ESOL in Context Work and Study National 4 Student Notes Part 2

Lesson
Talking about subjects
06 Types of subjects
Task: Talking about subjects
Skill: Speaking, Writing,
Reading

Activity 1

Work with a partner.

Which subjects did you study at primary school?
Which subjects did you study/are you studying at high school?
Which subjects did/do you like and not like?

Activity 2

Look at the list of subjects on page 34. Work in small groups and match each
subject with a picture.

A E I

B F J

C G K

D H L

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Write the letters of the answers in the box below.

1 Numeracy or Arithmetic 7 History

2 Computing skills 8 Chemistry

3 Geography 9 Home Economics

4 Music 10 Art

5 Physical Education (PE) 11 Biology

6 Algebra 12 Physics

Photos © [Link]

A Andrey Prokhorov B Onur Döngel C Lise Gagne D Jan Rysavy E Lisa Klumpp F Rafal Zdeb G Terry Healy

H Joachim Angeltun I Bluestocking J © Bonnie Jacobs K Eva Serrabassa L Ann Edde

Activity 3

Now fill in the table below with the subjects you studied at primary school and
secondary/high school.

Primary school High school

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Activity 4

Here are some of the subjects which you might choose to study at university.
Match the subjects with their definitions.

1 Physics
2 Philosophy
3 Sociology
4 Architecture
5 Dentistry
6 Engineering
7 Economics
8 Medicine
9 IT
10 Law

a the study of using computers and storing information

b the study of sound, heat, light and electricity
c the study of people and how communities live
d the study of illnesses and treatment
e the study of planning and designing buildings
f the study of using money
g the study of thinking about our world and how people should live
h the study of designing machines, roads and bridges
I the study of the treatment of teeth
j the study of the crimes, work of the police, lawyers and judges

1 2 g 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

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Activity 5

Read the text and answer the questions.

1 What is the text about?

English for Work and Training (full-time)

This course is for people who speak English as a second language, are living in
the UK on a permanent or long-term basis and want to improve their English for
work or further study/training. The course aims to build your confidence, improve
your English and develop your computing skills.

This course is offered at 3 levels:

Level 1 — For people with basic levels of English, this course develops the core
skills including literacy, numeracy and IT.

Level 2 — As well as building on English language skills this course includes

SQA units in IT, numeracy and ESOL. You will also find out about qualifications
and further education and draw up an action plan to help you decide your next
step.

Level 3 — In this course you can gain further qualifications in English and
computing, find out about work and training opportunities and enhance your job-
seeking skills. You will also have the opportunity to do a work placement.

Entry Requirements:
Minimum entry (Level 1) SQA ESOL Access 3 or equivalent level of English.

Qualification Type:
SQA National Units at Access 3, Intermediate 1, 2 and Higher. ECDL

Start:
Weeks beginning 28 August 06 and 29 January 07.

What can I do next?

Depending on level, you may progress to other vocational qualifications, higher
education or work.
(Source: Stevenson College Edinburgh website)

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2 Match the phrases with their abbreviations.

SQA ECDL EWT ESOL IT

English for Information Scottish English for European

Work and Technology Qualifications Speakers of other Computing
Training Authority Languages Driving
Licence

3 Find the words in the text which mean the following:

a live in one place for ever or for a long time _____________

b improve (your skills)__________________________

c very important skills__________________________

d using numbers__________________________

e get_________________

f studying at university level__________________________

g to move to a higher level______________________

h reading and writing____________________

4 Complete the following sentences with a suitable preposition.

for at in in about

a I am interested ………….a computing course.

b I would like to apply ………….a child care course.

c I wish to gain further qualifications……....business and administration.

d I am writing to find out…………an evening course.

e I am very good……………chemistry.

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Activity 6

Write a formal letter asking for an application form for the English for Work and
Training course. The following questions will help you to write the letter. Work in
pairs to decide how many paragraphs your letter should have and what each
paragraph should be about.

1 Why are you writing?

2 Which level do you wish to apply for?

3 What are you doing now and what is the level of your English?

4 Why are you interested in the course (work/other vocational courses/higher

education)?

5 How do you ask for an application form?

Homework task
Make a list of all the new subjects. Use a dictionary to find out about their
meanings and practise spelling them.

