BEGLA 136 English at the Workplace Syllabus

BLOCK 1 EXPLORING THE MARKET

UNIT 1 PROFILING ONESELF FOR THE JOB

1. Reading Comprehension: A Profile
2. Vocabulary: Personal, Social and Professional Qualities
3. Listening: Talking About Oneself
4. Speaking: Giving a Self Profile
5. Grammar: WH-questions
6. Writing: A Profile

UNIT 2 SEARCHING FOR A JOB

1. Reading Comprehension: Creative Job Hunting
2. Vocabulary: Definitions
3. Listening
4. Speaking
5. Grammar: Passive Form
6. Writing: Filling a Questionnaire

UNIT 3 RESPONDING TO JOB ADVERTISEMENTS

1. Reading Comprehension: Responding to Job Ads
2. Vocabulary: Related to Advertisements
3. Listening: To a Conversation
4. Speaking: Role Play, Telephoning
5. Grammar: Non-finites (Names of Skills, Intentions, kind of job)
6. Writing: Responding to an Advertisement

UNIT 4 PREPARING FOR THE JOB

1. Reading Comprehension: You are in Control
2. Vocabulary: Words in Context
3. Language Focus
4. Listening: Off the Beaten Track
5. Writing and Speaking: Some Frequently Asked Questions

BLOCK 2 PREPARING FOR JOB INTERVIEW

UNIT 5 SEARCHING FOR A JOB

SEARCHING FOR A JOB

1. Reading Comprehension
2. Vocabulary: Making Sentences
3. Listening Comprehension
4. Speaking: A Television Interview
5. Grammar: ‘If’ – Conditional Clauses
6. Writing: A Speech

UNIT 6 PORTFOLIO MAKING

1. Reading Comprehension: Organising a Portfolio
2. Vocabulary
3. Grammar: Modals Indicating Obligation
4. Writing: Self-profile
5. Speaking: Presentation
6. Listening: Creating a Web-version of your Portfolio

UNIT 7 WRITING YOUR CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

1. Reading Comprehension: What is a CV?
2. Vocabulary: Sub-heads in a CV
3. Listening: A Consultant Describes a Good CV
4. Grammar: Revising Tenses
5. Writing: Writing Your Own CV

1. Reading Comprehension: What is a CV?
2. Vocabulary: Sub-heads in a CV
3. Listening: A Consultant Describes a Good CV
4. Grammar: Revising Tenses
5. Writing: Writing Your Own CV

UNIT 8 PREPARING TO FACE AN Vitae (CV) INTERVIEW

1. Reading Comprehension 1: From the Point of View of the Job Seeker
2. Reading Comprehension 2: From the Recruiter’s Point of View
3. Vocabulary: Verbs
4. Listening Comprehension 1: Talking about Preparing for an Interview
5. Listening Comprehension 2: Two Interviews
6. Writing 1: An Analysis
7. Writing 2: Preparing My Reference Sheet
8. Grammar: Modals