Jobs
Find a lesson plan from the British Council about describing jobs here. Included are flashcards and a worksheet.
An activity about job duties likes/dislikes can be found here
ISS of BC Job duties video 1 (for beginners) on YouTube
ISS of BC Job duties video 2 (for beginners) on YouTube
LINC 2.20 Video: Describing Jobs
Looking for a Job
Welcome BC has several employment themed videos: 1) Your Career in BC, 2) Job Search Tips for New Immigrants, and 3) Employment.
Chapter 9 of the BC Newcomer’s Guide is about Employment in BC.
Find a lesson plan and materials from the British Council about “Making a Good First Impression” here. Learners discuss what a person should/shouldn’t do in a job interview and give advice to a friend going for a job interview.
ISS of BC video: Looking for a Job (CLB 2-3)
LINC Video 3.24: A Job Interview
Free, downloadable materials from alis.alberta are available here
On the Job
Alberta Essential Workforce Essential Skills YouTube channel: AWES offers numerous short workplace videos, such as Call in Sick, Be Friendly at Work, Follow Instructions, Take Initiative
You can find materials and audio files for a lesson on Instructions in the Workplace from the British Council (you may need to adapt some of it for Canadian English) here
ISS of BC Video: Late for Work
ISS of BC Video: Planning a Meeting
ISS of BC Video: Changing a Meeting
LINC 3.12 Video: Hospital Trainee
VOA video Lesson: What Are You Doing? is about a new worker on her first day at work. The video addresses social cultural aspects of the workplace.
CLB 4- English Central’s video Apologies: Late for Work can be found here. (Note: you may need to sign up for a free subscription to access this video. Other work related videos can be found under the “Business” tab)
Activities for the reader Getting to Work On Time(we have a class set of readers) can be downloaded here
Activities for the reader Standing up for Yourself (we have class set of readers) can be downloaded here
Reading a Pay Stub
A lesson plan and materials for CLB 1/2 about reading a pay stub and talking to a manager about a mistake on a pay stub (re: hours worked) can be found here
A CLB 2 lesson and materials about reading a pay stub with overtime hours is here
Reading a play stub and other numeracy related activities by elcivics team: you will need to download the lesson
LINC Teaching Resources 