WARM UP ACTIVITY
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What do these images have in common? What are the people doing?
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PREVIEW ACTIVITY 1 Fluentize, LLC. Copyright 2022. For use only with license.
LinkedIn Lesson (A2 - B1)
Work with a partner, group, or your teacher. Do the activities below together.
PART 1 Discuss the questions below about job searching.
1 How is job searching different today compared to the 1980s/90s?
2 For what reasons do people change jobs?
3 Where are the best places to look for a job?
4 How have you found jobs in the past?
PART 2 Discuss / write 4 factors that are important to people when looking for a new job.
EX. Salary
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Rank the factors from Part 2 that are most important to you personally when
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looking for a job. (1 - most important / 5 - least important).
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Compare the factors you wrote with the factors your partner or teacher wrote. Do you
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share any factors in common? If so, which ones?
Explain number 1 and number 5 in the ranking you chose for Part 3. Why are these
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things the most important / least important to you?
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LINKEDIN What Are You Searching For? LinkedIn (A2 - B1)
PREVIEW DISCUSSION: Read the discussion topic
below and discuss it with your partner or teacher.
Do you know what LinkedIn is? If so, what
do you know about LinkedIn and how it’s used?
PREVIEW QUIZ
PART 1 Tick () whether you think LinkedIn is used (U) / not used (N) for the following things.
U N
1 To post pictures of your vacation with your family or friends
2 To network with others in your company or industry
3 To organize a birthday party you’re having this upcoming weekend
4 To post information about your professional experience
5 To share funny videos you find online
VIEWING ACTIVITY
PART 1 Discuss the questions below about the video you watched.
1 What are the people talking about in the video?
2 Describe what you saw some people doing in the video.
3 What do you think the purpose of this video is? Why was it created?
Watch the first 15 seconds of the video again. Then choose the correct word that fits
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each sentence.
1 One man is looking for a job that doesn’t feel / deal like work.
2 One man is looking for a job because it’s time to improve / move out of
his parents’ house.
3 One woman is looking for a job where she can socialize / sympathize .
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What Are You Searching For? LinkedIn (A2 - B1)
Read the following quotes from the video out loud. Then discuss the questions below
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each quote from the video with your teacher or partner.
1 “I’m searching for a job where I’m in charge.”
• What do you think it means to be in charge?
• What are you in charge of doing at work?
• What would you like to be in charge of in the future?
2 “I’m looking for a job where I can make a difference.”
• What do you think it means to make a difference?
• Do you feel that you make a difference at your job? If so, explain how.
3 “I’m looking for a job that breaks down barriers.”
• A job that breaks down barriers is a job that makes the workplace more
inclusive and removes obstacles for certain groups of people.
• Which kinds of barriers exist in the workplace these days?
• What can companies do to break down barriers and make the workplace
more inclusive?
Discuss the questions with your teacher or partner. In your discussion, explain your
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ideas in detail.
1 Do you ever network online for work? How is online
networking different than in-person networking?
2 What can be difficult about job searching? Have you ever
had a difficult time searching for a job?.
3 Try to define what a dream job is. Do you have a dream
job? If so, describe the job and why it’s your dream job.
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What Are You Searching For? LinkedIn (A2 - B1)
PART 1 Study the examples and usage of the relative clauses below.
In the video, you hear people talking about the types of jobs they are searching for...
“ I’m searching for a job where I’m in charge.”
“ I’m searching for a job that doesn’t feel like work.”
The two clauses above “...that doesn’t feel like work.” and “...where I’m in charge.” are called
relative clauses. Relative clauses give more information about a noun. In the sentences above, the
relative clauses give more information about the type of jobs the people are looking for. When
referring to a situation or place of a job, use where. When referring to the actual job, use that.
RELATIVE PRONOUN “where” ...where + subject / verb clause
RELATIVE PRONOUN “that” ...that + verb clause
EXAMPLES I’m looking for a job where I can work from home.
I’m looking for a job that allows me to work from home.
PART 2 Choose the correct relative pronoun for each sentence below.
EX. I’m looking for a job where / that has a good company culture.
1 I want a job where / that employees have good relationships with each other.
2 I prefer a job where / that offers good benefits, such as paid vacation time.
3 I am looking for a job where / that isn’t too far from my home.
4 My husband only likes jobs where / that he can work with his hands.
5 Currently, I have a job where / that has flexible working hours.
6 Currently, I have a job where / that I can work when I want.
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What Are You Searching For? LinkedIn (A2 - B1)
PART 1 Take one of the roles below (Student A or Student B). Read the short dialogue out loud
with a partner or your teacher.
DIALOGUE
STUDENT A What is your current job like?
STUDENT B Currently, I have a job that is very boring. I sit behind a computer
all day and I don’t talk to anyone.
STUDENT A What is your dream job?
STUDENT B My dream job is a job where I can be more active and socialize
with others.
PART 2 Work with a partner or your teacher. Take one of the roles below
(Student A or Student B) and follow the steps.
STUDENT A
STEP 1 Ask your partner what their current job is like. Then ask them about their dream job.
STEP 2 Switch roles. Your partner will ask you what your current job is like and what your
dream job is. Describe your current job and your dream job. Use the relative pronouns
that / where when responding.
STUDENT B
STEP 1 Your partner will ask you what your current job is like and what your dream job is.
Describe your current job and your dream job. Use the relative pronouns that / where
when responding.
STEP 2 Switch roles. Ask your partner what their current job is like. Then ask them about
their dream job.
After your conversations, report what your partner / teacher said. Report it using the
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relative clauses where / that.
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What Are You Searching For? LinkedIn (A2)
Work with a partner. Complete the quiz and review activities below.
PART 1 Summary. Summarize the video you watched. What kind of video is it?
PART 2 Vocabulary: Write the words that fit the sentences from the video below.
1 One man is looking for a job because it’s time to out of his
parent’s home.
2 One man is looking for a job that doesn’t like work.
3 One woman wants a job where she is in .
4 One woman wants a job where she can a difference.
5 One woman wants a job where she can down barriers.
Grammar: Explain what the difference is between the relative clause that and where.
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Then choose the correct relative pronoun for each sentence below.
1 I want a job where / that I can travel to new places.
2 I prefer a job where / that isn’t an office job. I hate working in an office!
3 I am looking for a job where / that pays more than $50,000 per year.
4 Steve’s dream job is a job where / that he can meet new people regularly.
5 Currently, I have a job where / that is really close to my home.
Grammar: Write a sentence describing your current job and a sentence describing
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your dream job using the relative clause that and where.
CURRENT JOB
DREAM JOB
