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Talking to an angry service user

What would you say if a service user called you horrible names or became violent?

My journey to work

How do you go to work? How long is your journey? Listen to Anne describe her journey to work.

Same as the teacher?

This fun activity can be used as a vocabulary review or to test existing vocabulary knowledge, and generates a lot of lexis.

Describing an image: a house

Listen to Penny describing a photo of a living room in a house and the practise yourself. The language focus here is modal verbs of deduction.

Job roles and responsibilities

This lesson is about identifying different job titles and their associated duties. It provides learners with practice at using full sentences to talk about a job.

a nurse speaking to a patient

Using a person specification

This lesson helps learners to be able to use a person specification when applying for work. They will develop their understanding of the vocabulary used to describe personal skills and attributes in an employability context. 

Learning about Wales

What do your students know about Wales? Try this lesson and help them learn more about an interesting part of the UK.

Jigsaw reading activity

This reading and speaking activity provides practice in giving clear instructions and explaining the rules of a game. Students can then play the games as an extension activity.

Controversial statements

This free-speaking activity is a great way to start a lesson. ‘ARM exercises’ is simply short for Accept, Reject or Modify statements.

Making it up: phrasal verb stories

A persistent problem area for students is phrasal verbs. This story activity presents the verbs in a context helping the students to work out the meaning. It is also memorable so it's easier for students to remember them too.

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