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Module 5 · Unit 5 — Work & Careers
GT Letter & Speaking About Work
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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
Listening Skills

Listening Skills — Careers Office Talk on Applications and Interviews

Before you listen

You will hear a university careers advisor giving a talk to students about writing job applications and preparing for interviews, useful preparation for speaking about work. Read the questions first.

  • Read each question and predict what kind of short answer is needed.
  • Listen for lists introduced by 'firstly', 'secondly', and 'finally'.
  • Note any correction of dates or figures.
  • Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
Example · British English · University Careers Advisor

Listen first — the transcript stays hidden so this works like the real exam.

Listening audio

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Instruction

Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

  1. What is the maximum recommended length for a cover letter?
  2. What method does the advisor recommend for answering competency-based questions?
  3. How many questions should students prepare to ask the interviewer?
  4. What is the name of the university's careers portal?
  5. How far in advance are mock interview sessions now booked?
  6. On which day can students get one-to-one CV feedback?
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Answer key

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.
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