Unit 11: Office Supplies

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In this unit you will learn about supplies - tools, devices, and more - that you would typically find at an office desk.

Did you know? The following activities can be customized as desired by the teacher or school pedagogue.

Basic activities (computer-graded)

Vocabulary Builder Activity

Students will learn the following key terms and phrases:

Reading Activity: Dialog between a Boomer office worker with his Gen Z colleague

Students will be able to correctly answer true/false questions after reading and listening to topical short articles and dialogs featuring topical vocabulary.

Amir: Hey Malee, I’m doing inventory for the office. Would you mind helping me out? Malee: Sure Amir, what do you need? Amir: Can you please help me check the supply closet to see which items we still have enough of and which we need to order more of? We don’t want to find ourselves without essential supplies again because we didn’t do our inventory properly. Malee:… Continue

Multiple Choice Activity

Students will be able to select the best match between unit terms and their definitions.

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Listening Comprehension Activity

Students will be able to listen to short audio clips in English and then spell them correctly.

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Spelling and Recognition

Students will be able to identify and spell a vocabulary term correctly given only the definition.

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Advanced activities (optionally teacher-graded)

Speaking Practice Activity

Students will be able to speak and record 5 example sentences from the unit vocabulary and then submit them for grading by the classroom teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the students will be shown good examples of other students' work.

The CVs of the most promising candidates were filed in a binder and presented to the head of the department.

If you want to file those papers, you may use the holepunch on my desk.

Sandy prefers to draw her ideas on paper, so she keeps a ruler on her desk at all times.

During the brainstorming session, Brian mistakenly used a Sharpie to draw on the whiteboard, thereby ruining it.

I noticed your desk is always full of clutter, have you considered using a desk organizer?

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Writing Practice Activity

Students will write a short essay to be graded by the teacher. If no teacher is available or desired, then the student is shown previous examples of other writings by students.

Which supplies that are commonly found in offices do you think are obsolete? What are other supplies that you would like to see more of in offices and why?

What do you think future offices will look like and what supplies will they be equipped with?

Which office supply do you think is the most useful and why? Which do you use the most?

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