YOUR FIRST DAY AT WORK

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Lesson Objectives

Lesson: Your First Day At Work

At the end of today’s lesson, you will:

• Be able to talk about your first day at work

• Be able to pronounce the sounds /ə/ and /ɜː/ correctly

• Be aware of some vocabulary relating to today’s topic

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Warm up
Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. What is the video about?

2. What is the woman’s advice

for the first day at work?

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Free talk
Choose one role and act it out with your partner in 2 minutes.

Student A: Talk with your friend about your first day at

work.

Student B: You are student A’s friend. Talk with him/her.

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Dialogue
Learn how to talk about your first day at work.

Glenn Maggie

How was your first day at work? It was the worst day ever. I made a
bad impression by showing up late.

I forgot where I put my house keys,

What happened?
and it took me about 30 minutes to
find them. Turned out, they were in
my bathroom.
How careless of you! Did your
manager say anything?
He seemed angry, but he told me to
get to work sooner next time.
So, what are your new colleagues
like?
I think they’re quite competitive.
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Speak Out Loud
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /ə/ and /ɜː/ correctly.

Read all the words below:

Determine Clerk Letter Service

Computer Workplace Company Enemy

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Pronunciation
Learn how to pronounce the sounds /ə/ and /ɜː/ correctly.

Common mistakes:

/ə/: Determine, Clerk, Letter, Service, Computer, Workplace, Company, Enemy

Correct pronunciation:

• Letter, Computer, Company, Enemy

/ə/

• Determine, Clerk, Service, Workplace

/ɜː/

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Conversation
Pair work: Choose a context and talk with your teacher in 2 minutes.

Student: Suggestions:

 How was your first day at work?

Talk with your teacher about your first day at  My first day at work was …
work.  I made a ... impression by ...
 I think my new colleagues are quite …

- Wonderful - Boring
- Great
- You met an old friend at - You sharpened pencils all
- You showed up early.
work. day.
- Helpful colleagues
- Your boss is great. - Mean colleagues
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Assessment
Here are some comments on your performance.

Student Pronunciation Grammar Other

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Homework
Complete the assignment below and find more in Related Lessons.

 Pronunciation: The sounds /ə/ and /ɜː/

Homework  Vocabulary: Your First Day At Work
 Finish your homework here (it just applies to Voxy students).

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