Discussing

work with the

boss

SPEAKING

LEVEL NUMBER LANGUAGE

Intermediate EN_BE_3A14S English
Goals

■ Can describe and discuss

my work experience and
my work goals
■ Can form and respond to
questions in the past
simple tense and the
present perfect tense.

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 Job interviews are important
opportunities.

If you get a job you will have to discuss

the work conditions and negotiate
then sign the contract.

Let‘s review speaking about these

topics!

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Practise pronunciation

job

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Practise pronunciation

job join

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Practise pronunciation

job join just

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Practise pronunciation

job join just enjoy

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Practise pronunciation

job join just enjoy

joy
jungle
jovial generator

In this class you will practise using the /dʒ/ sounds.

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Practise pronunciation

yet

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Practise pronunciation

yet you

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Practise pronunciation

yet you young

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Practise pronunciation

yet you young

Yankee yes
yoga

In this class you will also practise using the /j/ sound.

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Complete the sentences She just played a tennis match?

Complete the sentences using the clues in the pictures!

policeman She just joined

a tennis
academy/club/

He got a new job as a… She just joined a …

milk

My brother enjoys… No sugar please, just…

programming
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 Unscramble the sentences

1 2

are the best

Have you completed the report

You are the best student in our English class. yet?
3
My sister is 6 years
younger than me.
6 years

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 Vocabulary review

employee

flexi-time employer

resignation
period negotiate

remember contract
suh-pohz
spoz (v.) pose poge
suppose hose
nose
toes

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Sentence examples

My employer is very kind and gives us

lots of holidays.

How many employees does the

company have?

If you get the job you might have to

negotiate the salary.

You sign a contract when you start a

job. This is a legal document.

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Sentence examples

I suppose we should go home, it is quite

late now.

I remembered your birthday was

yesterday and bought you a present.

How long is the resignation period?

I would love to be able to work flexi-

time!

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 Talking about your professional experiences. My background.
mostly in Education
Make sentences about your professional experiences using the past
simple and then the present perfect. Use the picture to help you.
3. The first company
1. I have been a software engineer for the last 11 years I worked for was a
I've /bin/ a software engineer for the last
medium sized company
named Netapp
My background is in I.T
and I specilize in
I.T/computer systems
4. I worked in the United
States for close to 6 years
2. I gruduated in 2006 from
(university) in (city) with a degree in computer science

5. I didn't get the chance to work on any good projects

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 At a job interview
Describe
Tell me about yourself
Why do you want to join our company?
Tell me one instance when you helped your
junior colleagues --> Tell me about a time
when you helped your junior colleagues?
Imagine you are interviewing
someone for a job. What
questions might you ask an
interviewee? Think of as many
questions as you can.
Remember to ask questions
about their past working history
too!
Why should we hire you?

What is your greatest strength/weakness?

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 Imagine you are…

Now imagine you are at a job interview for your dream job.
What is your dream job?

I used to have a dream job I have done projects from the

I was working on a project with my team
when I saw
that one of My junior colleagues
was having problems. He was not
familiar with ______
scratch --> I've played a
crucial/critical/vital role in
developing projects from scatch

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Test your memory!

What do you know about the working culture in the UK? Use
the hints in the boxes below to help you!

The United Kingdom is better for single people

tea breaks
tea sandwich

Christmas party first names

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Make descriptions

? ? ? ?? ?
?
Describe your dream
? ?
work culture.
? ?
Use as many stative and

? ? ?
?
active verbs as you can

? ?
in your description!

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 Negotiating a work contract

In your opinion, what are the

most important things to check
before signing a work contract?
Did you have to negotiate any of
these when you signed your last
work contract?
Discuss your experiences!

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Time for a game

• How many new words from this unit

can you think of?

• Can you make a sentence with each?

• Take it in turns with your teacher to

think of a word and a sentence!

Employee! An employee is someone who works for a company.

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Reflect on the goals

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check

if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes no

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Reflect on this lesson

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson.

What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

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If you have time, go over
the most difficult slides again

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Homework

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Unit vocabulary

Think of all of the new vocabulary you have learnt in this unit.
Write them below and try to make sentences with each.

My friend’s job is flexi-time. She’s really lucky.

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Homework writing activity

Think about what you learnt in this lesson. What do you think
were the most important points? Make a list here of things to
remember!

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