ESOL English for the Workplace

Jobs People Do

This unit introduces different jobs, including nurse, cleaner, builder, and teacher, and explores the roles and responsibilities of each.

When You Work

This unit covers work schedules, including start and finish times and different types of shifts.

Money at Work

This unit focuses on how people get paid, including cash, bank transfers, and other payment methods.

Job Roles

This unit covers job roles, focusing on managers and different types of meetings, including one-to-one, team meetings, and performance reviews.

Cleaning the Office

This unit covers office cleaning, including the equipment and tools needed to do the job.

Where People Work

This unit explores workplaces, focusing on an office building and its different rooms.

Working at a Desk

This unit focuses on working at a desk, highlighting the equipment and tools typically found there.

Absences

This unit covers different types of work absences.

Another Trip to the Office

This unit explores more parts of an office building on another trip to the office.

Reading Job Adverts

This unit explains how to read job adverts, focusing on the key information to look for.

Applying for a Job

This unit covers applying for a job, including what a CV and cover letter are and the different parts of a CV.

Working on a Construction Site

This unit covers working on a construction site, including site signs and tools in a carpenter’s toolbox.

Working as a Hotel Receptionist

This unit covers working as a hotel receptionist, including checking guests in and out.

Working as a Housekeeper

This unit covers working as a hotel housekeeper, including cleaning rooms and bathrooms.

Working as a Painter / Decorator

This unit covers working as a painter/decorator, including their tasks and the tools and equipment they use.

In a Supermarket

This unit covers a supermarket, including its different sections, types of special offers, and how to pay for shopping.

Staying Safe at Work

This unit covers staying safe at work, including the role of a first aider and protective clothing for builders and nurses.

Working in a Café

This unit covers working in a café, including items found in a café, taking orders, and handling customer payments.

Working in a Shop

This unit covers working in a shop, including serving customers and handling change.

In a Restaurant

This unit covers working in a restaurant, including how chefs prepare and cook food and taking customer orders.

Getting Around

This unit covers getting around, focusing on how people travel to work.

Working in a Shoe Shop

This unit covers working in a shoe shop, including assisting and serving customers.

More on Money

This unit covers money in more detail, including larger amounts and how people spend their pay.

More Office Vocabulary

This unit covers more office vocabulary, including writing and sending emails and additional office equipment like laptops, screens, and cables.

Working in a Hospital

This unit covers working in a hospital, including staff roles and different areas like A&E, waiting rooms, cafés, examination rooms, and X-ray rooms.

Working in a Call Centre

This unit covers working in a call centre, including key terms, speaking to customers, and providing assistance.