This lesson involves a lot of picture description about work related activities. The target expressions are not uncommon actions and can be applied to most jobs. This lesson takes about an hour to deliver.

1. WORK LIFE

2. WHAT IS THIS MACHINE CALLED?
THIS IS A BALANCE

3. WHAT’S HE
DOING?
•He is
balancing on
the ball.
•He is
balancing
work and life.

4. HOW DO YOU BALANCE WORK AND LIFE?
DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE A GOOD WORK LIFE
BALANCE?
DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITH A BAD WORK LIFE
BALANCE?

5. SHE IS
LEAVING
FOR WORK
SHE IS
GOING TO
WORK

6. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
•He arrived at
work
•He got to work

7. HE GOT TO WORK.
WHAT IS HE DOING NOW?
•He is starting work.
•He is beginning
work.

8. WHAT TIME DO YOU LEAVE FOR WORK ?
WHAT TIME DO YOU START / BEGIN WORK?
WHAT TIME DO YOU ARRIVE AT WORK?

9. WHAT HAPPENED?
•She finished
work
•She ended
work
•She got off
work

10. WHAT TIME DO YOU END WORK ?
IF YOU WORK QUICKLY CAN YOU
GET OFF WORK EARLY?
DO YOU FINISH WORK LATE
SOMETIMES?

11. WHAT IS HE
GOING TO DO?
•He is going
to leave
work.
•He is going
to go home.

12. WHAT TIME DO YOU GO HOME?
DO YOU GO HOME AS SOON AS YOU LEAVE
WORK?
DO YOU LEAVE WORK LIKE THE MAN IN THE
PICTURE?

13. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
•He just got home
from work.
•He just arrived
home from work.

14. WHAT TIME DO YOU GET HOME FROM WORK?
DO YOU ALWAYS ARRIVE HOME FROM WORK AT
THE SAME TIME?

15. WHAT IS A CALENDAR
DAY?
All days are
calendar
days

16. WHAT KIND OF
DAYS ARE THESE?
•Weekdays
•Business
days
•Working
days

17. THE WEEKEND!

18. WHY IS HE SO
HAPPY?
•It’s his day
off !
•He doesn’t
need to
work.

19. WHAT ARE YOUR DAYS OFF?
DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME DAYS OFF?

20. MY DAYS OFF ARE RANDOM

21. I HAVE 14 ANNUAL LEAVE
DAYS.
• What does annual mean?
• What’s the meaning of this
sentence?
• It means I have 14 vacation
days every year.
• It means once a year.

22. WHAT ARE YOUR DAYS OFF?
DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME DAYS OFF?

23. WHAT ARE THE
PARENTS DOING?
•They are
supervisin
g the
children.

24. WHAT IS THE MAN
WITH THE TIE DOING?
•He is
supervising.
•He is a
supervisor.

25. WHAT IS HIS JOB?
He is a
manage
r.

26. SHE WORKS UNDER
THE MANAGER
What’s her
job?
Assistant
manager

27. WHAT’S HIS JOB?
He is the
boss
baby.

28. WHICH MEMBERS OF THE MANAGEMENT TEAM
DID WE LEARN ABOUT?
1. Assistant Manager
2. Manager / Supervisor
3. General Manager
(GM)
Which one is a boss?
All of them
are bosses!

29. I’M THE OWNER
OF THIS HOUSE!
I bought this house.
I’m the _____ of this
house.
Who is usually the
big boss of a
company?
The
owner

30. HOW DO
YOU SAY
THIS WORD?

31. WHAT IS ANOTHER WAY TO SAY
“MY FRIEND AT WORK”?
•My Co-worker
•My Colleague
•How do you say this word – ‘colleague’ ?
•How do you say this word – ‘college’ ?

32. WHAT ARE OPENING
HOURS?
•Hours of
operation
•Store hours
•Hours

33. WHAT IS THIS BOOK?
•This is a
planner /
schedule
book.

34. WHEN DO YOU
WORK?
• What’s another way
to say this?
• What are your
working hours?
• What are your
hours?

35. WHAT HAPPENED?
His salary
was
decreased.
He got
demoted

36. WHAT HAPPENED?
•He got fired.
•He lost his
job.
•He got
terminated.
(formal)

37. GETTING DEMOTED OR FIRED
1. Have you been demoted before?
2. Have you been fired before?
3. Do you know anyone who has
been demoted or fired before?

38. WHAT IS THIS?
•A job ad.
(advertisement)
•What’s the
meaning of the
sign?

39. WHAT HAPPENED?
•You got
hired!
•You got a
job!

40. WHAT IS A
PROMOTION?
• Employee is given more
money (higher salary)
and more
responsibilities / duties.
• Companies give workers
promotions if they do a
good job.

41. PROMOTIONS
1. Have you ever gotten
promoted?
2. Have you ever gotten a raise?
3. Have you ever gotten hired?

42. WHAT‘S HE
DOING?
• He is working
late.
• He is working
overtime.
• He is working
O.T.

43. WHAT’S HE DOING?
•He is
covering
his head

44. MY COLLEAGUE WAS SICK. SO MY BOSS CALLED
ME AND ASKED ME TO _____ ______ MY FRIEND.
•Have you ever covered for your
co-worker?
•Have you ever asked someone to
cover for you?

46. WHAT IS THIS PLACE CALLED?
• Graveyard!
• If you work from 12:00AM
to 8:00AM then you work
the ________ shift.
•Graveyard shift

47. THE MORNING SHIFT
•What time is the
morning shift?
•Mmmmm, maybe
6:00am – 2:00pm?

48. WHAT IS HE DOING?
He is
doing a
split. Lol

49. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE
TREE ?
IT WAS SPLIT IN HALF !

50. WHAT IS A SPLIT SHIFT
A split shift is when you
work in the morning.
Then you have a
break in the afternoon.
Then you
work in the evening.

51. SHIFTS
1. What shifts do you work?
2. What is your favorite shift?
3. Do you like the normal day
shift?