Learning Objectives:

English in the Workplace

Level 1 – Workplace Communication
Integrated Skills Development
Listening

Students will: English is important in Hong Kong. We need to use English at

 Learn about
work. For example, we may need to answer the phone in
communication in the
English. We may also need to write reports in English.
workplace.
We meet many people at work. Sometimes, we meet people from
 Learn vocabulary
another country. They may not speak Chinese. If we can speak
associated with work.
English, we will work better with them.
 Use a variety of tenses,
prepositions, formulaic If our English is good, we will do better at work.
expressions, adjectives,
adverb phrases, adverbial
clauses, the passive voice,
etc., to express factual
information.

Useful Reference:
Workplace English training is
provided by the Hong Kong
government:

http://www.english.gov.hk/e
ng/html/wec_scheme.htm

Listening Question
Explanation: This is a 1. According to the video, what is important in Hong
factual question. Refer to Kong?
paragraph 1: “English is  Chinese
important in Hong Kong.”  English
 mathematics
 our hair

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 Explanation: This is a 2. We need to use English at work. True or False?
factual question. Refer to  true
paragraph 1: “We need to  false
use English at work.”

Explanation: This is a 3. If our English is good, we will do better at work. True

factual question. Refer to or False?
paragraph 3: “If our  true
English is good, we will do  false
better at work.”

Vocabulary Vocabulary Exercise

Integrative use of listening, spelling and written structures
answer the phone (接電 1. Can you answer the phone for me please?
話) expression
when you answer the 2. We need to write two reading reports this year.
phone, you pick up the call 3. China is a big country.
when the phone is ringing
Ex. Can you answer the phone 4. If we study more, we will get better marks.
for me please?
5. We meet many people at school.

better adverb 6. It is important to learn English.

to a higher standard or
quality
Reading Comprehension
Ex. Your bike will run better if
you oil it.
English is important in Hong Kong. We often need to use English
country noun at work. For example, we may need to answer the phone in
an area of land that is English. We may also need to write reports in English.
controlled by its own
We meet many people at work. Sometimes, we meet people from
government, president,
another country. They may not speak Chinese. If we can speak
king etc
English, we will work better with them.
Ex. Japan is a country in Asia.

If our English is good, we will do better at work.

important adjective
an important event,
decision, problem etc has a
big effect or influence on
people's lives or on events
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 in the future
Ex. a very important meeting

meet verb
to see and talk to someone
for the first time, or be
introduced to them
Ex. Jane, come and meet my
brother.

reports noun [plural]

A report is a written or
spoken description of a
situation or event, giving
people the information
they need.
Ex. John gave a report on his
sales trip to Korea.

Reading Comprehension Questions

Explanation: This is a 1. Which of the following words means “to see and talk
vocabulary question. Refer to someone for the first time?”
to the word “meet.”  answer
 meet
 hot
 run

Explanation: This is a 2. We always need to answer the phone in English at

factual question. Refer to work. True or False?
paragraph 1: “we may  true
need to answer the phone  false
in English.”

Explanation: This is a
reference question. Refer
to paragraph 2: “We meet
many people at work.
Sometimes, we meet
3. In paragraph 2, who does the word “they” refer to?
 people from another country
 people from another school
 people who speak Chinese
 people who are unhappy

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 people from another
country. They may not
speak Chinese.”

Speaking
Integrative use of listening and speaking
1. John answers the phone in English.

2. He is from another country.

3. He does not speak Chinese.

Guided Writing – English Is Important

1. English is important at work.

2. We need to write reports in English.

3. We may also meet people who speak English.

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