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Employment

a teacherself-employeda shop assistant unemployed at the moment

I work in

I work for

I'm

a marketing companySainsburysthe council

retaileducationthe financial sector

Drag to match the beginnings with the endings for these common answers to this question.

What do you do?

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General Job Vocabulary

Click and ask your partner these questions

Pairwork

Listen and check your answers

  1. Review Quiz
  2. Reorder the sentences
  3. Grammar rules
  4. Grammar practice
  5. Choosing the best candidate reading and discussion
  6. Vocabulary
  7. Reading a job advertisement
  8. Research tasks

Index Links:

Week 3

This week we will:

  • Review personal qualities and talking about skills
  • Practice using gerunds and infinitives
  • Work in groups to choose the best candidate for a job
  • Locate information in a job advertisement

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Review and extension of talking about skills/ abilities

  1. I’d to a team like work in
  2. good at myself I’m expressing
  3. me risks Taking doesn’t stress
  4. I helping with people enjoy their problems
  5. it I find difficult to work by don’t myself
  6. I’m good listening to people at
  7. I don’t earning a mind not large salary.
  8. The me company remotely let work

Put these sentences in order on paper

Complete these rules with the gerund (ing), to + infinitive, or infinitive without to

  1. After some verbs such as want, need, would like, plan _____________
  2. After some verbs such as enjoy, don’t mind ________________
  3. After adjectives ____________
  4. After prepositions __________
  5. As the subject of a sentence _________________
  6. After a modal verb, or let/ make ___________________

  1. I’d like to work in a team.
  2. I’m good at expressing myself.
  3. Taking risks doesn’t stress me.
  4. I enjoy helping people with their problems.
  5. I don’t find it difficult to work by myself.
  6. I’m good at listening to people.
  7. I don’t mind not earning a large salary.
  8. The company let me work remotely.

Answers

On paper – make a note of the right answers

Right or wrong? - Think for 2 mins

Reading a job advertisement - Groupwork

Next

Read through last week's advert again. Then click Next to meet the candidates

Next

Six applicants have been shortlisted for the job.Read through the information and think of the strengths and weaknesses of each candidate. For example:

Meet the Candidates

  1. In groups – choose a spokesperson
  2. Discuss who is the best candidate and why.
  3. Try to persuade the other students to agree with you.
  4. Vote
  5. Spokesperson will feedback to the class on who and why

Discussion – 10 minutes

g. the ability to plan and do work well

f. a timetable of working hours (this may be different every day/ week)

e. work that is only available for part of the year

d. your character or personality; e.g. conscientious, punctual

c. skills which you must have for the job

b. skills which the employer would like you to have

a. ability to speak, write, express yourself

7. seasonal work

6. organisational skills

5. rota

4. communication skills

3. desirable skills

2. personal qualities

1. essential skills

Match words 1-7 with their meaning a-g

Imagine that you have interviewed the candidates for the job for Horizons Unlimited. Write an email to your manager. Say: - How many candidates you have interviewed- Which candidate you have chosen and the reason why. Mention if there are any problems with this candidate.

WRITING

Next

Reading a job advertisement

  1. What skills are essential for this job?
  2. What skills are desirable?
  3. How many hours should you work?
  4. How should you apply for this job?
  5. What is the closing date?

Quickly note down these questions, then find the answers in the next slide

Closing date: January 31st 2021 A part-time administrative assistant is required for our busy Woolwich branch. Working for fourteen hours over two days per week (Thursday & Friday), the successful applicant will be honest, hard working and have the ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team. Flexibility regarding hours will be required during peak periods. Admin experience and computer literacy would be an advantage; however, full training will be given. This post has the potential to grow into a full-time position in the future. CV and covering letter to: Office Manager, Ravenhill Ltd, London SE9 8SS

Ravenhill Construction – Part time Admin Assistant

Visit the National Careers Service site to get an idea of what careers may be good for you. Tell the class next week what they suggested. https://beta.nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/ Find a job advertisement that interests you. Make a note of essential, desirable skills, deadline and how to apply. (We might be able to use this in another class.) https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/jobs/

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See you next week

THANK YOU!

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