Work & School ESL lesson

In this ESL beginner-level lesson, you will learn grammar, vocabulary, and phrases to talk about everyday English topics: an English conversation lesson to talk about your job, work & school.

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This ESL video lesson for daily English will help ESL students learn vocabulary, grammar, improve listening and be confident English speakers.

Practical English for everyday situations. After you have completed this lesson, we recommend you check out and practice Talking About Everyday and Work Routines. It’s also important to be able to talk about Plans & Scheduling since all of these topics are related. 

Work & School Schedule

Warm Up Questions

1

What are your strong points at work?



2

What are your weak points at work?



3

Are/were you a good student? Explain.



4

What do you like to do in your free time?



5

What do you like about your job?



6

What do you dislike about your job?



Watch, Read or Listen

ESL Video

Watch the following ESL YouTube video about Work and School.

Listening Questions

Watch the ESL YouTube video and answer the following questions about Work & School.

Movies

1

Who is Matthew Knight?



2

Does he like his job? Why?



3

When does he work?



4

Who is Olivia Usborne?



5

How many hours a day does she work?



6

Does she work on the weekend?



7

Who is Jonathon Brice?



8

When does he study?



Speaking Activity

Use the illustrations to talk about the passage and your interests.

Hierarchy



Movie Schedule



Schedule



Work & School



School



Work & School Schedule



Word Bank

Word Bank

early | enjoy | hour | interested | manager
medical | movie | owner | read | store
student | study | theater | until

Matching

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

Work Schedule

1. interested (adj)

A. relating to science or practice of medicine

2. manager (n)

B. wanting to give your attention to something and learn more about it

3. owner (n)

C. before the time that is usual or expected

4. study (v)

D. the person who owns something

5. enjoy (v)

E. to learn something by reading, listening, watching, and doing

6. early (adj)

F. to feel happy doing or experiencing something

7. course (n)

G. a person who is responsible for supervising and motivating employees

8. medical

H. a series of lessons on a particular subject

Sentence Structure

Put the following sentences in the correct order.

Alarm Clock
  1. Matthew / of / the / manager / Knight / movie / a / theater / is / .
  2. likes / job / in / he / his / He / interested / movies / because / is / .
  3. but / likes / up / like / doesn’t / He / waking / early / he / course / his / . / ,
  4. from / until / six / a / She / 9:00am / days / week / 3:00pm / works / .
  5. enjoys / loves / so / She / her / job / reading / she / . / ,
  6. a / studies / six / day / for / hours / He / .

Missing Words

Watch the video again and complete the sentences.

School Schedule

Matthew Knight is the ________________ 1 of a movie theater. He likes his job because he is ___________________ 2 movies. He works from 9:00am until 5:00pm five days a week. He works for eight hours a day. He doesn’t work on the _______________ 3. Olivia Usborne is the ______________ 4 of a bookstore. She loves reading, so she _______________ 5 her job. She works from 9:00am until 3:00pm six days a week. She works for six hours a day. She works one day on the weekend. Jonathon Brice is a ________________ 6 student. He likes his ____________ 7, but he doesn’t like waking up early. He studies from 10:00am until 4:00pm, seven days a week. He ______________ 8 for six hours a day.

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