Stories for English Learners
14. Getting fired
Learn English with this Audio-story and test your knowledge with the English exercises at the end of it.
- Juan Carlos Martinez
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Questions to start the class
- Do you have a job?
- What are some reasons people get fired?
- Do you know anyone who has been fired from a job?
- What are some good qualities for a worker to have?
- What are some good qualities for a boss to have?
Exercise A
Vocabulary for the audios
Audio
Difficulty: Intermediate (B1)
Audio
Andrew: Hi, Jon. What’s up?
Jon: Not much. Same old, same old. How’s it going?
Andrew: I’m a little down.
Jon: Why? What happened?
Andrew: I got some bad news.
Jon: Do you want to get it off your chest?
Andrew: Yeah. I got canned today.
Jon: No way! Are you serious?
Andrew: Totally serious.
Jon: Why did they fire you?
Andrew: The boss said I wasn’t working hard enough.
Jon: He must be out of his head! Everybody knows you’re a really hard worker.
Andrew: I know. I think my boss has gone off the deep end. It will be okay. I never liked the job, anyway.
Jon: You can get a fresh start.
Andrew: Thanks for listening, Jon.
Jon: Keep your chin up, Andrew. Call me if you need anything.
Exercise B
- Why is Andrew down?
- Why did Andrew get fired?
- Is Andrew a hard worker?
- What does Jon suggest Andrew do?
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