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The Night Before English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Pronunciation Spot: Sally blogs about her new job opportunity.

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can talk about jobs and work.
people's jobs and places of work in • I can use and pronounce the sounds: OI and OY.
communicative situations. • I can identify key information in a short audio

Ask your partner:

• Do you have or did you have a job?

What is it?
• How did you feel on your first day?
• Were you nervous? Excited?

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The Night Before English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Let’s Explore!

Listen to Sally read her blog about her new job. What an incredible opportunity to
get ahead* in her career!

* To “get ahead” means to advance at work, at school, or life in general.

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

I have some exciting news! I am officially employed as Cambridge's newest freelancer.

I was invited to join the magazine publication last week. This is a fantastic opportunity for
me to prove myself as a serious writer. Honestly, I'm nervous. This is a big change from
sharing my experience online.
Freelance writing is not a permanent, salaried position. Hopefully, they will recognize my
hard work and determination and change their minds in the future. It would be nice to have
some work stability. I hope to be a voice for my age group when it comes to travel, interests
and current events. My experience in blogging from different parts of the world should come
in handy. It gives me a lot of joy to share my experiences with others.
Do you think working as a freelancer is a good idea?
Did I make the right choice?
Send me your thoughts!
Sal.

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English > Level A2.2>Elementary
English Level A2.2 >Elementary
Sally Gets a
Job at a Magazine

Let’s Practice!

Enjoy her voice ... It’s time to practice the OY and OI sound!

Instructions: Practice reading the sentences aloud.

1.  employed
2.  choice
3.  joy
4.  voice
5.  I am officially employed as Cambridge's newest freelancer.
6.  Did I make the right choice?
7.  I hope to be a voice for my age group when it comes to travel, interests and
current events.
8.  It gives me a lot of joy to share my experiences with others.

Let’s Practice!

What do you hear?

Instructions: Read the clues on the left. Check off the correct box in the table. There is
one answer per question.

to be a stability to come in age officially

voice handy group
to represent a group
of people
turn out to be useful

the quality or state

of being stable or
permanent
a number of people
or things classed
together
in a formal manner
or way

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English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Extension Activity

Want to become a freelancer?

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Research freelance jobs online. Self-

Yes No
b) Make a list of 5 different freelance jobs. Assessment
c) Choose 3 freelance jobs you would like to do. I research
d) Write down notes on why you chose these three jobs. freelance jobs
Example: The name of job and job description. online.
e) Present the three jobs and your reasons to a partner.
I write down
notes on three
freelance jobs.
I present three
jobs to a partner.

Target Words

• stability (noun): the quality or state of being • age group (noun): a number of people
stable or permanent or things grouped together by age.
Example: I would be nice to have some work e.g. I like to write for a certain age
stability. group.
• to be a voice (expression): to represent a • officially (adverb): in a formal manner
group of people or way
Example: I want to be the voice of my e.g. I am officially employed as
generation. Cambridge's newest freelancer.
• determination (noun): a quality that makes • salaried (adjective): paid to a person
you continue trying to do or achieve something on a regular basis
that is difficult e.g. A permanent job is a salaried
e.g. With a lot of determination, you can be position.
successful.
• to come in handy (expression): turn out to be
useful
e.g. My experience as an online blogger should
come in handy.

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Learning Points

The oy and the oi sound

The oy or oi sound in a word is called a dipthong. A dipthong is two vowel sounds in one
syllable.

The dipthong oi and oy make the “oy” sound as in boy.

See the chart below for examples. Read the words aloud.

OY OI

boy boil

enjoy voice

employ noise

annoy coin

destroy join

Examples:
• I was invited to join the magazine publication last week.
• Did I make the right choice?
• I find a lot of joy when I share my experiences with others.

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