Task 2 · · 18 samples

The working week should be shorter and workers should have a longer weekend. DO you agree or disagree?

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Ideas to explore

  • A longer weekend can provide time for rest, relationships, childcare, and personal interests.
  • Reducing unnecessary meetings and clarifying priorities may help teams use working hours more efficiently.
  • Continuous-staffing workplaces may need staggered shifts or a trial period to protect service coverage.

Suggested structure

  1. Introduce the proposal in your own words and state your position clearly.
  2. Explain how a shorter week could benefit workers’ wellbeing and personal responsibilities.
  3. Show how employers might benefit through more focused working practices.
  4. Acknowledge a practical limitation, such as the need for continuous staffing, and suggest a feasible response.
  5. Conclude by restating your position with the condition that implementation should be planned.
Useful vocabulary & examples
adequate recovery
enough time to rest and regain energy

Adequate recovery may help employees return to work with better focus.

operational coverage
having enough staff available to keep a service or workplace functioning

Careful shift planning can maintain operational coverage during a shorter week.

workload compression
fitting the same amount of work into a shorter period

Workload compression could increase pressure if tasks are not prioritised.

staggered shifts
work schedules arranged at different times so staff coverage is maintained

Staggered shifts may help a service operate throughout the week.

Sample answers

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Nowadays people are working a lot of time on weekdays, instead of that workers should take longer break on week. I completely agree that having longer weekend. Firstly, being in full pressure of work is neither acceptable not useful for health. Actually every employees must work 5 days and in other day they need rest. The schedule should still provide realistic coverage and manageable workloads. More time away from …

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It is argued that the working hours ought to be shorter and the employees should have spend more time in the weekend. I completely disagree about that idea. If we reduce the working hours, automatically the salaries will also go down noticeably. And then it will effect people’s life. First of all, I agree that a workable schedule must protect both income and service coverage. More time away from work can make it eas…

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Working in some companies during weekday should be not longer and having more holiday. However, I strongly agree with this owing to work life balance and keeping a good mental health. On the one hand, some workers are working from from 9 to 5, five days a week, while others still working on saturday and Sunday, so a single pattern does not describe every job. More time away from work can make it easier to manage res…

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