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Lesson
Talking about Further and Higher
07 Education
Task:
Skill: Speaking, Listening, vocabulary and grammar
Writing

© [Link]/ericsphotography
Activity 1

Work in pairs to give each other a spelling test. Your teacher will give you a card
with five words. Do not show your partner your card. Ask your partner to spell the
five subjects.

Activity 2

Here are some words which students at college/university use very often. Work in
pairs to match the words in group A to their definitions in group B.

Group A

1 academic writing 2 finance 3 assignment 4 study skills

5 independent 6 loan 7 essay 8 lecture

Group B

a money you borrow from a bank to e a formal talk about a subject at

pay for your course fee university
b a short piece of writing f a long piece of writing
c money or funds g writing tasks you do at a college or
university
d working on your own without asking h is about organising your learning
your teacher for help all the time and what you need to do

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Activity 3

You want to ask questions about a course you are interested in. Here are some
of the issues you would like information about. Match each issue to the suitable
question.

a You want a short course because you need to look for a job.

b You are going on a holiday next month.

c You are worried about money.

d You have a High School certificate and you are not sure whether it will be
accepted to join the course.

e You want to know whether you will obtain a Higher National Certificate if you
complete the course successfully.

f You are not sure what you can do after the course finishes.

g You are moving to England in two years’ time.

h You are worried about tests and assignments.

1 How long is the course?

2 When exactly does the course finish?

3 Do I have to sit an exam at the end of the course?

4 How much does the course fee cost?

5 When can I start the course?

6 What are the entry requirements?

7 What type of qualifications will I gain if I complete the course successfully?

8 What can I do next?

Write your answers in the table below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Cover the questions and rewrite them on a piece of paper.

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Activity 4

Track 5

(A) First listening. Listen and answer the following question:

1 What is the topic about?

_____________________________________________________________

(B) Second listening: Listen again to complete each gap with one word.

2 University life is about study skills, how to handle your own finances and how

to ___________your time.

3 Managing your time is not easy because you have to decide when you will

_____________ and when you will go____________.

4 You should learn how to write esays using _____________ and

_______________ language.

5 Listen carefully to your tutor’s advice and ask __________ about the things

you are not sure about.

Activity 5

Listen to your teacher who will read a paragraph slowly. Write the paragraph and
remember to include full stops, commas and capital letters.

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Activity 6

(A) Work with a partner to study these examples.

1 You should start from now to learn and practise how to be an independent
student (advice).

2 You don’t have to stay in the accommodation provided by the university (not
necessary).

3 You have to listen carefully to their advice and ask questions about the things
you are not sure about (necessary).

(B) Complete the sentences below with should, have (has) to or don’t
(doesn’t) have to:

1 You __________________buy stationery from the college shop.

2 You________________ talk to your tutor if you have a problem with writing.

3 My friend and I agreed that we_________________help each other.

4 Students__________________ask for permission to stay out after midnight.

5 My sister________________pay £25 every month to pay back her loan.

Activity 7

Write an article about your academic interests for a school/college newsletter.

Your article should consist of three paragraphs.

The first paragraph is about your schooling and any other previous education
(past).

eg What were your favourite subjects?

What were the subjects you did not like?

The second paragraph is about what you are doing now (present).

eg What are you studying now?

How often do you go to school/college?

The last paragraph is about what you would like to do next (future).

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Homework task

Use your dictionary to complete the following table. Then use each noun in a
sentence.

Noun Adjective
financial
independence
practical
medicine
chemical
health
biology
necessary

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Lesson
Comparing education systems
08
Task: talking about school terms
and holidays
Skill: Speaking, Listening, vocabulary and grammar
Reading, Writing

Activity 1

Think about your primary school years. Work with a

partner to answer the following questions.

1 When did the school year start?

2 When did the school year end?
3 What did you used to do during the school
holidays? © [Link]/Alexander Hafemann

Activity 2

You are going to work in pairs. Your teacher will give you two cards (A and B).
Decide who is going to be A and who is going to be B. Ask the questions about
the information you do not have and write the answers your partner will give you.
Do not show your partner your card.

Student A
1 When does the school year begin in ________?

2 When is September holiday in________?

3 How long is the October half term break in__________?

4 How long is the Christmas holiday in ________?

5 How long is the Easter holiday in _________?

6 When does the school year end in____?

Student B
1 When does the school year begin in __________?

