Teacher asks students if they have ever had their first day in a new job, class, or school. Teacher asks students to briefly share what their first day was like and whether they had any problems. Teacher elicits a few answers from the whole class and briefly introduces the topic of first-day experiences and problems at work.

Teacher pre-teaches the selected key vocabulary from the listening through short, clear contexts related to the listening, eliciting the words where possible and presenting them when necessary. The teacher then checks students’ understanding using simple CCQs. Pre-Teaching Vocabulary: 1. Publishing company: Context about Simon working for a company that makes and sells books. Elicit publishing company. CCQs: Does it make and sell books? (Yes) / Does it make cars? (No) 2. Suit: Show a picture of a suit and elicit the word from the context of Simon’s interview. CCQs: Is it formal clothing? (Yes) / Is it usually a jacket and trousers? (Yes) 3. Impression: Give a situation where someone wants others to think well of them and elicit impression. CCQs: Is it about what people think about you? (Yes) / Is it your first idea about someone? (Yes) 4. IT department: Give a context about people who help with computers at Simon’s company and elicit IT department. CCQs: Do they work with computers? (Yes) / Do they help with computer problems? (Yes) 5. Training: Give a situation where someone learns how to do a new job and elicit training. CCQs: Does it help you learn a job? (Yes) / Do you get it for a new job? (Yes) 6. Stressful: Use Claire’s situation with ten young children and elicit stressful. CCQs: Does she feel calm? (No) / Does it make her worried? (Yes) 7. Observe: Give a context where Claire watches another teacher’s class and elicit observe. CCQs: Is Claire teaching the class? (No) / Is she watching the teacher? (Yes) After clarifying the vocabulary, the teacher asks students to predict what kinds of problems Simon and Claire might have had on their first day at work. Students briefly share their predictions with a partner, and the teacher elicits a few ideas from the class.

Students read the questions in Part "2a" and listen to the recording for the first time. They identify what problems Simon and Claire had on their first day at work and decide what advice from the article in Part 1 they would give them. The teacher checks the answers with the whole class.

Teacher let Students read the questions in Part "2b" and listen to the recording again. Teacher give them 2 minute to decide whether each statement refers to Simon (S), Claire (C), or both of them (B). Students compare their answers in pairs, and the teacher checks the answers with the whole class.

Teacher ask students to discuss about Part "2c" in small groups: Have you ever had a problem on your first day in a new job, class, or school? What was it? Students share different experiences and opinions about problems people may face on their first day. The teacher elicits a few interesting answers from the whole class and briefly discusses the different experiences with the students.