LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERSSICK LEAVE
LinguaHouse
Jan. 15, 2024
Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of English: Business English
Tags: Health and Well-being; Human Resources (HR); Business People; Companies and Jobs; Office Life; Health and Illness; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old; Article Based
Publication date: 01/15/2024
This lesson looks at the topic of sick leave. Students will read an article about the subject from a manager’s point of view and listen to three people talking about it. Exercises focus on reading and listening skills, related vocabulary and offer students the opportunity to discuss questions on the topic (by Joe Wilson).
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- CLICK HERE to download the student’s worksheet in British English.
- CLICK HERE to download the teacher’s lesson plan in British English.
- CLICK HERE to download/listen to the audios (Am/Br English).
AUDIO TRANSCRIPT
Speaker 1: I lied to my boss about being sick once. I’d been to the beach over the weekend and accidentally fell asleep in the sun. Well, I was really badly sunburned all over my face and arms. It was horrible and I was really embarrassed. My skin was coming off and I looked like something out of a horror film. So, I told my boss I had a fever and took the week off. It wasn’t a fun week. I had to isolate myself so that no one from work saw me, so I was just at home and pretty bored all week. Then, when I got back to work, I had to work late every night for about two weeks to catch up with what I missed. But by the time I got back to work, my skin was pretty much back to normal again.
Speaker 2: So, I don’t really want to go into too much detail about what happened, but let’s just say that I got a nasty rash in a private area of my body. I could still work, but I called in sick and said I had food poisoning because I needed to go and see a specialist which took me a few hours to go and do. So, I couldn’t say I was just going for a check-up to my doctor, because it wouldn’t take that long. I felt a bit guilty about lying to my boss because we have a good relationship, but there’s no way I could have told her the truth. The worse thing about being back in the office is that I had this antibiotic cream that I had to keep putting on. I was going to the bathroom all the time and I could tell everyone thought that I was still affected by the food poisoning. I felt pretty stupid about it.
Speaker 3: I’m really into sports so, honestly, I never really get sick and I wouldn’t pretend to be sick because I’m one of those people who hates sitting still. I get bored really quickly and I like to be doing things. I’d hate to sit at home watching TV. I worked with this lady once though and she told our manager and a few of us on the team that she was having back problems and so every week, she needed to go and have a massage by a health professional. So, she left early every Wednesday for weeks and it just became normal. Anyway, one Wednesday, I was out seeing a customer and came back late and stopped in town to get some lunch. I happen to see this lady walk into a bar. There was no massage, she was just going to get drinks with her friends. I didn’t say anything because it’s not my business. But I did ask her every Thursday if she enjoyed her massage just to watch her lie.
Adapted from: https://www.linguahouse.com/esl-lesson-plans/business-english/sick-leave. Accessed on January 23, 2024. © 2008–2024 LinguaHouse.com. All rights reserved.
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