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The document features a discussion with Chris Svensson, author of 'No more nine to five,' about the evolving concept of work-life balance. Traditionally, work and personal life were distinctly separated, but modern technology allows for more flexible working arrangements, enabling employees to work from various locations and times. This shift offers advantages, such as the ability to manage work commitments alongside personal responsibilities, despite the challenges of blurred boundaries between work and leisure.

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The document features a discussion with Chris Svensson, author of 'No more nine to five,' about the evolving concept of work-life balance. Traditionally, work and personal life were distinctly separated, but modern technology allows for more flexible working arrangements, enabling employees to work from various locations and times. This shift offers advantages, such as the ability to manage work commitments alongside personal responsibilities, despite the challenges of blurred boundaries between work and leisure.

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Presenter: Good morning, everyone. On today’s show, we’ve got Chris Svensson with us, the

author of No more nine to five, the new best-selling book about work–life balance in the

current working world. Good morning, Chris. Thanks for coming.

Chris: Thanks for having me, Anna.

Presenter: So, Chris, tell us about your book and how the concept of a work–life balance has

been changing?

Chris: Well, in the more traditional workplaces, people’s working lives and their private lives

are, or were, clearly divided. People often work from nine in the morning until five or six in the

evening. People sometimes stay late in the office and work in the evenings. This is called

working overtime.

Presenter: OK, and what else?

Chris: Well, in these environments it isn’t common for people to work at the weekend or while

they’re on holiday. They can clearly separate their working lives and their private lives. And

the evenings, weekends and holidays are free to focus on non-work areas of life, such as

hobbies, interests, sports, spending time with the family and friends, and so on. It’s important

and healthy not to spend all your time just working, right?

Presenter: Right! So what has changed? How are things different now?

Chris: Well, for a start, most people can now access their work emails from their mobile

phones. So they are more likely to quickly reply to an important mail in the evening or at the

weekend. The same goes for laptops. It’s easier to access your work in the evenings from

home or even from your hotel when you’re on holiday.

Presenter: That doesn’t sound like much of a work–life balance. It sounds like all work.

Chris: Exactly, but this new mobility brings a lot of advantages with it. More people are now

able to work flexibly, so if they need to leave the office early one afternoon to be with their

family, they can catch up on work that evening from home or somewhere else.
Presenter: That sounds good. So, what you’re saying is that although traditional divisions

between work and life are fading, many employees now have more freedom to do their work

from different locations and at different times.

Chris: Yes, that’s it.

Answers

Preparation task

1. b

2. d

3. a

4. f

5. c

6. g

7. h

8. e

Task 1

1. b

2. a

3. b

4. c

5. a

6. c

Task 2

Traditional workplaces Modern workplaces


Hobbies and sports only in the evening or at Possible to work weekends or while on
weekends holiday
Fixed working hours Flexible working hours
No working at weekends or on holiday Hobbies and sports can be done at other
times, also during the day

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