2 When is September holiday in________?

3 How long is the October half term break in__________?

4 How long is the Christmas holiday in ________?

5 How long is the Easter holiday in _________?

6 When does the school year end in____?

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Activity 3

(A) Read the text quickly to answer the following question:

1 What is the text about? __________________________________.

The Scottish school year starts in August. The entry class is primary 1 (P1) and a
child must be 5 before the end of the following February to gain admission to P1.
In England the term starts in September, the entry year is reception (R) and
children must be 5 before August 31 the following year. Different cut off dates
and exam systems can lead to problems. Difficulties will only generally arise with
school year differences between the two countries if your child is born between
March and August. Those aged 11 or 12 can find that a move North of the border
will move them back from High School in England to Primary School in Scotland.
Moves North to South can see the same child jumping from Primary School in
Scotland to the second year of high schooling in England depending on the time
of the move.

(B) Find words or phrases in the text, which mean the following:

1 Scotland______________________

2 England ______________________

3 obtain________________

4 problems________________________

5 begins__________________________

(C) Are these sentences True (T), False (F), or Doesn’t Say (DS)?

1 In Scotland primary school children can start school at the T F DS

age of 4 if they have a birthday before the following
August.

2 In England, the term starts in September. T F DS

3 The exams systems in England and Scotland are the T F DS

same.

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Activity 4

(A) Look at this example.

EVENT ENGLAND SCOTLAND

Christmas 2 weeks 2 weeks

The Christmas holiday in England lasts for two weeks. The Christmas holiday in
Scotland lasts for two weeks.

You can join the two sentences as follows using one of these three options.

1 England, like Scotland, has two weeks for Christmas Holiday.

2 Scotland is similar to England in that it has two weeks for Christmas Holiday.

3 Both Scotland and England have two weeks for Christmas Holiday.

Now write the three versions for Easter Holiday and May Day.

Easter Holiday

1 ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

2 ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

3 ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

May Holiday

1 ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

2 ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

3 ________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

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Work in pairs to look at another example for joining different ideas in one
sentence.

EVENT ENGLAND SCOTLAND

Feb 1/2 term 5 days 1 day

On the one hand, February half-term break in Scotland lasts for one day, on the
other hand, it lasts for five days in England.

February half-term break in England lasts for five days, whereas in Scotland it
lasts for just one day.

In Scotland, schools have one day for February half-term break. However, in
England they have five days.

Now write the three versions for the school year begins and the school year
ends.

School year begins

1 _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

2 _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

3 _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

School year ends

1 _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

2 _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

3 _______________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________

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Activity 5

Track 6

(A) Listen to a parent talking to her child’s teacher.

1 What is the conversation about? ____________________________

______________________________________________________

(B) Complete the following sentences with one word.

2 There are lots of activities for ______________and for children on their own

during school holidays.

3 There are lots of sports, ___________education and arts activities.

4 Some local authority _____________give information about holiday activities

for children.

(C) Are these sentences True (T) or False (F)?

5 The parent is not sure about what her child can do during school T F
holidays.

6 You have the right to take your child on holiday during the school T F
term.

7 All European countries have the same school holidays. T F

Activity 6

Write a paragraph comparing the school system and holiday dates of a country
you know and Scotland.

Homework task

Make a list of all the new words. Use a dictionary to find out about their meanings
and practise spelling them.

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Lesson
Presentation skills
09
Task: Talking, reading and writing
about academic interests
Skill: Speaking, Reading, vocabulary and pronunciation
Writing

© [Link]/Jacob Wackerhausen

Activity 1

Work in small groups to discuss the following questions.

a Did you have to present a talk in your last/present school/college?

b What was the talk about?

c How did you prepare for it?

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Activity 2

(A) Here are some important stages for giving a talk (Table A). They are not in
the right order. First, work in pairs to match the meanings (Table B) of the
words in bold to their meanings in Table A. Write your answers in Table A by
choosing the right letter of the answer from Table B.

