<<Unit 2: Work-life balance>>

Something to think about it

work-life balance versus life-work balance

work versus free time

plug into work versus unplug from work

success versus satisfaction

company needs versus personal needs

demands of work versus demands of family

performance versus health

Conversational Questions

• What is meant by 'work-life' balance?
• Why is it important?
• What are the benefits for the company? (3–5)
• What are the benefits for the worker? (3–5)
• What factors are affecting the balance of work and life at work in a negative way? (4–6)
• What are important components of a proper work-life balance? (4–6)
• What work-related suggestions do you have to encourage a better work-life balance?

Extra questions:

• What do you personally do to maintain a good work-life balance?
• Are you able to find that free time?
• How do you relax?
• How do you stay healthy?
• Can you unplug easily from work?

A compound noun is a noun that is made up of two or more nouns. The first noun describes the second noun in some way.

A compound noun can be:

·                one word:                      password, website

·                two words:                    business school, labour union, market sector

·                a hyphenated word:     fund-raiser

Compound nouns function as a single unit and that the stress is almost always on the first word of the compound noun.

For example:

·                WEBsite

·                SAFEty issue

·                CHILD labor

·                MARketplace

·                TAX advantage

Rules

• Write compounds as two words when the compounds appear with the words in their customary order and when the meaning is clear: real estate, sick leave, civil rights
• Write compounds as single words (no spaces between joined words) when the first word of the compound receives the major stress in pronunciation: airplane, cupboard, doorstop, footnote
• Hyphenate compounds that modify or describe other words: down-to-cost model, two- or three-cycle process, 4-year plan

Theory

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/de/grammatik/britisch-grammatik/verb-patterns/verb-patterns-verb-infinitive-or-verb-ing

 http://www.cafe-lingua.de/englische-grammatik/verben-mit-to-infinitiv.php

http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?04

Lists

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerund_list.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/infinitive_list.htm

Agenda Web

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html

 Theory

Exercises

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/infinitive1/index.php

http://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?02

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?03

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-1

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/modals-infinitive-practice1.html

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/modals-infinitive-practice2.html

Mixed

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_1.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_2.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_4.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_5.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_6.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_7.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_8.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_9.htm

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_10.htm

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?04

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?06

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?09

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?10

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/strukturen/gerund_infinitiv.htm

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/uebungen/strukturen/gerund_infinitiv2.htm

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?30

Test

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-1

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-2

https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-3

 https://www.ego4u.de/de/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-4

Informal

1. Yes
2. Ya
3. Yep
4. Yup
5. YAAAAAS
6. Totally
7. Totes
8. Sure
9. OK
10. K
11. Okay
12. Okie dokie
13. Alright
14. Alrighty
15. Sounds good
16. For sure
17. Sure thing
18. You bet

Formal

1. Certainly
2. Definitely
3. Of course
4. Gladly
5. Indubitably
6. Absolutely
7. Indeed
8. Undoubtedly
9. Yeah, yeah, yeah
10. Fine
11. Affirmative (Because it is so excessively formal, you’ll most likely find this used when someone is trying to sound funny or robotic.)
12. Very well
13. Obviously
14. No (This last one really requires emphasis, and even perhaps an eye roll, to seal the deal.)

Archaic

1. Aye
2. Forsooth
3. Yea
4. Verily
5. Surely
6. Mhmm
7. Uh-huh
8. [Nodding]
9. Thumbs up] 
10. [Okay sign] 

https://www.inklyo.com/ways-to-say-yes-in-english/

Asking for contact details

• Could you please give me your contact details?
• Could I please get your contact information?
• May I please get your details?
• Do you mind if I get the details?
• Can I have your number?
• What's your web address?
• Do you have an email?

Checking numbers and spelling

• How do you spell that?
• Do you spell that with N or M?
• Sorry, could you please repeat?
• Could you say that again?

Possible Contact Details

• title
• first and second name
• position
• company
• institute/department
• address (street, zip code, city)
• state
• country
• direct phone number (country code, area code)
• mobile / cell phone
• extension
• fax
• email
• website

Websites

http://german.stackexchange.com/questions/ask

H T T P COLON DOUBLE SLASH german DOT stackexchange DOT com SLASH questions SLASH ask

Learning Apps

Special Character Bingo: https://learningapps.org/display?v=p6xcus21523

https://quizlet.com/307180389/business-result-unit-2-flash-cards/