Day by Day: English for Employment Communication

Unit One Getting a Job Responding to Help Wanted Signs Calling for an Interview Telling About Your Skills and Qualifications Expressing Confidence and Self-Esteem Describing Previous Employment Asking About Job Responsibilities Asking About the Work Schedule and the Salary Describing Your Background and Interests Unit Two New on the Job Locating Places on the Job Describing and Locating People on the Job One-Step Instructions Multi-Step Instructions Asking for Feedback Being Corrected Safety at Work Accomplishing Tasks Unit Three Small Talk Discussing Weekend Plans Discussing Past Weekend Activities Talking About Leisure Activities Talking About Movies, Music, TV, and Sports Unit Four Communication with Co-Workers and Supervisors Requests Obligations Offering to Help Apologizing and Admitting Mistakes Apologizing and Explaining Interrupting Asking Permission Asking for a Day Off Unit Five Job Performance Asking for Feedback Being Corrected Compliments Giving Advice Safety Warnings Accidents and Injuries Requests Employee Rights Suggestions Unit Six More Small Talk Telling Good News and Bad News Rumors and News on the Job Compliments Talking About TV Shows Talking About Recreational Activities Discussing Plans for Days Off, Weekends, and Vacations Glossary Scripts for Listening Exercises Word by Word/Side by Side Correlation Key Irregular Verbs