Table A
1 Rehearse your talk many times 2 Write notes about your talk.
Write important points of
what you want to say.
3 Conclude your talk by 4 Greet your audience
repeating some of the main
points
5 Make your presentation lively 6 Maintain eye contact.
and interesting by using your
tone of voice effectively
7 Use gestures 8 Introduce yourself

Table B
a Main ideas b The people who are listening to
your presentation (talk)
c Practise a lot of times to remember d Finish your talk by repeating the
what you want to say important points
e Body language f The opposite of boring

g Say who you are h Look at all your audience

(B) Work in pairs to put these stages in the right order. Use numbers to write your
answers between the brackets.

a Greet your audience ( )

b Conclude your talk by repeating some of the main points ( )

c Thank your audience ( )

d Rehearse your talk many times ( )

e Introduce yourself ( )

f Write notes about your talk ( )

g Introduce the topic ( )

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Activity 3

Here are some phrases, which you will need to learn and use for presenting a
talk.

1 Good morning/afternoon/evening.
2 Let me just start by introducing myself. My name is…………
3 Today I’d like to speak about ……………………
4 I'll start by talking about……………..…
5 Then I'll move on to talk about…….
6 After that, I'll tell you about…............
7 Lastly, I'll conclude with………………
8 Firstly,………… …………….
9 Now I want to turn to…………..….
10 Thirdly,…………………….
11 That is all I have to say about………………

Activity 4

Here is a full text written by a student. Work in small groups to help the student
rewrite the text in note form using the framework provided in Activity 3.

I started my education in Bangladesh where I went to primary school. We studied

Maths, Bengali, Geography, History, Art and English. The girls were interested in
Home Economics and the boys liked PE. My favourite subject was Art. I had a
really good teacher. He was really helpful and all the students enjoyed his
lessons. I did not like History. I was not good at memorising dates and old stories
about wars.

In high school, in addition to the subjects we had in primary school, I studied

Biology, Physics and Chemistry. My favourite subject at school was Biology. I
liked doing science experiments. We had a very nice teacher. I hated PE and
always tried to pretend I was not feeling well and my teacher was not happy with
that. However, I was so glad when I did not have to study History. It was boring
and I was not good at it.

My plan is to study nursing. I wanted to apply for a nursing course last year but I
couldn’t because I had problems with my health and I also need to improve my
English, especially my writing. Having a qualification is going to make me feel so
much more confident about myself.

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Activity 5

(A) One important thing about presentations is speaking clearly. There are some
words, which you must stress and some, which you must not stress. Listen to
your teacher to learn how to say these sentences.

a I am writing a letter.
b What was the talk about?
c He didn’t arrive on time.

(B) The table below shows the type of words which you should stress and the
ones which you should not stress.

Stressed words Examples Unstressed Examples

words
main verbs buy, work, pronouns he, we, I
speaking

nouns man, pen, house prepositions in, above, of

adjectives small, beautiful, articles the, a, some

long

adverbs easily , slowly, conjunctions because, and,

loudly unless

negative auxiliary hasn’t, don’t, auxiliary verbs may, would,

verbs wasn’t is, are

question words when, what,

where

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(C) Work in small groups to fill the table with these words. There are three words
for each type.

mustn’t reads expensive an Why we write

doesn’t house because on she pen will

from clever speaking the in cup little

him shall quickly a but didn’t How

easily am however Who quietly

Stressed words Examples Unstressed Examples

words
main verbs pronouns

nouns prepositions

adjectives articles

adverbs conjunctions

negative auxiliary auxiliary verbs

verbs

question words

(D) Work with a partner to underline the words, which you should stress. Then
work together to practise saying the sentences.

1 I started my education in Bangladesh.

2 We studied Maths, Bengali, Geography, History, Art and English.
3 My favourite subject was Art.
4 I wanted to apply for a course last year.
5 My plan is to study nursing.
6 It was boring and I wasn’t good at it.

Homework task

Prepare a short presentation for next lesson about your education. Write notes
using the framework in Activity 3.

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Lesson
Presentation skills and review of
10 lessons 6–9
Task: Talking, reading and writing
about academic interests
Skill: Speaking, Listening,
Reading, Writing

Activity 1

You are going to give your presentation today.

First work with a partner to put the stages below
in the right order.

a Conclude your talk by repeating some of the

main points
b Introduce the topic
c Thank your audience . © [Link]/Jacob Wackerhausen
d Introduce yourself
e Greet your audience

Activity 2

While giving your talk, your audience (listeners) and your teacher will fill in the
table below to give you feedback.

1 The speaker introduced 5 The talk was lively and interesting.

him/herself.

Yes No Yes No

2 The speaker introduced the topic. 6 The speaker used body language.

Yes No Yes No

3 The speaker maintained eye 7 The speaker was looking at her/his

contact. notes all the time.

