This article is about flexibility in the workplace. Often we hear the buzz word "work-life balance" and a solution to ensuring that an employee has a good balance can be found in the adoption of flexible working practices. The reading text gives an overview of what is meant by "flexible working practices" while the audio features a radio show presenter answering questions about introducing flexible working practices into a company.

With this article you can:

• have an overview of what flexible working practices are
• test your reading and listening skills with comprehension activities
• look at expressing preferences with "would prefer" and "would rather"
• increase your vocabulary looking for synonyms and using verbs