ESL Lesson Plans

Hard vs. Soft Skills

Category
Business English
Topic
Work
Media
Audio
Level
B2 Upper-Intermediate, C1 Advanced
Grammar
Mixed Grammar
Focus
Speaking, Vocabulary, Listening
Lesson ID
B2C1.B-2
Lesson Time
30 minutes
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Hard vs. Soft Skills  | Business English Lesson

Lesson Description

What skills do you have in your bag of tricks? In this ESL lesson, students will learn the difference between hard and soft skills and discuss examples of each. This lesson features audio of a job interview in which the interviewer asks the interviewee about hard and soft skills. Students will also learn and practice vocabulary and idioms relating to this topic. The lesson activities include plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Lesson Objectives


  • To learn and discuss the difference between hard and soft skills and examples of each

  • To learn and practice vocabulary and idioms relating to this topic

  • To develop speaking and listening skills


Audio

Listen to the audio of a man being interviewed for a job. Does he have the right hard and soft skills to impress the interviewer? Maybe he has what it takes to think outside the box to succeed in this role.

Audio Transcript SHOW

Vocabulary and Pronunciation SHOW

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