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sixteen skills  ·  eight people

Sixteen skills. Every picture has a number, and eight have a name, so your teacher can say "number 6" or "Grace" and you can answer. The words are hidden until you want them.

★ sixteen skills, point to it, choose two  ·  ★★ jobs and skills, half of the word, spell it, who can do it  ·  ★★★ use it, languages, days

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For the teacher · In class

On Zoom: present this full-screen with the words hidden. "Number 6. What can she do?" The class types it in the chat. Then "Who can sew?" and the class calls out a name. With the job pictures, ask "What can a mechanic do?" Then everyone says one skill: "I can ___."

Unit 17 teacher's key (PDF)

★ Sixteen skills

Sixteen skills. Eight have a name. Click a picture to hear the skill. Write the skill under the picture.

★ Point to it

Tap the speaker. Type the number of the skill you hear.

Number

★★ Jobs and skills

Every job is a skill too. Read each one, then say yours.

Say one skill you have. Any skill, from any job.

★ Choose two

Two skills. One is right for the picture. Type it.

  1. answer the phoneuse a computer
  2. lift heavy boxespack boxes
  3. iron clothessew
  4. drive a forkliftlift heavy boxes
  5. ride a bikewalk dogs
  6. cut grassclimb a ladder
  7. make coffeepack boxes

★★ Half of the word

Some letters are missing. Write the whole skill.

  1. a n s _ e r t h e _ _ o n e
  2. l i f t h _ _ v y b o x e s
  3. g i v e f i r s t a _ d
  4. s _ w
  5. u s e a c o m p _ t e r
  6. d r i v e a f o r _ l i f t
  7. c l i m _ a l a d d e r
  8. w a _ k d o g s
  9. m a k e c o _ _ _ _

★★ Spell it

Tap the picture. Listen. Then write the skill.

  1. A silent letter after s. ph says f.
  2. ea says e, like in bread.
  3. ai says ay, like in rain.
  4. It sounds like so, not like new.
  5. u says you.
  6. One word made of two short words.
  7. The first word ends in a silent letter, like thumb.
  8. A silent letter comes before k, like in talk.
  9. Double the f. Double the e at the end.

Watch out: answer the phone, help customers, heavy boxes

★★ Who can do it?

Look at the eight people. Answer with a name.

MeiKofiTomLuciaVictorKateRaviGrace
  1. Who can use a computer?
  2. Who can answer the phone?
  3. Who can lift heavy boxes?
  4. Who can help customers?
  5. Who can fix things?
  6. Who can give first aid?
  7. Who can drive a forklift?
  8. Who can sew?

★★★ Use it

Look at the picture. Write what the person can do.

  1. What can Kofi do?
  2. What can Grace do?
  3. What can Ravi do?
  4. What can Kate do?
  5. What can Tom do?
  6. What can Mei do?

Languages

A language starts with a capital letter. No the before it.

Days and times

Every job posting asks this: Can you work weekends?