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Business Free Talk Chapter 6 Work Environment

Lesson 30 Work Overtime

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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 working overtime. You can refer to them to provoke your thoughts in the Discussion part.

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Expressions (suggested time: 8min)

Overtime work can be struggling work. In this part, you are going to study and practice some expressions and sentences about working overtime.

Glossary workload 工作量 overtime pay 加班费 mandatory 强制的 optional 可选的 assign 分配(工作) norm 常态，正常现象 badge of honor 荣誉勋章 volunteer to do sth. 自愿做某事

In Sentences • Sometimes I volunteer to work overtime because I can't finish my task on time*. • For some industries*, such as IT, overtime has become the norm and is seen almost as a badge of honor. • Generally speaking, overtime pay is calculated at a higher rate* than pay for regular hours. • Working overtime is mandatory in many companies. © 2017 Acadsoc Limited

on time: 准时 industry: 行业 rate: 费率

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Discussion Discussion questions about working overtime. Use your experience and imagination to talk about them with your teacher.

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Discussion (suggested time: 15min)

Q1. When was the last time you worked overtime? Were you

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.

required by your boss, or did you volunteer to do so? Why did you need to work overtime then?

Q2. Do you need to work overtime often? How do you think of your current* workload? What do you think are the reasons that employees work overtime in China?

Q3. What's your company's policy towards overtime? What's your overtime pay rate? Do you think the policy is reasonable?

Q4. “You don't need to work overtime as long as* you prioritize* and manage your work effectively.” Do you agree or disagree with this argument? What is your opinion?

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current: 现在的 as long as: 只要 prioritize: 区分轻重缓急

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After class

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Further Reading An article about how to stop working overtime. You can read it after class if you are interested.

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Further Reading (for AFTER-CLASS reading)

Five Reasons You're Killing Yourself Working Overtime Sometimes it seems that working overtime is the only way out when we are struggling with the heavy workload - but wait, is it really the best solution? This article offers another perspective towards overtime.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2015/04/30/5-reasonsyoure-killing-yourself-working-overtime-and-how-to-stop/ © 2017 Acadsoc Limited

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