Yes No Yes No

4 The speaker told the audience 8 The speaker finished with repeating
what she/he was going to say next. the main points.

Yes No Yes No

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Activity 3

Write the questions for these answers.

1 ____________________________________________________?

I studied 5 subjects at primary school.

2 ___________________________________________________?

The school year ends in June.

3 ____________________________________________________?

My favourite subject at secondary school was Biology.

4 _____________________________________________________?

I’m interested in a computing course.

5 _____________________________________________________?

The course lasts for one year.

Activity 4

Join these sentences using:

both, on the one hand….on the other hand , whereas

1 Smith is interested in studying IT. Selma wants to study Physics. (on the one
hand…on the other hand)

2 My sister has been awarded a diploma in nursing. Her friend has been
awarded a diploma in nursing, as well. (both)

3 Our college has built a new theatre. My friend’s college has built a new sports
centre. (whereas)

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Activity 5

Rearrange the letters to spell the words correctly.

1 Phicsys____________________ 2 Hstoiry______________________

3 Mhats_____________________ 4 graGeophy__________________

5 ienceSc____________________ 6 Meeicidn____________________

Homework task

Make a list of the titles of 15 subjects. Each subject should start with a different
letter of the alphabet.

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Lesson
Work
11 Describing work; understanding situations
Task: Describe what work they have
done, are currently doing or would like
to do, in some detail.
Understand straightforward instructions
relating to a particular job.
Skill: Speaking, Reading,
Writing

Activity 1 Speaking

Your work profile

Write the names of any jobs you have done here. Write student if you have
never worked.
________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Write the name of your current job here. If you are a full-time student, write this.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Write the names of jobs you would like to do in the future here.

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

Now work with a partner. Discuss the work you have done, are doing and would
like to do.

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Activity 2 Vocabulary

Look at the names of these jobs below. Work with a partner. Discuss what they
do. Use your dictionaries if you need help. Then match each name with a picture.

bookmaker bouncer
collier joiner
midwife solicitor
undertaker vicar

A B C

D E F

All photos [Link]

A Tomas Bercic
B Bob Thomas
C Andrew Hill
D Judith Ashlock
E Don Bayley
F james steidl
G Slobo Mitic
H Leigh Schindler

G H

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Activity 3 Reading

Work with a partner. Match each of the job titles in Activity 2 with a description.
Write one on each line below.

1 ________________ Many people use this word, but those who do the job
usually call themselves doormen or doorwomen.

2 ________________ This word actually means someone who agrees to do

something. We use it because we don’t like to talk about death, but that is
what the job involves — working with dead people. In the US, they also use
the word mortician. This comes from Latin, and also hides the meaning.

3 ________________ They make floors, doors, windows, roofs, and so on.

Don’t confuse them with carpenters, who make wooden furniture.

4 ________________ They don’t make the kind of books that you read. These
are made by printers or publishers. The name was first used to mean
someone at a racecourse who took bets and wrote them in a book. Now, they
have shops in towns and cities too.

5 ________________ This is the formal word for a coal miner. It can be

confusing to some learners of English because in Danish, Dutch, Flemish,
Portuguese, Spanish and Greek it means a necklace. This can lead to
sentences like, ‘She had a nice collier round her neck.’

6 ________________ Most languages have different words for lawyers, though

this form is used in some. It means the kind of lawyer you go to when you
need help. If you are in serious trouble, you will need an advocate in Scotland
or, in England, a barrister.

7 ________________ This job has traditionally been done by women, but there
are now around 100 men doing it in the UK.

8 ________________ This means a priest in the Church of England and the

Scottish Episcopal Church. They can be men or women. However, most
people who do this kind of work in Scotland are ministers (Protestant) or
priests (Roman Catholic).

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Activity 4 Language focus

Work with a partner. Look at the sentences below. Tick the ones where
the present continuous is possible.

