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🇬🇧 English · C1

How to talk about work-life balance in English

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Friend A

Friend B

1. 

   Friend A

   Do you have no time, or do you miss making things?
2. 

   Friend B

   Both are true. I spend my free hours recovering, not creating.
3. 

   Friend A

   Should the hobby be smaller, not more ambitious?
4. 

   Friend B

   Yes, the hobby should be smaller. A twenty-minute sketch is still a life.
5. 

   Friend A

   If I text you on Thursday at seven, will you actually stop working?
6. 

   Friend B

   Yes, if you text me on Thursday at seven, I will stop. I am bad at stopping on my own.
7. 

   Friend B

   Is a calendar reminder a fair way for you to help me stop?
8. 

   Friend A

   Yes, I will send the reminder. Pride is less important than having an evening.
9. 

   Friend B

   If Thursday works, shall we walk, not sit in a cafe?
10. 

    Friend A

    Yes, if Thursday works, let's walk, not sit in a cafe.