Summary
This ESL lesson for B2 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 The Passive Voice (for processes). Key vocabulary includes resume screening (noun phrase), algorithm (noun), bias (noun) 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 meeting discussing whether to adopt a new technology or strategy. You need to present both the positive and negative aspects..
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 The Passive Voice (for processes). We use the passive voice when the person or thing doing the action (the agent) is unknown, unimportant, or obvious from the context. In professional and technical writing, it's very common for describing processes because the focus is on the action itself, not who is performing it.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to AI in recruitment not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a meeting discussing whether to adopt a new technology or strategy. You need to present both the positive and negative aspects., 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 B2-level words and phrases related to AI in recruitment. Key terms include resume screening (noun phrase), algorithm (noun), bias (noun), discriminatory outcomes (noun phrase), soft skills (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on The Passive Voice (for processes). We use the passive voice when the person or thing doing the action (the agent) is unknown, unimportant, or obvious from the context. In professional and technical writing, it's very common for describing processes because the focus is on the action itself, not who is performing it.
