ISSUE 007

Four-Day Work Week ESL Lesson

Would working less make life better?

A ready-to-teach ESL lesson exploring the four-day work week, work-life balance and productivity, with reading, listening, vocabulary, discussion and critical-thinking activities for B1–B2 English learners.

Collection 01 includes Issues 006–010.

Four-Day Work Week ESL lesson about work-life balance, working hours and productivity
Four-Day Work Week ESL worksheet preview for B1–B2 English learners

About This Four-Day Work Week ESL Lesson

For generations, the five-day working week has been considered normal. Today, companies and governments around the world are experimenting with a different idea: working four days instead of five.

This B1–B2 Four-Day Work Week ESL lesson explores working hours, work-life balance and productivity. Students consider whether employees can work fewer days without reducing how much they achieve.

The lesson combines an original reading and audio with vocabulary, comprehension, discussion questions and critical-thinking activities. Students use English to debate the advantages and disadvantages of a shorter working week and consider how the future of work might change.

For as long as most people can remember, the working week has meant five days at a desk and two days off. It feels permanent, almost natural. Yet a simple question is spreading through offices around the world: what if we worked only four days?

What's Included in the Four-Day Work Week Lesson?

  • Magazine-style B1–B2 ESL student worksheet
  • Original Four-Day Work Week reading and audio recording
  • Vocabulary and reading comprehension activities
  • Work-life balance discussion questions and critical-thinking tasks
  • Speaking challenge and writing prompt
  • Teacher guide and complete answer key
  • Ready-to-use classroom presentation

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