UNIT 5 ON THE JOB The expression on the job means while you are working, especially in the sense of learning skills through doing a job, as in Trainee journalists soon learn the importance of deadlines on the job.
Unit plan Unit opener Vocabulary: jobs Grammar: present simple – statements Pronunciation: one-, two- and three-syllable words Reading: organising information Grammar: present simple – yes/no questions Vocabulary: telling the time Speaking: getting someone’s attention Listening: to a telephone conversation Writing: a job seeker profile StudySkills • Easy listening • Listening for different purposes • My way to practise … listening Language wrap-up Writing workshop: writing a job seeker profile Video and downloadable video worksheet
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Competences table Unit 5
Competence developed
Opener Vocabulary Grammar Pronunciation Reading Grammar Vocabulary Speaking Listening Writing StudySkills
can name and understand places in a town can understand and use names of jobs can understand and use affirmative and negative statements in the present simple can correctly pronounce one-, two- and three- syllable words can understand a simple article can understand and use yes/no questions in the present simple can tell the time can understand and use phrases for getting someone’s attention can understand and make notes about a simple telephone conversation can complete a job seeker profile can use different strategies to practise listening
Recycling points article a/an • possessive apostrophe • can/can’t for ability • be – yes/no questions • family • days of the week
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