Have you ever gotten the sack at work? In this lesson, students will discuss job loss and other work-related problems. This lesson features audio explaining typical problems managers face at their job. Students will learn and practice the use of “be going to + verb” and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will learn and review the use of “be going to + verb” for discussing future plans and making predictions. They will practice forming sentences to express intentions and predict future events based on current information or plans.

Speaking: Students will engage in discussions about job loss, work-related problems, and their future plans or predictions. They will share personal experiences or opinions on dealing with job loss, strategies for overcoming work challenges, and future career plans, using "be going to" to articulate their intentions and predictions.

Vocabulary: The lesson introduces vocabulary related to job loss, workplace challenges, and planning for the future, including "update resume," "take courses," "search for jobs," "apologize," "change career," "legal action," "set up a business," and phrases to express intentions and predictions, such as "going to talk," "going to organize," and "going to invite."

Homework: Exercises are designed to reinforce the lesson's focus on the grammar structure "be going to," vocabulary, and the ability to make plans and predictions. Students will complete sentences with missing verbs, choose correct options to describe work-related scenarios, match sentences with their outcomes, create sentences using "be going to" based on given prompts, and distinguish between plans and predictions in different contexts.

Audio

Listen to the audio to learn how to get along with your colleagues. You could host a team-building workshop or invite everybody to a fun night out on the town! By the end of the night, you will hopefully be two peas in a pod.