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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It is a widely acknowledged fact that almost all people work 5 days at the weekdays – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday – and rest 2 days at the weekend – Saturday and Sunday. While many experts on this matter argue that the number of days people work should be shortened, others believe that it would create problems for services that must operate continuously. More time away from work can make it easier t…

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It is argued that some undergraduates should broaden their horizons by studying other subjects besides the main ones, whereas others think solely paying attention to achieve a qualification is more crucial. From my perspective, I view the former option as a much more beneficial choice for them. There are several reasons why university students should explore a range of subjects. That opening is unrelated to the worki…

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Nowadays, some companies think that workers should be given more time off. While others argue that they will be left short in their overall production. In my opinion, workers should be given more relax time because it is also experimentally proven to be more productive way of getting productivity higher. Employees working for longer hours may have difficulty maintaining attention, but that does not prove that every s…

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