1 ‘Where do you go/ Where are you going?’ ‘The boss wants to see me.’ ___

2 ‘Do you like Claire?’ ‘I don’t know/ I’m not knowing — who is she?’ ___

3 ‘Is Ahmed there?’ ‘No — he works/ he’s working from home today.’ ___

4 ‘Where’s Delia?’ ‘She has/ She’s having lunch with the new manager.’ ___

5 These figures are wrong. I’m not believing/ I don’t believe them. ___

6 Should we give him a job? How do you feel?/ How are you feeling? ___

7 ‘It’s not a very good idea.’ ‘No, I don’t suppose/ I’m not supposing so.’ ___

8 You eat/ You’re eating too much these days. ___

9 I really love/ I’m really loving my boyfriend. ___

10 I don’t understand this memo. What does it mean?/ What is it meaning? __

Activity 5 Writing

Think about a job you have done, are doing or would like to do in the future. Write
a set of instructions for somebody who is new to the job. For example:

Be ready to start work at 9.00.

Dress smartly. Suits are not necessary but men should wear a tie.

Write your instructions on these lines:

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________

When you finish, work with a partner. Let your partner read your instructions.
Explain any points your partner doesn’t understand.

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Homework task

Think of a job you would like to do in the future. Use the internet or a library and
find out more information about it. Write a paragraph describing this job. Write
about these things:

1 qualifications to start this job

2 salary
3 type of work
4 hours of work
5 good things and bad things about this job

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Lesson
Work
12 Opinions and arguments; questions and answers
Task: Express own opinion and present
arguments to a limited extent.
Ask questions of a fact-finding nature
and understand straightforward replies.
Skill: Speaking, Listening,
Writing

Activity 1 Speaking

Work with a partner. Choose to be Student A or Student B. Your teacher will give
you a factsheet. Read it, follow the instructions and have a discussion with your
partner.

Activity 2 Listening

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Track 7

Barr & Matheson are a wholesale stationery company. They sell

and deliver stationery to shops. Look at this extract from their
catalogue.

Code Description
121 A4 NOTEPAD, 210 x 297 mm, 60 gsm, 80 sheet, ruled
122 A4 NOTEPAD, 210 x 297 mm, 60 gsm, 120 sheet, ruled
123 A4 NOTEPAD, 210 x 297 mm, 60 gsm, 80 sheet, unruled
124 A4 NOTEPAD, 210 x 297 mm, 60 gsm, 120 sheet, unruled
125 8 x 5 NOTEPAD, 125 x 200 mm, 60 gsm, 80 sheet, ruled
126 8 x 5 NOTEPAD, 125 x 200 mm, 60 gsm, 120 sheet, ruled
127 8 x 5 NOTEPAD, 125 x 200 mm, 60 gsm, 80 sheet, unruled
128 8 x 5 NOTEPAD, 125 x 200 mm, 60 gsm, 120 sheet, unruled

Now listen to this telephone conversation and answer the questions below.

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1 What is the order number?

2 Which items did WH Jones order? (write two numbers) ___ ___

3 Which items did Barr & Matheson deliver? (write two numbers) ___ ___

4 Who does Serena blame for the mistake?

5 What size of notepads will they deliver today?

6 What discount will Barr & Matheson offer on the new delivery?

7 What discount will they offer on the items already delivered?

8 What does Serena threaten to do to one of the employees?

Activity 3 Language focus

Work with a partner. Look at these sentences. All of them are about events in the
future. Write the verbs in either the present simple or the present continuous.
Remember to pay attention to questions and negatives.

1 Martin (see) the dentist at four.

2 You (have) another meeting at 4 o’clock?

3 I’ve left the company —– I (start) a new job on Monday.

4 I’m going to the station now — the train (leave) in half an hour.

5 Marlena (come) to the staff party?

6 Finish this quickly — the lunch break (start) in twenty minutes.

7 I (have) lunch with the new engineer tomorrow.

8 What time the plane (arrive)?

9 I’m too busy — I (not go) on holiday this year.

10 Where he (have) his retirement dinner?

11 The contract (not end) for another two months.

12 I have to leave now — I (meet) the sales rep in ten minutes.

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Activity 4 Vocabulary

Work with a partner. Match the jobs in the box with the workplaces below. Write
one on each line. Use your dictionary if you need help.

anaesthetist artist doctor executive officer

PA private sculptor surgeon vet

workplaces jobs

barracks _________________ _________________

office _________________ _________________

studio _________________ _________________

surgery _________________ _________________

theatre _________________ _________________

Activity 5 Writing

In the speaking part in Activity 1, you discussed your ideas for developing the
Slippers restaurant business. Your partner has now agreed to your ideas. You
both want to borrow money from the bank to pay for them. The bank wants a
business development plan. As a start to this, your partner has asked you to write
down your ideas. You were either Student A or Student B. Look again at the
notes your teacher gave you. Write your plan in around 150 words.

