Got Fired Because Of Smoking
GOT FIRED BECAUSE OF SMOKING
GOT FIRED BECAUSE OF SMOKING
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Do you have any type of insurance? What kind?
어떤 종류의 보험에 가입해 있나요? - Do you think insurance is necessary or a waste of money?
보험이 필요하다고 생각하시나요, 아니면 돈 낭비라고 생각하시나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
GOT FIRED BECAUSE OF SMOKING
Michigan health care company has strict anti-tobacco policy
LANSING, Mich. - Four employees of a health care company have been fired for refusing to take a test to determine whether they smoke cigarettes.
Weyco Inc., a health benefits administrator based in Okemos, Mich., adopted a policy Jan. 1 that allows employees to be fired if they smoke, even if the smoking happens after business hours or at home.
Company founder Howard Weyers has said the anti-smoking rule was designed to shield the firm from high health care costs. “I don’t want to pay for the results of smoking,” he said.
The rule led one employee to quit before the policy was adopted. Four others were fired when they balked at the smoking test.
Chief Financial Officer Gary Climes estimated that 18 to 20 of the company’s 200 employers were smokers when the policy was announced in 2003. Of those, as many as 14 quit smoking before the policy went into effect. The company offered them help to kick the habit.
“That is absolutely a victory,” Climes said.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
- Where did this happen?
- How many employees were fired?
- Why were these employees fired?
- Why did Weyco Inc. adopted the no smoking policy?
- Do you think this is fair?
- Fire - to dismiss somebody from employment Ex: The employees who did not comply to the company's regulation will be fired.
- Refuse - to declare a decision or intention not to do something Ex:I refused the promotion
- Adopt - to raise a child of other biological parents as if it were your own, in accordance with formal legal procedures, to take up something such as a plan, idea, cause, or practice and use or follow it Ex: My aunt decided to adopt a child.
- Do you smoke? If yes, how many sticks or packs of cigarettes can you consume a day? If not, what do you think of people who smoke?
- If you are a smoker, when and why do you usually smoke?
- Is smoking allowed in public places and work places in your country?
- What are the bad effects of smoking?
- What are the possible ways to quit smoking habit?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"much money"보다 "a lot of money"가 자연스럽고, "spend money on"이 올바른 전치사입니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What was the most surprising thing you learned about got fired because of smoking from this passage?
이 지문에서 got fired because of smoking에 대해 가장 놀라웠던 점은 무엇인가요? - How does the topic of got fired because of smoking affect your daily life?
got fired because of smoking 주제가 당신의 일상에 어떻게 영향을 미치나요? - Do you agree with the main argument presented in the reading? Why or why not?
읽기 자료에 제시된 주요 주장에 동의하시나요? 왜 그런가요, 왜 아닌가요? - If you could share one idea from this lesson with a friend, what would it be?
이 수업에서 친구에게 공유하고 싶은 한 가지 아이디어는 무엇인가요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: GOT FIRED BECAUSE OF SMOKING
Level: Pre-Intermediate (P.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!