Jobs Lesson
Beginners, A1 level
Description
Main Aims
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To provide fluency speaking using the language of greetings and introductions to give personal information about self and others, including jobs.
Subsidiary Aims
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Reading / Review personal information language from previous lessons.
Procedure (40-50 minutes)
Write on board and elicit responses I and WG 1. Hello, How are you? 2. I’m fine, thanks. And you? 1. Fine, thanks. Show gesture for stop, look and listen.
Chesting: Explain HO ‘Now you are doing No. 1 to practice greetings’. Give out HO. IW ‘Read No.1 and decide who is saying ……’ GW for FB. ‘In groups of 3 check your answers’. Ss practise dialogue: Gesture students to stand up, point to HO and say ‘Stand up in your groups of 3. Practise this dialogue. The T models and Ss practise dialogue: Explain HO ‘Now you are doing No.2 to practise Where are you from?’ T models dialogue. In your group of 3 read and practise this dialogue. ‘Get into groups of 6’. Show placement one group of 3 opposite the other group of 3. T models dialogue. Ss present to each other in their groups. Ss recall numbers: Explain HO ‘Now you are doing No.3 to practise Numbers’ Gesture students to sit down. Put cards face down on floor. T models the game. Ss write numbers: Gestures students to sit down. Give out the HO: explain ‘ In your groups of 3, write the word under each number. When your group have finished come and get the answer sheet. Ss say numbers: Explain HO ‘Now you are doing No.4’ Students keep the sheet so they can practise at home.
Dialogue T models sentence frame. T asks the Ss to say in Turkish if they don’t know in English. T writes on the board: 1.I’m a teacher. What’s your job? 2.I’m a …… He’s a ……… She’s a …….
Flash cards GW T shows each card ‘What is his / her job?’ and elicits answers from different students. If students don’t know T writes it and tells them. T gives groups of 3 their cards and asks them to come and place on the board. T writes on the WB Emergency Workers Photos on board 1.What is his job? What is her job? 2.She is a …. He is a ……
T says the words and highlights the stress: Firefighter Paramedic Police officer Ambulance driver Nurse Doctor Nurse does this have a stress? Why not?
Activities in the course book, pg 24. Consolidation 1 HO matching IW T gives out and explains the HO. Ss match photos to text. FB T elicits answers. ‘What is Sylvie’s job?’ ‘She’s a / an …’ Consolidation 2 HO audio and chart IW Ss complete the chart. FB T elicits answers. ‘What is Sylvie’s job?’ ‘She is a / an …’ Consolidation 3 HO audio listen and repeat IW FB T models and elicits use of He’s an/a and She’s an/a and teaches the rule.
Activity sheet on learning about more jobs. Match the photos to the words. Students can also take this home. Focus on use of 'a' and 'an' T writes on WB She’s a … He’s an She’s a … He’s an …