Listening and Reading - Amazon bathroom breaks

Listening, reading and writing
Amazon bathroom breaks
- Read an article
- Watch a short clip
- Writing an opinion
- Peer feedback
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This lesson contains 19 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

time-iconLesson duration is: 50 min

Items in this lesson

Listening, reading and writing
Amazon bathroom breaks
- Read an article
- Watch a short clip
- Writing an opinion
- Peer feedback

Slide 1 - Slide

After today's lesson I ...

... know some more about Amazon's bathroom policy for employees.
... can form an opinion about this situation.

Slide 2 - Slide

Step one: Read an article
First off you'll read the article on 'The Verge'.

Make sure you're reading it correctly, to get the information about it. 
Afterwards you'll get 7 questions.

Slide 3 - Slide

Slide 4 - Link

1. What kind of employees does the article talk about?
A
Delivery workers
B
Warehouse workers
C
Management
D
Amazon prime content creators

Slide 5 - Quiz

2. What is the main reason the employees don't go to the toilet?
A
They don't drink enough, so don't have to pee.
B
They have to work double shifts in the warehouse and delivery.
C
They have high targets to reach and so they're too stressed .
D
The bosses are very strict and so employees are afraid of them.

Slide 6 - Quiz

3. The Amazon warehouses were compared (vergeleken) with ...., because of the banned items.
A
train stations
B
airports
C
a prison
D
schools

Slide 7 - Quiz

4. Which of the following statements are NOT true?
A
55% of the Amazon employees have reported depressions
B
80% of the employees wouldn't recommend working at Amazon
C
74% of the workers avoid going to the toilet, because they are afraid
D
60% of the employees don't dare to call in sick and just go to work

Slide 8 - Quiz

5. An anonymous worker said he/she was marked 'No call, no show'. What do you think that means?

Slide 9 - Open question

6. Does Amazon agree with the negative statements made by their workers?
A
Yes, they will improve everything.
B
No, they say the statements aren't from employees.
C
Yes, they provided an apology and a bonus on their next salary.
D
No, they say their focus is on something else than pee breaks.

Slide 10 - Quiz

7. What do you think about the information in this article?

Slide 11 - Open question

Step two: watch a short clip
You'll watch a short clip about this Amazon bathroom break debacle.
Oobah Butler took this situation and turned it into something to 'mess with'.

Afterwards you'll get 4 questions about the clip.

Slide 12 - Slide

Slide 13 - Video

1. What kind of employees does the clip talk about?
A
Delivery workers
B
Warehouse workers
C
Management
D
Amazon prime content creators

Slide 14 - Quiz

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A
If you don't deliver enough packages it's a problem.
B
If you leave your bottle of pee in the car it's a problem.
C
There's a point system for rewards in your salary.
D
The target for deliveries is easy to reach if you work normally.

Slide 15 - Quiz

3. Why does Oobah make an energy drink to sell on Amazon?
A
To trick people into drinking urine.
B
To trick Amazon workers into drinking their own urine.
C
To trick Amazon to display their own workers' urine.
D
To trick his colleagues into drinking urine.

Slide 16 - Quiz

4. What do you think about the information in this short clip?

Slide 17 - Open question

Step three: write an opinion
What is your opinion on the pressure Amazon workers are under and therefore have to pee in bottles?

Make sure you ...
... write 100 words.
... use 2 facts from the article or clip.
timer
15:00

Slide 18 - Slide

Step four: peer feedback
Read the text of the person next to you.


Give them one compliment (top) and one tip (for improvement).

Slide 19 - Slide