English 1

Unit 12: Business Matters

Online session 3

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Unit 12: Business Matters

Session 3 communicative objective

•By the end of this session, you will be able to role-play a

job interview and discuss jobs and their responsibilities.

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 What’s the right job for them?
 Read these texts. Suggest the right job for these people. Support
your answers.
Warm up Henry: “I care deeply about my job. I work really hard and I’m really studious. I also
like to spend time outdoors – hiking, trekking, canoeing and driving along mountain
trails. I am very friendly and love to meet new people.”

Jane: “I am a teacher and the mom of five children. Because of that, I have
developed exceptional organization skills to be able to manage my time between
my family and my job. I need to work part-time during the mornings.”

Marian: “I’m a business student with no prior experience, but I’m willing to work in
anything. I am good at planning, I am never late and I always get the job done. I am
also great at using technology.”
5 minutes
Albert: “I think a lot about how other people feel and am always willing to listen to
their problems and help them anyway I can. I once took care of my aunt who was
whole class sick for a month and I think I could work taking care of people.”

Roy: “I work for a small building company, but I would like to change jobs. I like to
talk in front of audiences and have an excellent memory. I am also very persuasive
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 A job interview
 Read this conversation.
Pre  Think of questions to complete it.
production 1 would you like to work in customer's departmenr?
(Option 1) Have you had work experience?
Mrs. Smith: ___________________________________________?
Kate: Yes, of course. My last job was at a supermarket. I worked there for 18 months.
Before that, I worked as a cleaner at a school.
Mrs. Smith: ___________________________________________?
Kate: I’m very organised and always on time. I have good people skills and I am polite. I
can cook and I have a certificate in food safety.
why do you want this job?
Mrs. Smith: ___________________________________________?

5 minutes Kate: I would like the job because I like meeting people and talking to customers. Also, I
can work at lunch times and in the evenings – the hours are good for me.
whole class Mrs. Smith: ___________________________________________ .

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 A job interview

Pre  Check your answers.

production 1  Then, read it aloud.
(Option 1)
Mrs. Smith: Can you tell me about your previous work experience?
Kate: Yes, of course. My last job was at a supermarket. I worked there for 18
months. Before that, I worked as a cleaner at a school.
Mrs. Smith: What skills do you have that would help you in the job?
Kate: I’m very organised and always on time. I have good people skills and I am
polite. I can cook and I have a certificate in food safety.
Mrs. Smith: Why do you want this job?

5 minutes Kate: I would like the job because I like meeting people and talking to
customers. Also, I can work at lunch times and in the evenings – the hours are
good for me.
whole class
Mrs. Smith: Thank you for coming today. We’ll be in touch.

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Pre-production A job interview (online)
1 Make sentences or questions that you might hear in a job interview. Use
(Option 2) the information in the boxes.

employer / interviewer interviewee (job seeker)

Language bank
You need a: Chef Previous work experience: You have to…
Important skills: • owned a restaurant You don’t have to…
• good at cooking, • worked in a local café You must…
You mustn’t…
• organised Skills:
You/I had to…
• good team leader • organised You didn’t have to…
Other information: • food safety certificate Do I have to…?
• must be clean and smart Other information: What do I have to…?
Hours: • love cooking good food What must I…?
11am – 9pm, Tuesday – • can work any days/ hours Must I…?
Did you have to…?
Saturday
What did you have to…?
10 minutes Salary: £15 per hour I can..
I’m able to…
7 minutes
pairwork

pairwork 6
 A job interview (online) Word bank
apply appointment
Production 1  Work in pairs. approval bank manager
 Read your role cards career company
 Role-play a conversation. full-time interview
location overtime
Student A: employer / Student B: interviewee
interviewer (job seeker)
You need a: Primary Previous work experience: Language bank
school teacher • 2 years as a teacher of You have to…
Important skills: young children You don’t have to…
You must…
• like working with children Skills:
You mustn’t…
• organised • organised, calm, friendly, You/I had to…
• can speak a foreign teaching qualifications You didn’t have to…
language Other information: Do I have to…?
Other information: • Love working with What do I have to…?
• job starts next month children What must I…?
10 minutes Must I…?
Hours: • fluent speaker of
Did you have to…?
8.30 am - 4.30 pm Monday German What did you have to…?
– Friday • able to use I can..
7 minutes
pairwork
Salary: … technologies I’m able to…
pairwork 7
 A job interview (online)

Feedback
Now, role-play a job interview.

5 minutes

whole class

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 Which is the hardest job?
Pre Answer this question:
production 2
Which jobs have the most demanding
responsibilities?

Example:
6 minutes I think firefighters have the hardest job
because, as a firefighter, you must risk
whole class your life to save others.

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 Which is the hardest job?
Production 2  Work in pairs.
Word bank
 Discuss which job has the most demanding duties.
plans
 Support your opinions with examples. appointment
manager
I think that firefighters have the meeting
hardest job because, as a
location
firefighter, you must risk your life
to save others. factory
discussion
to manage
I agree. Also, firefighters have to disagree
work many hours a day and they offers
don’t earn a salary.

Language bank Language bank

10 minutes Yes, that’s right. I don't think so.
Exactly. Wrong.
7 minutes True. That isn't right.
pairwork
That's right. Absolutely not.
pairwork That's it exactly. 10
 The hardest job
Feedback
Now, present your conclusions.

5 minutes

whole class

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Summary
Now I can…

role-play a job interview and discuss jobs

and their responsibilities.

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Preparation for
next class

Study Unit 13.

Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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  https://en.islcollective.com
Sources  https://esol.britishcouncil.org
 https://thenounproject.com
 http://dreamstop.com/doctor-dream-symbol/
 https://en.wikipedia.org/
 https://www.menagetotal.com/wp-
content/uploads/2017/10/maid.png
 http://img1.mashed.com/img/gallery/easy-dishes-that-make-
you-seem-like-a-professional-chef/intro.jpg
 English Discoveries Student platform
 British Council- ESOL Nexus

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