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Section 7: Working in the United Kingdom Reading and questioning a wage slip 7.3 How do you check your wage slip? ■ Write in the correct word below: Subtract; Add; Multiply; Divide 1. The hourly pay is £9.20. A person works 18 hours per week. What is the weekly pay? .............................................£9.20 by 18. LEARNERS’ ACTIVITY 2. The gross monthly pay is £1268. Deductions are £367. What is the net pay? .............................................£367 from £1268. 3. The job pays £17000 per year. What is the monthly pay? .............................................£17000 by 12. 4. You pay £52 tax and £28 National Insurance contribution. What are your total deductions? .............................................£52 to £28. ■ Check these wage slips. Talk in English as you do it. £5.65 per hour 20 £101.70 –£14.78 –£7.33 £79.59 £8.60 12 £103.20 £49.63 £6.22 £47.35 ■ What is wrong? ■ Who can you speak to? ■ What can you say? 179
Citizenship materials for ESOL learners TEACHERS’ NOTES 7.4 Contract of employment Entry 1 Entry 2 Entry 3 Pick out basic information, for Skim a contract and scan Find information from a range of example date, address, salary for specific information. genuine contracts. (Rt/E3.4a) amount. (Rt/E1.1b) (Rt/E2.1b) Suggested procedure (Entry 2) ■ Elicit what learners know about their rights as employees, especially regarding contract of employment. ■ Prepare a version of the employment contract on pp. 181–2 on cards, with the numbered headings separated from the text below them. Ask learners to match the text with the headings. ■ Ask comprehension questions orally, to check understanding, and explain vocabulary as necessary. ■ Ask learners to look at the wage slip on p. 183 and check their understanding of the terms used on it. ■ Give the questions and ask learners to scan the contract of employment for the information they need to fill in the wage slip. Differentiation ■ When pairing learners, make sure that at least one in the pair has good numeracy skills. ■ If any learners are likely to find the task too difficult, prepare an easier version of the wage slip, with fewer gaps to fill in. Language points Integrate the following specific language points: ■ the language for numeracy. Extension activities ■ Ask learners to prepare questions, based on the employment contract, that they might want to ask when they start a new job, such as ‘How much paid holiday do we get?’ Discuss the appropriateness of asking these questions before getting the job. ■ Bring in some genuine contracts of employment and discuss what kind of information they give. Additional materials needed ■ A version of the contract of employment on cards, a set of numbered headings and a set of texts to go with them. ■ Some genuine contracts of employment. Answers to the wage slip exercise can be found in the answers section, p. 319. 180
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