AFTER YOU READ
Read the Reading Skill on page 134. Read the article again. Circle the correct answers.
1.
What’s the author’s point of view on the work/life balance today?
a.
The imbalance between work and life cannot be avoided.
b.
The balance between work and life is no longer recommended.
c.
The imbalance between work and life is an unfortunate trend.
2.
How does the author feel about the impact of technology on the work/life balance?
a.
Technology is the reason that there is a work/life imbalance.
b.
Technology positively impacts the work/life balance since it is portable.
c.
Technology is saving employees’ time later.
3.
Which of the statements do you think the writer would agree with?
a.
Working while vacationing is convenient and efficient and therefore should be encouraged.
b.
Technology in general does more harm than good.
c.
Maintaining a better work/life balance is a personal choice.
VOCABULARY STUDY
Word Families
A
word family
is a group of words that have the same root. Adding a suffix
changes the form of the word, but the family is still the same. For example,
the words
efficiency
,
efficient
, and
efficiently
are in the same family.
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
excess
excess excessive
excessively
maintenance maintain maintainable
—
expectation expect
expectable expectably
explanation explain explanatory
explanatorily
technology
— technological
technologically
Build Your Vocabulary
Read the Build Your Vocabulary note. Study the word family chart.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of words from the chart.
1.
Even experts cannot
why people would sacrifice their leisure time for work.
2.
Mario Romano’s wife says that he is on his phone
while the family is at
the pool.
3.
Most workers want a better balance between work and life, but it’s not usually a
lifestyle.
4.
Thanks to
improvements, people can now work from anywhere around
the world.
5.
Nowadays some bosses have the
that their employees will check in even
when they are on vacation.
PAIRS
How do you feel about technology? Do you think
it has caused a work/life imbalance? Why or why not?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ON THE WEB
For more information about this
topic, go online and search “work on
vacation.” Report back to the class.
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