LESSON #5: Do you speak English?

READING COMPREHENSION
Name and Class:
1- Pre-reading activities: The world of work.
A- What adjectives describe “a good employee”? Write the meaning of these words:

COMMUNICATIVE LOGICAL HELPFUL

ADVENTUROUS HARD-WORKING RATIONAL
DETERMINED COOPERATIVE CREATIVE
FRIENDLY INVENTIVE SELF-CONFIDENT

B- Write the adjectives in the appropriate column:

INTELLIGENCE CHARACTER SOCIAL SKILLS

logical determined friendly

C- Personal questions:
What do you want to be in the future?
I want to be a ____________ in the future

Where do you want to work?

I want to work in _______________

In your opinion, what skills do you need for that occupation?

In my opinion, for that occupation I need to be ______________ (give adjectives)

2- Read the comic “Do you speak English?”

3- What is the main idea of the story? Choose the best answer:
a- He needs money to be happy
b- Graduation is the key to success
c- English will help you get a job
4- Re-write the events in the correct order according to the story:
❖ He wanted to get a good job
❖ He was hired in his next interview
❖ Lio was a good student
❖ He understood that English can open many doors
❖ He graduated at university
❖ He decided to study English
❖ He felt frustrated
❖ He was not accepted in his first job interview
5- Post-reading activity.
Imagine Lio in his new job. Answer:

❖ What 's his job?

❖ Where does he work?
❖ What does he do in this job?
❖ How does he feel now? happy/comfortable/miserable /unhappy/ successful/disappointed?