
#learningenglish #bbclearningenglish #flexibleworking #workplace #9to5