___________________________________________________________

Memo

From: ______________________

To: Partner

Re: Slippers restaurant, business development plan

___________________________________________________________

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Homework task

Entrepreneurs Scotland is a Scottish Executive agency. It offers low-interest

loans and advice to people who want to start small businesses.

Write a letter to them. Write about:

 the kind of business you want to start

 what you hope to sell and to whom
 how you see the business developing
 how much you want to borrow
 when you hope to pay it back

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Lesson Work
13 Routine requirements and processes; requests;
telephone calls
Task: State routine
requirements/processes within job area.
Deal with predictable requests from a
client/customer.
Make and receive routine telephone
calls.
Skill: Speaking, Reading,
Writing

Photo: (c) [Link]/Lise Gagne

Activity 1 Speaking

Work with a partner. Decide to be Student A or Student B. Your teacher will give
you a worksheet. Read this and talk to your partner. Do the task.

Activity 2 Reading

Work with a partner. Read the passage below. Four sentences have been taken
out. These appear below. There is also one extra sentence. Write one letter A–E
on each line 1–5.

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From typewriter to PA

As the position of women in white-collar jobs has changed, so have the words
used to describe them.

When the first computers appeared in offices, companies assumed that men
wouldn’t use them because they were similar to typewriters, and typewriters were
operated by women. 1 ___

It was at this time that thousands of women entered clerical work. They were
educated and largely came from middle-class backgrounds. 2 ___.

This rule lasted well into the 20th century and some companies continued to
employ only single women as late as the 1950s. However, by this time their
general position in commerce had steadily improved. Initially, women were
completely segregated.

3 ___ But as time went on, more and more women moved into the offices where
their male managers worked and became personal secretaries.

The standard of male boss and obedient female helper began to change as more
management positions were occupied by women. The development of the
personal computer was also significant. 4___ Now freed from the burden of
constant typing, secretaries began to take on more responsible roles, and the
Personal Assistant, or PA, was born.

Extra sentence: 5 ____

A These women were also unmarried. If they got married, they had to leave
their jobs.

B Rather than dictating letters to their secretaries, many managers now found it
quicker and easier to write their own.

C At one of the major British banks, this rule was still in force in 1961.

D In fact, for a short time at the end of the 19th century, a typewriter was a
woman, one who typed, as well as the machine that she used.

E Work to be done was sent to the typing pool, a large room filled with lines of
desks.

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Activity 3 Vocabulary

1 Work with a partner. Look at the words in the box. These are all names of
tools or things that you use tools with. Match the names to the pictures.

bolt chisel drill hammer nail nut plane

pliers saw screw screwdriver spanner

a b c

d f
e

j k

l
All photos [Link]
(except b & f – courtesy of BTL)

a Flor S
c Carol Gering
d Steve Diddle
e Cole Vineyard
g Alex Kotlov
h Stas Perov
i Illych
j LongHa2006
k Denise Campione
l Diane Rutt

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2 Some of these words have other meanings. Write one of them on each line
below.

a You can eat it. ____________________

b You can travel in it. ____________________

c A kind of practice. ____________________

d A part of the body. ____________________

e A past tense. ____________________

f To run suddenly and fast. ____________________

Activity 4 Language focus

Look at these three sentences.

a When I’ll leave school I’ll look for a job. x

b When I’ll leave school I look for a job. x
c When I leave school I’ll look for a job.

The tense used in every sentence is the present simple. We often use this tense
in sentences containing when, before, after, until, as soon as, and if.

Why is sentence c correct? Both actions are in the future — but ’ll doesn’t signal
future. It signals intention. You don’t need to signal intention with ‘leave school’.
This is a fact — sooner or later everybody leaves school, so the present simple is
fine here. But getting a job is an intention, so we use ’ll.

Now work with a partner. Choose the correct forms in these sentences.

