1. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education These materials have been designed to be reproduced for internal circulation, research and teaching or training purposes. They can be reproduced for free provided that this material is acknowledged as Crown copyright, reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Adaptation of these materials for other languages is permissible, providing the original source is acknowledged. Blake Lapthorn based lesson LinkedUp Project: Languages in Business: Teachers Making It Real

2. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Starter: Blake Lapthorn fact file PowerPoint 15 mins Slides: What is it? Branches? Who are they? What do they deal with? Recruit:How do they recruit? Talk about this later on in the lesson. Main activity: Video of Blake Lapthorn people and some of our teachers. Then discuss them. 20-25 mins Double bubble: Use videos and template to create map between Lapthorn’s use of languages plus our teachers. Plenary: Video of Blake Lapthorn people talking about their experience and how they got their jobs. End:Match language to the correct country game to calm them down. 10 mins Lesson Plan

3. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Lesson Objectives: To understand how languages are used in the workplace To understand how important languages are

4. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Blake Lapthorn are a legal firm that represent people who need legal representation They represent companies, organisations and people They deal with: -Foreign police and courts -Travel insurers -Medical

5. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Blake Lapthorn has a travel team that deals with cases abroad People who work in Blake Lapthorn need to have a language to understand a foreign country’s culture and to speak to officials abroad Odd case: Lady tripped over a wave and she wanted Blake Lapthorn to sue Image: www.pdclipart.org

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7. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Drafting and writing letters Speaking to witnesses Speaking with the police Receiving documents from abroad Considering foreign law Translating documents for clients

8. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Smart dress Good qualifications Hobbies and interests Language skills Work experience Firm handshake Good communication and presentation skills

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15. For language experience study a year abroad e.g. gap year, holidays Good personality Find your Unique Selling Point Create a CV that will stand out; if you have learnt a language put that on your CV What do you think you need to do to become employable?

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17. We have learnt how languages are used in the workplace We have understood that languages are important because they are needed in and outside of the workplace We have also learnt that languages can be your Unique Selling Point