Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek

That's News to Me

Adv
Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

In this lesson featuring content from The Associated Press, students read about the benefits of working four days a week and learn how this trend is gaining traction in various countries. This lesson includes vocabulary and comprehension questions as well as a speaking task.

Focus

current events
authentic materials
reading
work
four-day work week

Vocabulary

gain traction
trim
recruitment
retention
autonomy
fatigue
laborious
cognitive
shift
deficit
vicious cycle
indecisiveness
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