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Business Free Talk Chapter 6 Work Environment

Lesson 29 Work Shift

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OUTLINE

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Expressions

Discussion

Further Reading

Useful expressions under this topic for your reference.

Discussion questions for you to talk freely with your teacher.

An article for you to read after class.

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Expressions Useful expressions about work shifts. You can refer to them to provoke your thoughts in the Discussion part.

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Expressions (suggested time: 8min)

Shift work falls outside the traditional 9 am - 5 pm day. In this part, you are going to study and practice some expressions and sentences about work shifts.

Glossary life pattern 生活规律 disruptive 有害的 irregular 不规律的

biological clock 生物钟 flexible 灵活的 peak/rush hours 高峰期

night shift 夜班

work in shifts 轮班

In Sentences • Our life would get much more inconvenient if nobody works in shifts, especially those in service industries*. • Shift workers can choose afternoon or evening shifts to avoid being in rush hours to travel to work. • However, shift work can be disruptive to one’s health. • Night shift nurses get more work as many accidents occur* during the nights or in the early mornings. © 2017 Acadsoc Limited

service industry: 服务业 occur: 发生

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Discussion Discussion questions about work shifts. Use your experience and imagination to talk about them with your teacher.

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Discussion (suggested time: 15min)

Q1. Do you need to do shift work? Describe the life pattern

Discuss these questions in detail with your teacher. Give reasons and explanations for your opinion and speak as much as possible. You can use words you learnt in Expressions to help you.

of a shift worker you know (or yourself).

Q2. What kind of jobs require shift schedules? Give some examples. Why do you think people need to work in shifts in these jobs? (Hint: janitor*, hotel, newspaper, store, etc.)

Q3. Think of several advantages and disadvantages of shift work. Would you choose a job that requires working in shifts? Why?

Q4. Now that we've talked about some pros and cons*of working in shifts, what would you do to lessen* the negative effects of shift work if you have to work night shifts? Also, what do you think could be done by companies?

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janitor: 清洁工 pros and cons: 利弊 lessen: 减轻

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After class

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Further Reading An article about advantages and disadvantages of shift work. You can read it after class if you are interested.

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Further Reading (for AFTER-CLASS reading)

Top 17 Advantages and Disadvantages of Working in Shifts Looking for a job? Have you considered those jobs with work shifts? Before you rush into any decision, you'd better think it over and check this article for some advantages and disadvantages of shift work.

https://content.wisestep.com/top-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-working-in-shifts/

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