Worksheet: Mastering Soft and Hard Skills
рабочие листы по английскому языку (10 класс)

School 21, Magnitogorsk

Teacher:Aleksandrova K.S

10TH grade

Worksheet: Mastering Soft and Hard Skills

Name:___________________________  

Date: ____________________________

Part 1: Definitions

Hard Skills:

Teachable, measurable abilities (e.g., coding, accounting, operating machinery). These are often acquired through formal education or training.

Soft Skills:

Interpersonal or "people" skills (e.g., communication, empathy, leadership). These relate to how you work and interact with others.

Part 2: Categorization

Instructions: Look at the list of skills below. Place them into the correct column in the table.

Skills:

Public speaking

Python programming

Conflict resolution

Data analysis

Time management

Graphic design

Emotional intelligence

Project management software

Foreign language proficiency

Adaptability

Hard Skills                     Soft Skills

| 1.                            | 1. |

| 2.                            | 2. |

| 3.                            | 3. |

| 4.                            | 4. |

| 5.                            | 5. |

Part 3: Critical Thinking

Instructions: Answer the following questions in 2–3 sentences.

1. Why do employers often say that "Hard skills get you the interview, but soft skills get you the job"?

   ________________________________________________________________________________

   ________________________________________________________________________________

2. Can a soft skill be improved over time? Give one example of how you might improve your own communication skills.

   ____________________________________________________________________

   _____________________________________________________________________

Part 4: Scenario Analysis

Instructions: Read the scenario and identify which skills are needed.

Scenario: 

You are leading a team of developers. You have a strict deadline (in $2$ days) to finish a complex software project. However, two team members are having a disagreement about the code structure, and the client has just requested a change in the requirements.

Hard Skills needed:

__________________________________________________________

Soft Skills needed: __________________________________________________________

Part 5: Personal Reflection

List on Hard Skill you want to learn this year and one

Soft Skill you want to improve.

Goal Hard Skill: ___________________________________________________________

Goal Soft Skill:

___________________________________________________________