1 Bill’s having lunch just now. I tell/I’ll tell him when he gets back.
2 If she’s/she’ll be in London tomorrow we see/we’ll see her then.
3 If I have/I’ll have time tonight, I finish/I’ll finish the report.
4 I get/I’ll get home late tonight because of the interviews.
5 I go/I’ll go home and sleep as soon as this shift ends/will end.
6 I’m busy for the next hour. After that I think I go/I’ll go home.
7 When I leave/I’ll leave the company I go/I’ll go and work in France.
8 I have a meeting tomorrow as soon as I get/I’ll get to work.
9 I make/I’ll make some coffee when this meeting finishes/will finish.
10 I give/I’ll give you a ring after lunch.

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Activity 5 Writing

You work for a newspaper. The editor has asked you to write 150 words on the
subject of Women and Work. Cover the following points:

 The change in the jobs that women do over the past hundred years. (The
reading above will give you some information about women in commerce, but
write about other areas too, such as education, manufacturing and
technology.)

 Jobs which women still don’t do or do in small numbers.

 The numbers of women in higher — and lower — paid jobs.

 Changes that you expect to see in the future.

Homework task

Choose a job that interests you. Do some research, on the internet or a library,
about the numbers of men and women in this type of work, and of their positions
— for example, at the top level of this job, are there more men than women?

Write a brief report to read to the class.

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Lesson
Work
14 Talking about work
Task: Give short prepared talk on a
work-related matter
Skill: Speaking, Listening,
Writing

Activity 1 Speaking

Imagine a place you have worked in, are working in, or hope to work in. The
manager has asked you to give a short talk, of about two minutes in length. You
have to talk about changes you would make to improve life for employees. Think
about:

 facilities
 working conditions
 staff catering
 the way managers treat the workers

and anything else you want to mention.

Take some notes about what you want to say, but don’t write out the whole talk.

© [Link]/Diane Diederich

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Activity 2 Listening
Track 8

Work with a partner. Sentences 1–7 below are the first parts of conversations.
Complete each with a sentence a–g. Each of these contains an idiom. Use your
dictionary if you need help with these.

1 ‘The profits are down for the third month in a row.’ ____

2 ‘Do you think I’ll ever make any money?’ ____

3 ‘Why don’t we invest some money in the stock market?’ ____

4 ‘The boss keeps finding fault with my work.’ ____

5 ‘How much money did we make last week?’____

6 ‘You’ll never make it as an actor — you’ve got no talent at all.’____

7 ‘I’ve just lost my job.’____

a ‘Because we don’t have much. Playing the market is a rich man's game.’

b ‘Hardly anything — in fact, we’re barely getting by.’

c ‘Don’t worry — I’m sure the tide’s going to turn soon.’

d ‘What are you trying to do — shatter all my dreams?’

e ‘Do you think he’s out to get you?’

f ‘We’re in the same boat — I’ve just been sacked too.’

g ‘Oh yes, of course — one day your ship will come in.’

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Activity 3 Language focus

1st conditionals

Work with a partner. For each question, match a clause on the left with one on
the right.

1 If you like him, a if she leaves her job.

2 Tony must be crazy b I’ll see if Mr Brown’s available.

3 I can help you finish this c give him the job.

4 Leave me alone d it’ll be too late to finish the job.

5 If I’ve told her once e he’ll have to pay for it.

6 If Maria’s coming here after 3.00 f if you want me to.

7 She’ll have problems g if you can’t help me.

8 If you’ll take a seat h if he thinks I’ll work for him.

9 If he’s lost the key i I’ve told her a hundred times.

Activity 4 Vocabulary

Work with a partner. The phrases below are all to do with work. Complete each
one with a word from the box. Use your dictionaries if you need help.

fired flexi job leave maternity offered

promoted redundant sack shift strike retirement

1 be ___________ 7 take early ___________

2 apply for a ___________ 8 be on / take sick ___________

3 work ___________-work 9 be on / take ___________ leave

4 be on ___________-time 10 be made ___________ / laid off

5 be ___________ a job 11 get the ___________ / be

6 go / be on ___________ ___________ / be dismissed

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Activity 5 Writing

Your manager was very impressed by your presentation in the speaking section,
and has asked you to send your ideas in the form of an email.

That was very impressive. You’ve got some

good ideas. Look, could you send me them
in an e-mail? I can show that to the directors
and we might get some changes made.

Write your ideas below. Write around 150 words.

Homework task

Study today’s newspapers, or look at recent articles on the internet or in a library.

Find a situation where workers are on strike or in dispute with their management.
Write a paragraph saying what is happening and why.

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