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212. What is the Right to Disconnect? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Should employees be entitled to the right to disconnect? Should companies be banned from sending you emails or setting you tasks out of work hours? Or is this bad for business? Let’s discuss this debate in today’s episode!
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Vocabulary
To disconnect (v) – to stop being connected to the internet, phone line, or something similarSometimes I need to disconnect from the internet for a few days
To disengage (v) - to stop being involved in something, or to stop someone being involved in something.The children refused to disengage from their game.
Work-life balance (n) - the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy.It can be difficult to get the right work-life balance.
To blur (v) - to make the difference between two things less clear, or to make it difficult to see the exact truth about somethingThis film blurs the line/distinction/boundary between reality and fantasy.
Boundary (n) - the limit of what someone considers to be acceptable behaviour.Try to show love while respecting each other's boundaries.
Task at hand (n) - the work someone is doing now.Let’s concentrate on the task at hand.
Policy (n) - a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party.They believe that Europe needs a common foreign and security policy.
Middle ground (n) - a position between two opposite opinions in an argument, or between two descriptionsThe UN peace envoy has failed to find any middle ground between the government and the opposition parties.
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Should employees be entitled to the right to disconnect? Should companies be banned from sending you emails or setting you tasks out of work hours? Or is this bad for business? Let’s discuss this debate in today’s episode!
My Links
Buy Me a Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dashboard
JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish
ENGLISH CLASSES - https://thinkinginenglish.link/
TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/03/01/212-what-is-the-right-to-disconnect/
NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast
INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)
Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog
Vocabulary
To disconnect (v) – to stop being connected to the internet, phone line, or something similarSometimes I need to disconnect from the internet for a few days
To disengage (v) - to stop being involved in something, or to stop someone being involved in something.The children refused to disengage from their game.
Work-life balance (n) - the amount of time you spend doing your job compared with the amount of time you spend with your family and doing things you enjoy.It can be difficult to get the right work-life balance.
To blur (v) - to make the difference between two things less clear, or to make it difficult to see the exact truth about somethingThis film blurs the line/distinction/boundary between reality and fantasy.
Boundary (n) - the limit of what someone considers to be acceptable behaviour.Try to show love while respecting each other's boundaries.
Task at hand (n) - the work someone is doing now.Let’s concentrate on the task at hand.
Policy (n) - a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party.They believe that Europe needs a common foreign and security policy.
Middle ground (n) - a position between two opposite opinions in an argument, or between two descriptionsThe UN peace envoy has failed to find any middle ground between the government and the opposition parties.
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