Jobs Vocabulary Lesson
A2 Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of vocabulary relating to jobs.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice in mingling and group activities in the context of jobs.
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about job titles.
Procedure (37-54 minutes)
-Say to ss, "My father is a policeman." Write "policeman" on the board. -Ask 3-4 individual ss what their family members do, write the job titles on board. -Ask ss, "What are all of these words?" (Answer: Jobs).
-Hand out the Book Handouts. -Instruct, "With your partner, match the letters on the pictures to the correct job. When you are finished, check your answers." -CCQ, "Will you work alone?" etc. -Monitor while students work, note which words they find difficult or are unknown.
-Go over more difficult words noticed during monitoring. -Ask how they knew the answers (context clues, words associated with the jobs). Write any context words on board.
-Say to ss, "look at 'e'" -Ask: "Where do lawyers work?" "Do they have an office?" "Do they work alone?" -Explain that the name for law offices is "law firm." Write on board. -Repeat with "architecture firm."
-Instruct the students to complete the exercise alone, and then check with their partner. -CCQ the instructions. "Will you complete it together?" "Will you check your answers with your partner?" -Monitor and make mental notes of difficult numbers.
-Provide feedback for those numbers that were difficult for the students. -Play mp3 file and have them check answers together. (2x)
-Instruct students to do exercise in pairs by predicting answers. Do not have them do number 4. -CCQ for understanding: "Will you do number 4?" -Monitor and make mental notes of difficult numbers.
-Provide feedback for those numbers that were difficult for the students. -Play mp3 file and have them check answers together. (2x)
-Instruct ss that they will come to the front of the class and ask each other questions about each others' family members' and friends' jobs. Have them ask at least 4 different ss. -Do a practice example with one student. -CCQ: "Will you ask questions about jobs?" "Will you ask at least 2 people?" -Monitor and if any improper use of 's or simple present comes up, make mental note.
-Have 2-3 students tell what they learned about another student's friends/family members. -Note any common mistakes, if any.
-Explain to ss that they will each receive a paper with some of the jobs on it. Their partner will have a different paper. They will describe the underlined word without saying the word. Their partner must guess the job. -Do example with one student. -Hand out handouts. -If ss finish early, have them switch partners. -When finished, hand out vocabulary handouts with all words on them; end of class.