English for slow business: ADMINISTRATION. UNIT 2.

WHY DO PEOPLE WORK?

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Superhero? Firefighter? Ballet dancer? Astronaut? Scientist? Share your answer with other people. Have a fun discussion about what you were excited about as a kid. Not sure?

Why do people work?

That’s an easy question.

Money. People work to make money. They need money for food, for rent, and to have fun with their friends and family.
Independence. Money isn’t the only reason to work. Working can also give you more independence and more control over your own life. When you work, you are learning new things, getting more skills, and making friends with people you meet through your job.
Community. People work to be part of and contribute to their communities. This means that jobs exist not only for your benefit, but jobs also let you help others. For example, let’s say I have a job in an office delivering the mail. I’m helping the whole office save time and get stuff done.

VOCABULARY . ENGLISH AT WORK.

1. Stationary.

2. Office equipment.

3. Office furniture.

UNDERSTANDING JOB DESCRIPTIONS.

1. A job in a library.

2. Health and safety.

3. Fire safety at work.

4. Starting a new job.

LISTENING.

Pre-Listening Exercise

Christmas is a time when children hope to receive presents from their parents, other family, and friends. Imagine that you are one of the children in this conversation (a three-year-old boy and a six-year-old girl). What Christmas gifts would you like to receive?

Idioms

“nose around” = look for something private or hidden
“The kids sometimes nose around the house for Christmas gifts.”

“umpteen (also, umpteenth)” = a great number of
“I have umpteen presents to buy before Christmas Eve.“

Now, listen:

Christmas is coming.

MEDIA THEN AND NOW

Listening

SOCIAL MEDIA.

Vocabulary.

Feednews feature avegage amount of time

upload screen time

1. Do you use social media daily? If so, what kind of social media? What's your average amount of srceen time per day?

2. Do you consider this is positive or negative?

3. What else could you do instead?

CONVERSATION ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA.

4. What are the good things about social media? What about the negative ones?

5. Is the parents' perspective different from the children's? What do your parent's think about your use of social media?

SPENDING MONEY

JOBS

READING

ANSWER

1. What does to have a job mean for most people?

2. Why is his job special?

3. What does he do?

4. What does he do when he is in Tokyo?

5. What does he do with Gustavo?

6. What are the negative things about his job?

7. Does he speak eighteen languages?

VOCABULARY. DESCRIBING A JOB

VOCABULARY.

1. Copy in a list of adjectives you use to describe a job.

2. Read the text and copy de new words with the definition.

QUIZ. JOBS.

FROM: https://www.allthingstopics.com

EXTENSIVE READING.

1. Why nobody wants to be a trucker anymore?

Lázaro Bermejo, camionero murciano de la empresa Hermanos Fuentes, en una estación de servicio en Huntingdon, Reino Unido, donde va a descargar el camión lleno de uvas.

2. Job vacancies that Spain struggles to fill.

Ham carvers are highly sought after in Spain. Pictured, the specialist Raquel Acosta.

LISTENING: JOB INTERVIEW.

REVISION

1. TIME AND DATE

BUSINESS ENGLISH.

WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN.

1- What is a business plan? Write a definition.

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Think of a product or service that you and your partner would like to sell or provide. Work with a partner and write a business plan below.

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