Summary
This ESL lesson for C1 English students explores AI in recruitment. Using a real audio as the basis for discussion, students develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Expressing cause, effect, and concession. Key vocabulary includes unprecedented (adjective), inherent biases (noun phrase), human oversight (noun phrase) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are in a business meeting discussing the implementation of a new technology. You need to express your support, raise concerns, and suggest conditions..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Expressing cause, effect, and concession. At a C1 level, it's crucial to connect ideas with nuance. Connectors of cause (e.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to AI in recruitment not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a business meeting discussing the implementation of a new technology. You need to express your support, raise concerns, and suggest conditions., with exercises to practise using them naturally.
- A speaking task where students role-play a real-world scenario, applying vocabulary and phrases from the lesson.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces C1-level words and phrases related to AI in recruitment. Key terms include unprecedented (adjective), inherent biases (noun phrase), human oversight (noun phrase), applicant pool (noun phrase), to alienate (verb). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Expressing cause, effect, and concession. At a C1 level, it's crucial to connect ideas with nuance. Connectors of cause (e.
