VOCABULARY
What is isolation?
Being alone or cut off from social interaction.
Complete this sentence:
I’m used to .................. 5 minutes before
start working (wake up).
waking up
Work-life balance
Any good answer will be accepted.
What does pitfall mean?
Problems that are likely to occur in a particular situation.
Could the form "used to" in the sentence be replaced by would?
Before the pandemic, people used to work on-site most of the time.
Yes.
Is remote work better than on-site work?
Any good answer will be ok.
Is this picture a good representation of burnout?
Yes.
Choose the right answer.
With two small children at school, Fred has to use up his annual leave in order to take time ..........when his children are ill, when he wants to attend their sports day or any time the kids have a half-day at school.
A: up
B: off
C: down
B: off
Positive consequences of the pandemic.
Any good answer will be ok.
What's an annual leave?
A period off work (often paid) that workers get once a year.
What's the right choice?
For example, many remote workers find themselves working past their working hours, partly because there is no ................... to mark the boundaries between work and personal life, making it hard to switch off from work.
A: traveling
B: going
C: commuting
C: commuting
Mention 5 key elements in a formal email.
Addresee
Reason for writing
Signature
Greetings
Subject
What is work-life balance?
The notion that you should do your work and still have time for your own personal life.
I'm writing to request some time off between Monday 18 February and Friday 8 March in order............ work on my MBA dissertation, which is due for submission on 30 March.
A: for
B: to
C: that
B: to
How remote work can increase stress.
Any good answer will be accepted.