Listening - The Incredible Benefits Of Having Plants In Your Office

Watch the video below and complete the activities.

VOCABULARY

• enriched (0:23): improved or made better
• Adding art can enrich a classroom environment.

• boosts (0:26): increases
• Drinking water regularly boosts your energy.

• lean office (0:31): simple or minimal office design
• The company adopted a lean office strategy to save space.

• extraneous (0:33): not necessary or related
• Please remove any extraneous details from your report.

• monitor (0:45): observe or check regularly
• The doctor will monitor your blood pressure for a week.

• surveyed (0:48): asked people questions to get information
• Students were surveyed about their favorite subjects.

• perceived (0:52): felt or believed based on appearance
• She perceived his silence as anger.

• adorn (1:00): to decorate
• They adorned the office with balloons for her birthday.

• welfare (1:05): health and happiness
• The school cares deeply about student welfare.

ACTIVITIES

1 - Match the word with its definition:

2 - Choose the correct answer:

3 - Choose the correct word to complete the answers:

4 -  Do you agree with the idea that plants improve your mood and productivity? Would you like to have plants at work or school? Why or why not? Try to use at least two new vocabulary words. Write your answer in the comments.