Type: combined
Objectives: to activate usage of topical lexis in speech and writing; to practise pupils’ speaking, listening, writing and reading skills; to widen pupils’ outlook and knowledge on the topic; to develop communicative skills, imagination, creativity and desire to be successful people in life
Equipment: laptop, whiteboard, video ‘Job Interview’; HO1 ‘Choosing Career’, HO2’ Making the right impression’, HO3’ Interview for a job’, tables with statements, tables with texts for ‘Jigsaw reading’, ‘Moving game’, microphone, stickers, pictures of professions
Procedure of the lesson
І. Introduction to the class
ІІ. Warming-ups:
- Phonetic drills: try to read tongue-twisters very quickly (see HO1)
- Conversational drills
- Present your ‘ABC of Professions’
ІІІ. Main part of the lesson:
- Vocabulary and speaking practice:
- Give different names of professions (see HO1)
- Guess the professions by their descriptions
- Game tournament: name 2 jobs which…
- Work with ‘Myths about Choosing Career’, be ready to do the tasks.
- Writing practice:
- Fill in the application form
- Fill in adverbs ‘Making the right impression’ (see HO2)
Keys: 1d,g; 2b,h; 3i;4c;6k;7a,j,e;8f.
- Video-based activities:
- Pre-watching task: Your advice to people going to job interview
- While-watching-task: watch the video and try to remember all nuances
- Post-watching task: Is it important to follow all the advice concerning ‘Job Interview’? Can the first interview help you to find the job?
- Imagine one of you is an employer, the others – employees. Try to conduct your own ‘Interview for a job’ with the help of my handouts 3
- Reading practice: Jigsaw reading
Let’s look forward into your nearest future and try to choose your future career/profession. You’ll work in groups. You’re to work with different texts. Be ready to read the sentences in a chain and try to guess the profession.
- Speaking practice:
- Choosing profession of a teacher. Have you ever thought about such career? Your task is to prepare ‘Pros and Cons’ of this noble profession. I’ll divide you into 2 halves, discuss all points and be ready to present us your ideas.
- Think of non-traditional careers for men and women
- Short interview. Ask our guests some questions which you like.
- Moving game: Express your thoughts concerning my statements.
- Game ‘Who Am I?’
- Discuss the quote: ’How do we expect young people to dream, if they don’t know what they can dream about?’
- Express your wishes to classmates (use stickers).
ІV. Summarizing
V. Homework. Write about your ‘Profession of Dream’.
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