Students learn verb noun collocations for jobs and job responsibilities with special focus on transitive verbs. A role-play activity has students guessing professions based on their partner’s description of its possible responsibilities.
Responsibilities at Work

Overview
BusinessDaily lifeWork
Level
Elementary: A2Pre-Intermediate: A2+
Included
4 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions Talking about daily life
Language forms
Verb formsVerb noun collocations
Activities
Gap fillReadingRole-play
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