Talking about work tasks and skills

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LESSON SET OVERVIEW

With this lesson set, your students will:

  • improve grammar by learning how to express purpose using to and for,
  • learn and practise collocations to talk about work tasks, skills, and job perks,
  • improve speaking skills by discussing questions and agreeing and disagreeing with statements,
  • work on listening comprehension skills doing various tasks and watching authentic videos.

The lessons in this set allow students to learn useful structures and vocabulary to be able to talk about their tasks, skills and motivation more fluently. The tasks in the lessons also let students apply previously learnt materials.

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Each lesson in the set is also a standalone lesson.

Lesson 1

Teach students how to express purpose and vocabulary to talk about tasks
expressing purpose with to and for
Standard Lesson 75 min Unlimited Plan

What we do and why we do it (expressing purpose)

Business Grammar

In the first lesson of this set, students learn common collocations to describe work tasks (e.g. arrange a meeting, keep track of progress, etc.) and discuss apps that help them do the tasks. Students also work on grammar and learn the difference between to and for when expressing purpose.

Lesson 2

Practise expressing purpose and talk about skills
hard and soft skills
Standard Lesson 60 min Unlimited Plan

Skills for the job

Business

Students learn collocations with the word ‘skills’ and discuss the difference between hard skills and soft skills. Encourage students to practise expressing purpose while discussing the purpose and value of different skills in ex. 4, 9, 10 ( slides 12-13, 25, 27).

Lesson 3

Keep practising grammar and teach more collocations
worksheet on employee benefits
Standard Lesson 60 min Unlimited Plan

What motivates you at work?

Business

Students talk about motivation and perks. Students work with an engaging video and learn useful vocabulary (e.g. jealous, perk-packed, etc.). Encourage them to practise expressing purpose by agreeing and disagreeing with quotes in ex. 2 (slide 6) and ex. 4 (slide 10) and discussing questions in ex. 10 (slide 22).

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