Module 5 · Unit 5 — Work & Careers
GT Letter & Speaking About Work
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Lesson 5 of 5

GT Letter & Speaking About Work

Core 60 min
Pathway

Lesson 5.5 closes Unit 5 with the pathway split: GT formal workplace letter and a Speaking Part 2 about a job, alongside Unit 5 review.

What you'll be able to do
  • Choose the right tone for a workplace letter
  • Plan a Part 2 long turn on a job
  • Review Unit 5 vocabulary and grammar
Speaking Task

Speaking · Part 2 — A job

Cue-card planner
Describe a job you would like to do in the future.
1
What the job is
  • product designer
  • international teacher
2
What you would do day-to-day
  • design, prototype, ship
  • plan lessons, mark work
3
Why it appeals to you
  • creative + analytical
  • travel + impact
4
What you'd need to do to get it
  • finish my degree
  • build a portfolio
  • gain a CELTA
Language bank
The role I'd love to step into …A typical day would involve …What really draws me to it is …To get there, I'd need to …
Writing Task

Pathway focus · Academic candidates — Task 2 work review

Academic candidates: revisit the workplace-stress essay you wrote in 5.4. Self-assess against Band 6 vs Band 7 descriptors.

Task Response
Band 6 · Competent
  • Addresses both parts of the question, sometimes unevenly
  • Some development, partly relevant examples
Band 7 · Good
  • Fully addresses both parts with clear, developed ideas
  • Specific, relevant examples throughout
Key Takeaways

Unit 5 review

  1. List 5 work collocations from Lesson 5.1.
  2. Write one defining and one non-defining relative clause.
  3. Recall the 3 moves of a Task 2 intro.
  4. Name the 4 paragraphs of a two-part essay.
Exam Strategy

Exam Strategy

  • Exam Tip

    Match tone to recipient — manager = semi-formal, colleague = friendly, stranger = formal.

Independent Practice

Independent Practice

GT letter

Write the full 150-word letter in 20 minutes (GT pathway).

Speaking record

Record the Part 2 cue twice; aim for 1:30–1:45.

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

Remember
  • Pathway choice changes Task 1 — never Listening or Speaking.
  • Unit 5 = work language + complex sentence structures.
When you're done, mark this lesson complete.
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