Do you end your workday at 6:00pm Really? Business English

The French really do end their workday at 6:00pm. They don't look at their business e-mails, and go out and enjoy themselves.  Do you?  Can you?  I know that I can't.  I have to always be on the lookout for a new lesson to confirm.

Read this article and discuss it with your English teacher
http://www.theguardian.com/money/shortcuts/2014/apr/09/french-6pm-labour-agreement-work-emails-out-of-office

Key Terms
clock off
 workers' unions
consultancy sectors
malevolent intrusion
pallid
cowering
scurry about
recession-based
continentals
cowed
staring down the barrel
sipping


Questions
What is the main idea of this text?
How many hours do the French work a week?
What has to happen after 6pm? 
How much power does the boss to get his workers to work overtime? 
What is the minimum work week in your country? 
How do you deal with the pressure to always stay connected to work? 
What type of work-related duties do you do at home? 
How often do you take work home?
Are you as efficient when you take the work home? 
Do you get compensated for the hours that you work at home?
Are you jealous of the French that they have 35 hour work week? 
Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher 

Five things that Successful People do before going to bed

Business English Conversation lesson.  Another way to give yourself a boost to succeed in business.  

If you are a freelancer, then the line between work and home is blurred.  So in order to have your next day get off on the right foot, you need to have a routine before going to bed. 

Read this short article and be prepared to discuss it with your English Teacher 
http://www.forbes.com/sites/peterhigh/2015/02/16/five-things-successful-people-do-before-they-go-to-bed/

Key Terms 
quell
ensure
 burn the candle at both ends
overall
decompress
prodigiously
disruptive 
counter-intuitive
 playing in their heads
prioritize
thoughts appear to “pop”
cognitive precursors
simmering
condoned

Questions
According to the article, what is the most important thing you can do? 
What did the author learn from the book "The Giving Tree?"  https://archive.org/stream/TheGivingTree/The_Giving_Tree_djvu.txt
How is that different from the lesson that children learn from the book? 
How does planning for the next day help the night before?
Some people plan their day while they are getting ready to go home, which do you do.
What types of things do you get ready for the next day? 
When do you plan your next day?  
What types of books do you read for pleasure?
Which type of books do you like to read, paper or e-book?
Do you read those books at night?
Where do you put your cell phone?  
Do you turn it off at night? 
Do you agree with the last point, that you need 7 hours a night?
How many hours of sleep do you get every night? 
Do you sleep enough?



Lesson Plan by Rachael Alice Orbach - Professional English teacher