Debunking the myth of work-shy French employees, this video will give you an insight into the demanding French workplace and unveil a few current trends emergining in the country.
The video featured in this lesson will spark a discussion about all sorts of issues related to office work, with focus on the working conditions, work atmosphere and the different types of work environments.
Learners will be introduced to a range of vocabulary to do with the workplace and doing business, including idioms, common collocations, phrasal verbs and prepositional phrases.
As a follow-up task or homework, learners could write about their own work environment and compare it to their 'dream office' trying to use the language from the worksheet as much as possible. I find that recycling language from authentic materials in writing and/or speaking tasks is a great way to help students memorise new expressions and learn how to use them in the right context just like a native speaker would.