Conditions of employment

Ewa | Apr 17, 2026Apr 16, 2026

LESSON OVERVIEW

The main objectives of this lesson are to:

• talk about job benefits and requirements;
• practise vocabulary for employment conditions;
• work on connected speech;
• role-play conversations involving employment terms and conditions.

In this lesson, students extensively practise phrases related to employment conditions (e.g. do overtime, flexible hours, fringe benefits). They brainstorm collocations (e.g. apply for a job), explore statements on different work arrangements and share their personal experiences. Students reflect on employment terms and benefits, watch a video with film excerpts and practise connected speech. They work in pairs, role-play conversations between a job candidate and an HR specialist and discuss professional dilemmas. 

WARM-UP AND VOCABULARY

This lesson focuses on vocabulary for employment conditions and starts with a warm-up. Students brainstorm collocations by combining words with ‘job’ and ‘salary’ (e.g. apply for a job, annual salary). After that, they complete the gaps in sentences about work arrangements. Students use words to create collocations (e.g. hybrid work, annual leave, full-time job). Next, they discuss personal employment experiences by choosing one option in sentences (e.g. The last time I was on annual/sick leave was…). Following that, students look at statements related to employee compensation and benefits. They match collocations (e.g. health insurance, pay rise, hourly rate) with their definitions. Afterwards, students complete the gaps in categories of employment terms and benefits (e.g. professions that have hourly rates) with the missing words. They then add more examples to each category. 

VIDEO AND ROLE-PLAY

In this part of the lesson, students watch a video with film excerpts and identify vocabulary for employment conditions. They then explore the concept of connected speech and rewatch the video. Students repeat the collocations when they hear them, focusing on connected speech. Afterwards, they practise more connected speech by reading out sentences with the collocations from the lesson. Next, students work in pairs. Using role cards, they take turns as candidates and HR specialists to inquire about job details. After finishing, students say which job is better for them and why. Following that, they engage in peer discussions to consider situations involving career choices and lifestyle changes. Students talk for as long as they can, using the target phrases from the lesson. Finally, in pairs, they simulate starting a business by choosing a sector and negotiating the employment conditions for their team, such as contracts, salaries and fringe benefits.

HOMEWORK/REVISION

This lesson also includes an additional task that you can use as homework or revision. In the task, students practise vocabulary for employment conditions by finding and correcting the mistakes in sentences related to conditions of employment. They then choose three sentences and explain why they agree or disagree with them. The task is available in the teacher’s version of the worksheet. You can print it and hand it out to your students. It’s also included in the e-lesson plan.

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