A DAY THAT ISN'T THE SAME TWICE Ana works in a small team and shares the school run with her partner. "On Mondays and Wednesdays I'm in the office. I leave home before seven, because after that the traffic doubles the journey. Those are long days: I get back around seven thirty. The other days I work from home. I take my daughter to school first, so I start at nine. People assume working from home means a calm day. It doesn't — it means the day starts later and ends later. The thing I protect is the evening. After six I stop looking at messages. It sounds strict, but it's the only part of the day nobody else books. Saturday morning is for errands. Sunday I don't plan anything, and that's on purpose." Perguntas: 1. Why does Ana leave home before seven on Mondays? 2. What does she say about working from home? 3. Which part of the day does she protect, and why?

You are at a work lunch. Someone asks what your days look like. He adds: "You work from home, right? So you have all that free time." Explica que os teus dias não são todos iguais e diz porquê. Corrige a ideia de que tens tempo livre, sem seres seca. Explica uma parte do dia que proteges e porquê. Pergunta-lhe como é o dia dele e reage ao que ele disser.

A colleague who is about to change jobs writes to you: "Is your day calmer now? I need a calmer day." Escreve 4–6 frases em inglês. Descreve como são os teus dias, diz o que é mais difícil e explica uma coisa que fazes para proteger uma parte do dia.