The four-day week on trial: comparing results from two workplaces
Two managers compare a meeting-free trial; students then share hidden data from two four-day-week pilots and advise a third company.
C2Adults60 minInformation gap
About this lesson
A C2 speaking lesson (information gap). Warm-ups, role plays and discussion tasks — get the whole class talking.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Speaking
- Type
- Information gap
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Jobs & work
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Gap-fill, Matching
- Key words
- a pilot scheme, burnout, presenteeism, staff turnover, output, cover, a trade-off
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Exchange, check and compare detailed information about workplace trials accurately
- Evaluate evidence critically and make a reasoned recommendation about working practices