Listening Test

In the 19th century Manchester was the home of the cotton industry.

Until 1843 factory workers only had Sundays free.

Then Robert Lowes and some other men asked factory owners to give their workers all day

Saturday off too.

The factory owners agreed to close their factories at 3 o'clock on Saturdays.

Most British workers think a three-day weekend wouldn't make people happier.

People started to relax more and play more sports.