LESSON PLAN

School: Colegiul Tehnic “Anghel Saligny”, Cluj-Napoca

Grade: 11th

Level: advanced/ Intensive English Class

Number of Pupils: 21

Textbook: New Gold First Certificate

Lesson Title: Hard at work

Date: 12th of May 2014

Teacher: Iulia Fundianu

Key concepts: job, qualities, CV, to apply, interview, new vocabulary, reading

Objectives:

- to practise and develop receptive skills ( reading)

- to practise and develop productive skills (speaking)

- to develop students general knowledge

- to practise language in a given context

- to develop vocabulary related to employment

Skills developed: analytical thinking, receptive skills, communication skills, information skills

Teaching skills: matching and fill-in, correct order, individual and pair work

Students’ problems: students may have difficulties in understanding the meaning of certain words or

some of them might find the topic not interesting enough

Materials needed:

- Textbooks

- Blackboard

- Notebooks

- Handouts

- Dictionary

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Activity 1: Warm up

Aim: - to create a relaxed working environment for students to feel inspired and curious to participate

in the lesson

Timing: 3`

Interaction: T-Ss

Activities: - teacher greets her students, she puts down the absentees, she is interested in their

emotional condition

Activity 2: Lead in

Aim:

- to introduce and personalize the topic

- to state the objectives of the lesson

- to encourage Ss-Ss interaction and group work

Materials: picture

Timing: 7`

Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-Ss

Activities:

- T shows her students a picture with a teacher and asks them what they think about this job.

Students have to answer the following questions: what the job involves, what qualities are

needed for the job, whether the job is suitable for them;

- A discussion follows up regarding this job.

Activity 3: Practice (quiz)

Aim :

- To focus on vocabulary related to jobs;

- To pre-teach vocabulary for a text about jobs in the reading section;

- Develop vocabulary and writing;

Material: textbook, notebooks, blackboard

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Timing: 7’

Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-Ss

Activities: - students have to do a personality quiz to help them decide what kind of work might be

suitable for them. They work with a partner.

- Before doing the quiz, students read through the questions and answers and write down

any words they don’t understand and check if they can work out what they mean from the

context.

- Then students look at page 190 and check the results of the quiz.

Activity 4: Practice

Aim: - To discuss the qualities that are needed for different jobs;

- Practise and develop speaking skills;

- Develop vocabulary and writing;

Material: dictionary, textbook, notebooks;

Timing: 7’

Interaction: Ts-Ss, Ss-Ss

Activities: - students work with a partner and decide which of the jobs listed are suitable for them;

they have to think about what the job involves and what qualities are needed for the job;

- T reviews some nouns that express the qualities needed for certain types of jobs;

- T supervises the activity and helps her students whenever they are in need;

- Students present to the other colleagues their appreciation of the best job.

Activity 5: Further practice (correct order)

Aim: - enrich vocabulary

- develop students’ general knowledge

- focus on words and expressions related to work

Material: textbook, notebooks

Timing: 7`

Interaction: T-Ss; Ss-Ss

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Activities: - before moving on to the vocabulary section (employment), teacher asks her students what

they would have to do if they found a job they wanted to apply for;

- Students read the advice on how to find a job in the UK and put the sentences in the correct order;

- teacher tells the students to close their books and reads them the sentences out loud in the correct

order leaving gaps for some of the key words or expressions.

- Teacher supervises the activity;

- Teacher corrects the answers and writes them on the board.

Activity 6: Practice (discussion)

Aim: - to practice speaking;

- To focus on vocabulary related to work.

Material: textbook, notebooks, blackboard

Timing: 10`

Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-Ss

Activities: - in pairs students have to answer and write down some questions from a list;

- Then students read out loud their answers.

Activity 7: Follow-up activity

Aim:

- To provide the Ss with the opportunity to practise the vocabulary;

- To develop reading, writing skills;

Material: textbook, notebooks, blackboard

Timing: 10`

Interaction: T-Ss, Ss-Ss

Activities: - students work in pairs and add new ideas to the list provided in the textbook;4

- Then they discuss which they think are the most important and why;

- Students then compare the answers with the other students’;

- Teacher checks the answers and offers feedback on the activity during the class;

- Teacher checks if the objectives were fulfilled.

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