"Could a selfie ruin your career?" In this lesson, students will discuss the meaning and importance of work ethics and talk about appropriate behaviors in the workplace. This lesson features a video about how posting on social media could affect your career. Students will learn and practice vocabulary relating to the topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Lesson Objectives

To develop speaking and listening skills

To discuss the topic of work ethics and appropriate behaviors in a workplace

To learn and practice new vocabulary words relating to the topic

Video

Have you ever stopped to think, “Should I post this on social media?” or “Will posting this selfie affect me in the future?” Watch this video to learn about the best practices relating to social media for employees and people looking for a new job.

Video Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

work ethic(s) [noun]: a set of values centered on the importance of doing work and reflected especially in a desire or determination to work hard; moral guidelines or traits that a person or organization has

professionalism [noun]: the competence or skill expected of a professional

unethical [adjective]: not morally correct; wrong

punctuality [noun]: the fact or quality of being on time; not early or late

construe [verb]: to interpret a word or action in a particular way

in a bad light [idiom]: in a way that makes someone or something look bad

confidential [adjective]: intended to be kept secret; private or personal

moral principles [noun]: guidelines that people live by to make sure they are doing the right thing

blood, sweat, and tears [idiom]: extremely hard work or effort

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