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Working Long Hours Can Kill You

מאמר באנגלית לתרגול קריאה. כולל 5 מילים חדשות עם תרגום לעברית, 3 שאלות הבנת הנקרא, 5 שאלות לשיחה. מתאים לרמה בינונית.

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Working long hours is a health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year. According to a publication recently released by the World Health Organization (WHO) people who work 55 hours and more every week have a 35% higher risk of suffering a stroke and a 17% higher risk of a heart attack compared to normal laborers who work 35 to 40 hours a week. 

500 million people all over the world, 9% of the global working population, were exposed to long working hours in 2016. 745,000 people died, a 30% increase since 2000. In the last two decades, stress-related heart diseases rose by 43% and strokes increased by 19%.

 Middle-aged men were the group hardest hit by overworking. While workers in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific region were most at risk, workers in Europe suffered the least. 

The WHO report states that health dangers were caused not only by psychological stress but also by bad living habits like smoking, a bad diet, lack of sleep, and alcohol abuse.

The study focuses on the period before the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the world. The lockdowns during 2020 and 2021 increased work at home by 10%. As a result, there were no clear boundaries between work and private life. Workers suffered from a higher stress level because they were not sure if they could keep their job.

In its publication WHO officials recommend measures to improve the health of workers, including labor standards on working time.  

מילים חדשות מהטקסט

  • Publication /ˌpʌb.ləˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun פרסום

    when information or a report is printed

    The book will be ready for publication in September.

  • Exposed /ɪkˈspoʊzd/ adjective חָשׂוּף

    to be in a certain situation

    The house is in a very exposed position.

  • Overwork /ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɝːk/ verb לַעֲבוֹד יֶתֶר עַל הַמִידָה

    to cause someone to work too much

    You look tired – I hope you don’t overwork.

  • Engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ verb לִבלוֹעַ

    hit, sweep across

    The war is threatening to engulf the entire region.

  • Boundary /ˈbaʊn.dər.i/ noun גְבוּל

    the line between two things or events

    He sometimes has trouble maintaining boundaries in relationships.

שאלות לשיחה

אין כאן תשובה נכונה — אלה שאלות לתרגול דיבור, לבד או מול מורה.

  1. How important is it to spend enough leisure time?
  2. Does working from home lead to more stress in your family?
  3. “Work to live or live to work” please comment on this line
  4. How long have you been working? How many more years will you work?
  5. Are you tired of working?

בדקו את עצמכם

3 שאלות. בחרו תשובה וקבלו בדיקה מיד.

  1. According to the World Health Organization which kind worker has the high risk of suffering diseases?

  2. What are the causes of the health dangers according to the World Health Organization’s report?

  3. Publication infers that…?

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