Jobs and Employment

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# Learning Chocolate

This web site aims to help students to memorize vocabulary in an easy and efficient way, by using pictures, sounds and games.

Occupations 1

Occupations 2

Occupations 3

Technical Workers

People in Food Industry

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reading activity Readings About Jobs - 1

Three short readings with multiple-choice questions about jobs.

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reading activity listening activity Working in a Furniture Store

Students listen to and read a short paragraph and answer four questions about the reading.

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reading activity Readings About Jobs - 2

Three short readings with multiple-choice questions about jobs.

Readings About Jobs - 3

Three short readings with multiple-choice questions about jobs.

Readings About Jobs - 4

Three readings with multiple-choice questions about jobs.

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reading activity listening activity recording activity Conversations on the Job

Students listen to and read conversations related to three different work situations. They then record themselves role playing the conversation.

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reading activity Classified Ads - Jobs

Students learn the words and abbreviations used in classified ads for jobs. Then they answer multiple-choice questions about four job ads.

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reading activity Job Applications

Students review or learn words, abbreviations, and terms used on job applications. Then they look at two job applications and answer multiple-choice questions about them.

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reading activity Filling in a Job Application

Students view a typical job application and type in their information. No data is collected or stored.

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reading activity Understanding a work schedule

Students learn the words and abbreviations used in a work schedule. Then they answer multiple-choice questions about a schedule.

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Job-related Readings

Reading an Interview Schedule

Students look at an interview schedule and answer five multiple-choice questions. This activity focuses on before and after.

Reading a Work Schedule

Students look at a work schedule and answer seven multiple-choice questions.

Reading a Time Card

Students look at a weekly time card and answer seven multiple-choice questions.

Applying for a Job (1)

Students look at a classified ad and an application and answer six multiple-choice questions.

Reading a Statement of Earnings

Students look at Statement of Earnings Form and answer six multiple-choice questions.

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reading activity listening activity Readings about People in Jobs

Students read or listen to a sentence and fill in the blanks for missing words from a list of words.

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listening activity Dictations Related to Work

Students listen to a sentence and then type what they heard.

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Job-related Readings - Advanced

# Reading a Memo

Students read a memo regarding Cashing/Deposit Policies and answer questions about the memo.

Read a Memo for WorkStyles

Students read the memo telling about WorkStyles and answer 12, T-F questions about it.

Read a Memo for Upcoming Seminars

Students read a memo about Community Services and answer eight questions about the memo.

Complete an Accident Report

Students fill in an online accident report.

Reading a Workplace Memo

Students read an overview of a company's HMO plan and answer three questions.

Reading a Company's Safety Policy

Students read an a company's Safety Policy and answer two questions.

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reading activity listening activity # Communicating at Work

This site provides activities in four areas: 1)  Getting along at work. 2)  Communicating on the job. 3)  Work culture. 4)  Doing well at work.

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reading activity Understanding Spreadsheets

Students read basic information about how spreadsheets are put together and what their purpose is. Then they apply their understanding by answering seven questions about a spreadsheet.

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reading activity Equipment Instruction - Connecting to the Internet

Students read an installation guide for connecting a DSL modem to a computer and answer eleven, multiple-choice questions about the process.

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reading activity Reading a Job-Related News Article

Students read a news article about an organization that helps women dress appropriately for job interviews. Then they answer five multiple-choice questions about the reading.

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reading activity listening activity Take a Message, Please

Students listen to voice mail and determine if the messages are good or bad work-related excuses. Then they listen to voice mail and take messages on them.

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reading activity listening activity Answering Interview Questions

Students watch a video about questions during a job interview. They then answer four questions about what they heard and saw.

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# The Learning Edge offers interactive, online newspapers with learning activities.

Issue 5 - Workplace Issue 1
Topics: Networking; Using the Internet to find work; Top 10 Interview Questions; Students working; Students finding work; Cold calling

Issue 6 - Workplace Issue 2
Topics: Is your Paycheck accurate? Communicate for Success; How assertive are you? Payday Loans; Students Work Stories; Work Place Schedules.

Issue 7 - Workplace Issue 3
Topics: Communication in the Workplace; What Does it Take to Stay Employed? Workplace Safety; Workplace Stories from Learners; Learn Essential Workplace Skills.

Issue 8 - Workplace Issue 4
Topics: Goal Setting: Basic Facts about Goal Setting, Interview with Alice, Conflicting Goals, Goal Setting Stories, Links.

Issue 9 - Workplace Issue 5
Topics: Transferable Skills; Cashier, Florist Assistant.

Issue 10 - The Apprenticeship Issue
Topics: Apprentice Introduction, Apprentice Voices, Key Questions, Five Steps, An Interview with the Dean.

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reading activity listening activity recording activity Practicing Employment Interviews

Students listen to and read conversations related to getting a job. They then record themselves role playing the conversations.