Download this free B2–C1 English worksheet PDF for adult learners and English teachers. This lesson is based on a recent international study about working hours, obesity and public health, and asks whether shorter working weeks could help people live healthier lives.
Students practise reading comprehension, useful vocabulary, phrase matching and speaking skills through a real-world topic about work, stress, health, obesity, lifestyle habits and four-day weeks. The worksheet is suitable for private English lessons, online classes, advanced conversation practice and homework before a discussion lesson.
The PDF includes a reading text, True / False questions, Phrase Match, Synonym Match, sentence-writing practice, discussion questions and a full answer key. It helps learners discuss whether modern work patterns are linked to unhealthy lives and whether reducing working hours could improve people’s routines.
Level: B2–C1
Date: 20 May 2026
Focus: reading, vocabulary, health, work and speaking
This free worksheet includes:
- a B2–C1 reading text about working hours and health
- True / False comprehension questions
- Phrase Match practice with useful expressions
- Synonym Match practice
- a sentence-writing task using new language
- discussion questions for Student A and Student B
- full answer key
The worksheet includes useful phrases such as cut back on, linked to, keep the weight off, clock off, pile the weight on, burn off, free up, take up, long overdue and rule out. These phrases are taken from the worksheet text and exercises.
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