| Activity type | Matching |
| Number of students | Minimum of 4. |
| Functions: | Describing what someone does in their job including responsibilities and why the job is important. |
| Lexical area | Job titles and job descriptions. |
| Grammar: | Demonstrative pronouns, relative clauses (this, someone, who, which) |
| Syllabus: | I.1.1 Identifying III.1.10 Profession and occupation (EU Threshhold Level Syllabus) |
| Target phrases: | I'm a ... My title is ... This is a position in which you .... In this job you .... This job is ... This is someone who... |
| Essential vocabulary: | in charge of, print material, such as ..., newsletters, responsible for ..., has the responsibility for ..., distributed to ..., brands, personnel, human resources, human relations, employee benefits, health insurance, pension plans, stock options, workers' comp, recruiting, fulfill legal obligations, amounts withheld from paychecks, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the overall ..., strategy, direction of the firm, adequate return to stockholders, meet quarterly profit targets, Reports to, board of directors, insurance claim, processing a claim, compensation (to an accident victim), holders of insurance policies, make sure that ..., valid claim, conditions stated on the policy, Chief Financial Officer, operations dealing with ..., Controller, financial reports, a subsidiary, day-to-day operations, line operations, a plant, R & D, a specific..., Quality Control, uniform throughout..., a trade union, a representative, Elected by ..., renew a contract, Personal Assistant (PA), compensation (to an employee), assume responsibility, anticipate needs, following up a sales lead, OEM manufacturer, corporate headquarters |
The idea of the activity is for students to get practice in describing job activities and responsibilities. The general functional areas covered are identifying and defining. Students with "job title" cards mix with the students with the "job description" cards and try to find the student or students with the job description that matches their job title.
As described in "game idea." To make the game a little bit more complicated have the students create job descriptions that they encountered in their own workplace and use these.
Source This game was inspired by the game "What's Your Position" in Business Communication Games (Oxford, 1996).