Speaking Class 2.

Working Hard

Past Simple and Past Continuous

Vocabulary Revisionwork flexible hours

ask for a pay rise

work long hours

be unemployed

maternity leave

unemployment benefit

get a promotion

meet deadlines

be under pressure at work

work shifts

work unsocial hours

full-time job

part-time job

Find someone who…

is looking for a job at the moment

has an interesting job

is studying for an exam

usually gets up before seven o’clock

wants to live in a different country

is trying to stop smoking

reads a newspaper every day

is reading a good book at the moment

Jobs GameThink of a job and be ready to answer the questions.

Questions to ask about work

1. What do you do (for a living)?

2. What’s your job?

3. Where do you work?

4. How long have you worked there?

5. Do you enjoy it?

6. What are the hours like?

7. Do you get on well with your colleagues?

Modern Family (Discussion)1. There are three families in the TV series: Claire and Phil; Jay

and Gloria; Mitchel and Cameron. Can you tell us a few words about them?

2. Why is Claire so worried about Haley? Which news have they got from their teenage daughter? How do they react to this?

3. Why does Phil think he is a cool dad?

4. What incident do Mitchel and Cameron get into on the plane?

5. What kind of relationship have Jay and Gloria got? What about Manny and Jay?

6. Why are Mitchel and Cameron so worried about their baby when they get home?

7. How does the whole family find out about the adopted child?

8. How does the episode finish?

Work DiscussionWhich of the following benefits is most important to you in a job and why?

• A high salary

• Good working conditions

• A boss you enjoy working for

• Co-workers you like

• Little or no overtime

• Good opportunities for promotion

• The opportunity to use the training and skills you have acquired

• A job near where you live

• The opportunity to travel

• Flexible working hours

Are there any of these not important to you?

If you could have any job in the world, what would you like to be? Why?