Pre-reading questions:
- Do you have more female or male co-workers?
- Is your boss male or female?
Japanese people work long hours. Some companies want to lower overtime work. Because of this, more and more women will be hired to avoid overtime work. Women do not usually work overtime because they go home soon after work to take care of their family and kids. This will help improve the quality of work in offices. This program will also help many working men and women have more time for their family.
Vocabulary:
overtime [noun] – work added to normal work hours
hire [verb] – pay someone to do a job
avoid [verb] – to stay away from someone or something
quality [noun] – how good or bad something is
True or False:
- Japanese people work short hours.
- Some companies want to increase overtime work.
- More and more men will be hired to avoid overtime work.
- This will not help improve the quality of work in offices.
- This program will also help many working men and women have more time for their hobbies.