Overview

WORKPLACE VOCABULARY for ESL STUDENTS focuses on work-readiness English for adult learners. With a focus on workplace hazards and safety, the book illustrates the most common dangers, protective clothing/equipment, and safety/warning signs students can expect to find in a number of industries and workplaces in North America. It is intended for ESL teachers and instructors whose students are working or actively looking for work and getting ready to enter the workforce. ISO compliant symbols throughout the book add the visual support ESL learners need to internalize and retain important warning symbols and their meanings. A separate section includes extensive practice exercises. Multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the blanks, and Yes/No questions will help students practice and reinforce the topics they have learned. They will gain the confidence they need to tackle the final section, Test Your Knowledge. A final section provides answer sheets for exercises and tests. Workplace Vocabulary for ESL Students includes vocabulary areas for teacher-led vocabulary activities. At the end of the book, ESL students will gain key workplace vocabulary and warning symbol awareness required to work safely in typical workplace contexts.