Work-Life Balance

A ready-to-teach B1+ listening lesson on telling the main idea from supporting details, built around a free 4-minute BBC Ideas video with six tips for a better work-life balance.

Students predict, match key words, then watch once to number the six tips and choose the main idea, and again for supporting details (a study, a number, an example) with timings. They notice how the speaker uses superlatives (the best way to…, one of the biggest…) to introduce each tip, race in teams on superlative forms, and rank the six tips in groups, giving a supporting detail for every idea.

What's inside

• 12 colourful slides to project, with answer keys straight after each activity
• 4-page A4 exercise sheet: teacher's notes, answer key and a 2-page student worksheet
• Prediction, key words, two-step video tasks, notice-it grammar, team race and a ranking discussion
• Links to the free video (no download needed); the worksheet works even without it
• Easier and Harder options, an online tip, an exit ticket and free homework links

Level: B1+ · Time: 60–75 minutes · Prep: play the video from the link and test the sound. Print, project and teach.

Facts are sourced, with full references.

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