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Working from home PART - II

Working from home PART - II. Vocabulary To cope with: to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success  Hectic: Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste

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Working from home PART - II

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  1. Working from home PART - II

  2. Vocabulary To cope with: to struggle or deal, especially on fairly even terms or with some degree of success  Hectic: Characterized by intense activity, confusion, or haste Redundancy money: a sum of money given by an employer to an employee who has been made redundant. A shift:  the time period during which you are at work. Wound down: to relax, unwind.

  3. Better side of working from home You are your own boss Dictate your own schedule Take time off Turn your hobby into a business Be with your children No commuting Won’t feel so tired

  4. The possible difficulties You may miss interaction with other people and chats by the coffee machine You become out of sight out of mind Your clients may think you’ve lost touch Your tempted to overwork or not work at all People who know your at home, may drop by often You could eat too much by snacking too often

  5. Determining whether or not you can work from home

  6. Read the press In praise of Boise Asked why he moved to Boise, Idaho, Mr Gombert raves about the quality of life. The sun shines for 300 days a year. Crime is as rare as the colossal steaks. And the great outdoors is only a few blocks away. Mr Gombert loves to fish, hike and ski. Also, since both of his children have taken up golf, he selflessly plays with them at weekends. There is a lot of space in Boise. A 25-mile green belt runs through the city. The nearby foothills are latticed with biking trails. At 3000 people per square mile, the population density is less than a twentieth of Manhattan's.

  7. Choose the correct word from the options below • If you don’t respect the _________ you can be dismissed. • a. dying lines b. deadly lines c. deadlines • You may prefer to work with a flexible _________. • a. schedule b. timing c. worktime • You prefer a _________ job to be able to take better care of your children. • a. casual b. temporary c. temporarily • He thinks he's saving time and money by being a _________. • a. homeworker b. houseworker c. commuter • He couldn’t find a job so he remained _________ for a long time • a. job free b. job out c. jobless • _________ could he have worked? There was no office provided for him. • a. What else b. Where else c. What other

  8. What _________ things could you be in charge of? • a. else b. others c. other • _________would you have hired? • a. What other b. Who other c. Who else • He hated _________ his time _________. • a. spending, commute b. wasting, commuting c. passing, commuting • What she liked best was being able to _________ her children. • a. care of b. take care about c. take care of • She _________ lose her job anyway. • a. was likely to b. is likely c. is bound • They were _________ refuse the job because of the distance. There was no other way. • a. likely b. likely to c. bound to

  9. Being able to use your laptop wherever you are is _________. • a. easy-going b. Practical c. convenient • It is easier for companies to get in touch with their _________ worked. • a. home-base b. home-based c. base home • It is important to maintain connection, often on a _________with the headquarters. • a. daily base b. day basis c. daily basis • _________ employed enjoy the lack of _________ from their supervisors. • a. Self-controlled, pressure b. Self-disciplined, stress c. Self-discipline, pressure • Some home-workers may feel they’re _________ the _________. • a. lacking, humanity touch b. missing humane touch c. lacking, human touch • Workers from home also need to submit their _________ to obtain reimbursement. • a. expense sheet b. expensive sheet c. fees sheet

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