English 2: Unit 12: A Bad Day

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ENGLISH 2

Unit 12: A bad day


Speaking session

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Unit 12: A bad day Date:

Communicative objective

By the end of the session, you will be able to describe


a difficult situation at work.

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Work
• Complete the text with words from the box.
office summer job high salary desk

factory meeting break

suit write a report start a business

desk
summer job and now he is happy because he
Frank left his 1.__________
works in a big furniture 2. factory
_________. He always wears a
suit office , there is a big
3.__________ at work. In his 4.__________
5.__________
desk and three chairs. He usually starts his day with a
6.__________
meeting with his two assistants. They then need to
7.__________ .
write a report
break
Frank works hard and he can’t take a long 8.__________ , but
high salary
he gets a 9.__________.
start a business his own business.
In the future, he’d like to 10.__________, https://forvo.com/
(Type the word and listen!)

Warm-up – 1st part 5 minutes whole class 3


Work
• Check your answers.

Frank left his summer job and now he is happy because he


works in a big furniture factory. He always wears a suit at
work. In his office, there is a big desk and three chairs.
He usually starts his day with a meeting with his two
assistants. They then need to write a report.
Frank works hard and he can’t take a long break, but he gets
a high salary.
In the future, he’d like to start his own business.

Warm-up – 2nd part 5 minutes whole class 4


About my job
• Work in groups.
• Talk about your jobs, including responsibilities and
permissions. Ask and answer the questions below (If you don’t
have a job, just use your imagination.).
• Expand on your answers. Ask for extra information.

1. What’s your job? What do you have to do at work?


2. Where do you work?
3. What do you have to do at work? Well, I have to prepare reports and have
4. What things are you allowed to meetings with clients. And you?
do at work?
I have to arrive very early. I may 𝓟𝓼𝓼𝓼... 𝓡𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓼:
5. What is something you can’t do
at work? be 5 minutes late, but not more. have to→ You need to do it
6. What happens when you are obligatorily.
sick? don’t have to → It’s not
necessary for you to do it,
7. How do you like your job? but you can do it if you
8. ___________________? (your want.
question here) May → you express
permission or possibility.

Warm-up
Production 1 15 minutes groups 5
About my job

Feedback

5 - 8 minutes

whole class

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1. We are talking about ...

2. Write sentences related to the topic.

Example:
I have to arrive really early at work.
When they are sick, my colleagues may stay home.

Stoplight 2 minutes whole class 7


A bad day at work Language bank
1. Look at the Describing a
2. Now, work in groups. Have problem/asking for help
pictures. Describe conversations about the situations I’m _______.
what is happening. below. Use the language banks. It was…
I need __________.
Situation 1 I need __________.
Student A doesn’t know how to use the new printer. Please __________.
Besides that, there is no paper. I have to ________.
Students B and C offer to help to solve the problems. This is not my day.
Oh, no.
Situation 2
Language bank
Student A doesn’t remember his/her password to the Asking about a
company intranet. On top of that, she/he has lost her/his problem/Offering help
company identification card. What are you doing?
Students B and C offer to help find a solution. Maybe it’s in _________.
Maybe (X) has ________.
Situation 3 Do you want me to ____?
Student B is really sick but has an important meeting. I have to ___________.
She/He knows this is an important meeting for the firm. What’s ____________?
Do you have to…?
Student A and C offer to help.
Can you…?
Can I …?

Warm-up
Production 2 15 minutes groups 8
A bad day at work
Feedback

5 - 8 minutes

whole class

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Today, we talked about
Wrap-up situations at work.

Use the feedback to answer:

5 minutes Very good!

Just ok.
whole class

Not good.
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Preparation
for
next class

Study unit 13.

Attend tutoring sessions.

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sources
 https://thenounproject.com/
 https://www.flaticon.com/
 https://www.shutterstock.com/
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org
 English Discoveries Student platform

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