ESL WORKSHEET - Business and recruitment

LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF

LinguaHouse

Apr. 24, 2026

Level: Intermediate (B1-B2)
Type of language: Business English
Tags: Behavior, Feelings and Emotions; Discussing Job Candidates; Companies and Jobs; People and Places; Human Resources (HR); Business People; Business Ethics; Business Skills; Meetings; Recruitment; Situation Based; Useful Vocabulary; 16-18 Years Old; 18+ Years Old
Publication date: 04/24/2026

This lesson looks at the topic of finding the best people to fill a job vacancy. Students will read an article giving ideas on how to make the process of finding a candidate easier. They will also listen to three people answering job interview questions. Exercises focus on building vocabulary and understanding vocabulary in context, as well as improving listening and reading comprehension and offering students an opportunity to discuss questions and talk about the topic. (by Joe Wilson)

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AUDIO TRANSCRIPT

Candidate 1: For me, it’s all about the interactions you have with your co-workers and the customers. If you can build positive relationships, then even when there is a difficult challenge, you can work together and be successful. However, if there is tension, then teamwork is going to be difficult. Even in jobs where you need to be self-motivated and may generally work alone, you still need to be able to consult with colleagues and share information as otherwise, you may independently be working on the same kind of problem which slows you down and wastes time. So even then, communication and positive relationships are key to being successful and working effectively.
Candidate 2: After I left university, I worked in sales jobs for a while which I thought would be ideal for getting experience of people and making some money, but to be honest, I felt like I didn’t have the skills for it. I found the job quite repetitive, and I was saying the same things to different people every day. I used to go home and mess around on my computer which is when I started being interested in writing computer programs because it’s about solving problems which I like. So I went to an evening class while I was in sales and learned much more about it. The teacher knew someone who was looking for a part-time programmer, so I started working for them at the weekends until I’d got enough experience to go full time. Now I plan to take that further by getting work with a larger company.
Candidate 3: It’s quite a dynamic workplace. We all work independently, but we are still a team. I don’t think a day goes by without someone asking the team if they have any experience of a particular problem, which someone nearly always does and when that happens, we will all look at it together as, who knows? Maybe we will have the same difficulty later on? So there’s a genuine interest in finding a solution. Our manager brings us together at the start of each week and she brings in coffee and cakes, and we each talk about what we’re working on, just so that we’re aware of each other’s projects. She’s also quick to say what a good job everyone is doing which I think really increases everyone’s confidence in their abilities. We often go out together for a drink after work, probably two or three times a month, so I count my colleagues as friends as well as co-workers.

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