ESL WORKSHEET - Health and Well-being

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

CORPORATE WELL-BEING

LinguaHouse
Mar. 3, 2011

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2) 

Type of English: Business English 

Tags: Human Resources (HR); Health and Well-Being; Present Tenses; Past Tenses; Present Perfect; Mixed Tenses; Article Based 

Publication date: 03/03/2011

This theme of this lesson is corporate health. Students read an article about a company that is attempting to improve the well-being of its staff and listen to two corporate health experts commenting on the firm’s health initiatives. In the grammar section of the worksheet, the simple present, present continuous, present perfect simple and simple past are reviewed. This is followed by a discussion on corporate health initiatives.

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPTS

Expert 1

Changing bad habits is hard, but making the healthy choice easier is one solution. ‘Fruity Friday’ is a great initiative, but why only on a Friday if it is so popular? It’s surprising how well fruits like grapes, strawberries, and mini tomatoes, and dried fruits like raisins and sultanas, go down as a replacement for biscuits - even in a meeting. So i-to-i could introduce them daily as a fruity break. This can be an economical option if the firm asks a local supplier for seasonal fruits. And why not have a tomato growing competition in the office? Others have. Coffee and tea in moderation are not as dehydrating as people often think, but I’d also recommend providing water as dehydration can affect our ability to concentrate. If the firm invests in a water cooler, it should place it at the far end of the office, so that staff have to take a mini-break to get a drink.

Expert 2

Lunch-time activities such as a walking club will encourage employees to take a break from their desks, helping to relax tired limbs and reduce eye strain and stress levels. Give staff a large exercise ball to sit on at their desks, instead of a chair - building up slowly to 15 to 30 minutes each day. This will improve posture, breathing technique, and encourage the flow of oxygen to the brain. To help replace bad habits with good, make space for health promotion items on your bulletin boards and hold monthly seminars on stress management, food, and nutrition. And keep employees motivated by providing them with a wall planner to plot their health routine and list their accomplishments. 

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