This document outlines an English lesson by Jack Pillemer focused on ergonomics and self-care at work. It includes activities like using a microphone for interaction, drawing exercises, and discussing feelings of pain or tension. The lesson ends with resources for further practice and feedback.

1. English lesson by Jack Pillemer
Bienvenido a la lección inglés de Jack Pillemer
Sitting, working, and taking care of
yourself
Póngase cómodo y vamos a empezar en un
momento.
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2. 2. Introduction and tech check Welcome to your class
1 USE the microphone.
Say hello to the teacher and the other students.
When you finish put it on MUTE.
2 USE your marker/pen.
Look at all the chairs.
Find a chair more or less like the one you are sitting on now.
Draw a circle around “your” chair.
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3. How will this man feel at the end of
the day?
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4. Vocabulary: Relaxing at work
Close your eyes
Relax your whole body
Move your neck backwards and forwards
Raise your arms, now a little higher
Lower your arms
Move your shoulders
Exercise your wrists
Wiggle your fingers
Bend your knees and then straighten them
Rub your elbows
Lift your legs
Place you feet flat on the floor
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5. Vocabulary: Some questions for you?
Write your answers in the CHAT window.
Do you feel any pain (dolor) or tension in your body now?
If you do, where ?
Possible answers
No, I do not feel any pain.
No, I feel very relaxed.
No, I do not feel any pain or stress or tension.
(No, no me siento ningún dolor o el estrés o tensión.)
(músculos)
Yes, I feel pain in my neck/back/shoulders/wrists/legs/fingers/knees/my muscles
Yes, I have back-ache. (Sí, tengo dolor de espalda.)
Yes, I have a stiff neck. (Sí, tengo una rigidez en el cuello)
Yes, I feel tension or stress in my neck / back / shoulders / wrists / knees.
Yes,…../ No, ….. (a sentence of your own)
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6. Ergonomics is a big word for…
Designing and arranging things people use,
El diseño y la organización de las cosas que la gente usa,
often at work,
a menudo en el trabajo,
so that people can use them
de modo que la gente puede usarlos
easily,
efficiently
and safely.
fácilmente,
eficientemente
y segura.
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7. Watch the video – Give advice
PLAY Video (Credit: Vodaphone)
This video has no text. You be the voice of “the
hand”. These sentence starters can help you:
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8. Let’s rap it up!
Play rap song Credit: Sustainable John - Lawrence Berkeley Lab
Here is a song about Ergonomics. See how many of these you
hear?
Take a break
Your face so
close to that
screen
What could be
causing that
pain
No more slouching
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9. That’s it for today! Adiós
But, before you go, click on the two links that I am posting in the
CHAT:
1. Practice what you learned in this lesson.
http://goo.gl/forms/rdZC2RXChh
1. Feedback about today’s lesson
http://goo.gl/forms/fwXMkWZbJg
See you next week – same time same place.
Antes de ir, haga clic en los dos enlaces que estoy publicando en el chat:
1. Practica lo que aprendiste en esta lección.
2. Comentarios acerca de la lección de hoy.
Nos vemos la semana que viene - mismo tiempo mismo lugar .
Adiós
Jack
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10. END
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