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Spanish A2.45.2 Remote work or the office?

Ana prefers remote work because of its flexibility but misses the social aspect of working in-person.

Cuento corto: ¿Trabajo remoto o la oficina?

Ana prefiere el teletrabajo por su flexibildad pero echa de menosel aspecto social en el trabajo presencial.

Spanish A2.45.2 Remote work or the office?

A2 Spanish

Level: A2

Module 6: En el trabajo (At work)

Lesson 45: ¿Teletrabajo u oficina? (Remote work or the office?)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

Audio and video

Audio
Audio
Audio with translations
Audio with translations

Text and translation

1. Ana trabaja en una empresa digital. Ana works at a digital company.
2. Ella prefiere el teletrabajo porque tiene más flexibilidad. She prefers remote work because it offers more flexibility.
3. Cada mañana se conecta a la plataforma. Every morning she logs onto the platform.
4. La conexión en su casa es muy rápida. The connection at her house is very fast.
5. Pero a veces se desconecta durante una videollamada. But sometimes she gets disconnected during a videocall.
6. El equipamiento que tiene en casa es bueno pero no es mucho mejor que este de la oficina. The equipment she has at home is good but is not much better than this one at the office.
7. Ana echa de menos las reuniones presenciales con sus compañeros. Ana misses the in-person meetings with her colleagues.
8. En el teletrabajo no tiene contacto con ellos. In remote work, she has no contact with them.
9. Al final del día desconectarse del trabajo remoto es fácil para ella. At the end of the day, disconnecting from remote work is easy for her.
10. Pero hay días en los que le cuesta mucho conectarse a su vida personal. But there are days when she finds it very difficult to connect with her personal life.

Exercise 1: Discussion questions

Instruction: Discuss the questions after listening to the audio or reading through the text.

  1. ¿Dónde trabaja Ana?
    2. Where does Ana work?
  2. ¿Qué comprueba Ana cada mañana?
    3. What does Ana check every morning?
  3. ¿Qué hace Ana al final del día?
    4. What does Ana do at the end of the day?
  4. ¿Qué opinas sobre el teletrabajo?
    5. What do you think about remote work?
  5. ¿Es importante para ti socializar en el trabajo o en la escuela? ¿Por qué?
    6. Is it important for you to socialise at work or at school? Why?

Exercise 2:

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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videollamada, conectarse, desconectarse, digital, teletrabajo, presenciales

1.
Al final del día ... del trabajo remoto es fácil para ella.
(At the end of the day, disconnecting from remote work is easy for her.)
2.
Ana trabaja en una empresa ....
(Ana works at a digital company.)
3.
Pero hay días en los que le cuesta mucho ... a su vida personal.
(But there are days when she finds it very difficult to connect with her personal life.)
4.
En el ... no tiene contacto con ellos.
(In remote work she doesn't have contact with them.)
5.
Ana echa de menos las reuniones ... con sus compañeros.
(Ana misses the in-person meetings with her colleagues.)
6.
Pero a veces se desconecta durante una ....
(But sometimes she gets disconnected during a video call.)
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