Talking about Jobs - Business English Games, Activities and Worksheets

Do you like your job?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 40 minutes
Business English Work Likes and Dislikes Activity - Vocabulary, Writing and Speaking: Matching, Gap-fill, Rewriting Sentences, Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work

Here is a free work preferences worksheet and speaking activity to help students talk about what they like and don't like about their jobs. First, students match... read more

Employment Exchange

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
Business English Talking about Jobs Activity - Vocabulary and Speaking: Gap-fill, Asking and Answering Questions - Pair Work

In this useful talking about jobs activity, students practice work-related vocabulary by completing conversation questions with the words provided and then asking and answering the questions with... read more

I'm in...

Pre-intermediate (A2-B1) 25 minutes
Business English Jobs and Industries Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Forming Sentences - Pair Work

In this productive talking about jobs game, students match industries to jobs and form sentences with the phrases I'm in... and I work in the ... industry. In pairs, students take turns turning over one industry... read more

What do you do?

Pre-intermediate (A2) 25 minutes
Business English Talking about Work Activity - Listening and Speaking: Dictation, Asking and Answering Questions, Controlled and Freer Practice - Pair Work

Here is an engaging talking about work activity that students can use to practice common questions about jobs and work. First, dictate the 12 questions... read more

Roles and Responsibilities

Intermediate (B1) 40 minutes
Business English Job Descriptions Worksheet - Vocabulary Exercises: Matching, Gap-fill - Writing Activity: Describing, Freer Practice

This comprehensive job descriptions worksheet helps students learn and practice common verbs used to describe job roles and responsibilities. To begin... read more

Wei Ling's Job

Intermediate (B1) 30 minutes
Business English Job Responsibilities Activity - Reading, Writing and Speaking: Information Gap, Asking and Answering Question, Discussion - Group and Pair Work

In this talking about jobs information gap activity, students practice asking and answering questions about work-related roles and responsibilities. First... read more

Job Titles Pelmanism

Upper-intermediate (B2) 40 minutes
Business English Job Titles Game - Vocabulary: Matching, Pelmanism - Group Work

Here is an enjoyable job titles game to help students review and practice common job titles used in companies. In groups, students take it in turns to turn over one job title card and one job description card... read more

Professional Pursuit

Upper-intermediate (B2) 25 minutes
Business English Talking About Jobs Board Game - Vocabulary and Speaking: Impromptu Speech, Communicative Practice - Group Work

This rewarding jobs board game helps students practice talking about jobs and aspects of working life. Players take turns rolling the dice and moving... read more

Talking about your Industry

Upper-intermediate (B2) 30 minutes
Business English Industry Worksheet, Game and Activity - Vocabulary Exercises: Gap-fill - Speaking: Pelmanism, Discussion, Freer Practice - Pair Work

In this industry vocabulary worksheet, game and activity, students learn words and phrases for talking about industry and then ask and answer related questions... read more

Remote Work Bluff

Advanced (C1) 25 minutes
Business English Remote Work Game - Writing and Vocabulary: Writing Definitions, Guessing - Pair Work

In this fun remote work vocabulary game, students create false definitions for phrases related to remote working and then play a game where they guess which remote work definition is correct... read more