Welcome aboard! In this lesson, students will learn common questions you should ask when starting a new job. This lesson includes audio of two people communicating in an office and plenty of engaging discussion activities and worksheets. Students learn and practice question words and vocabulary relating to this topic. Also, students discuss common idioms used in the workplace. The lesson activities have been developed for adult and teenage learners.

Lesson Objectives

To develop speaking and listening skills

To learn and review question words

To discuss questions you should ask when starting a new job

To practice vocabulary and idioms relating to the topic

Audio

Listen to the audio of a new employee on her first day of work. Will she like her new boss, coworkers, and office? Maybe she will do a bang-up job, or maybe she will have to work her fingers to the bone.

Audio Transcript

Vocabulary and Pronunciation

welcome aboard [idiom]: used to welcome someone who has just joined a company

go the extra mile [idiom]: to do more than one is required to do

expectations [noun]: the act or the state of expecting; the act or state of looking forward or anticipating

orientation [noun]: training or preparation for a new job or activity

objectives [noun]: something that you plan to do or achieve

evaluations [noun]: the process of evaluating or judging someone or something

on the job [idiom]: working at one’s job in an official capacity; working on a particular task

report to [phrasal verb]: to be in a position directly below someone who is in charge of reviewing one’s work

won’t bite [idiom]: used to indicate that something or someone is safe or accommodating

cubicle [noun]: a small sectioned off space especially one with a desk used for work in a business office

dream team [noun]: a team of people perceived as the perfect combination for a particular purpose

bang-up [adjective]: very good or excellent

work your fingers to the bone [idiom]: means to work very hard

dead-end job [noun]: used to describe a job that doesn’t offer any chance of promotion or advancement

don’t quit your day job [idiom]: used as a humorous way of recommending someone to not pursue something at which they are unlikely to be successful

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