Introduction

The aims of this lesson are to provide practice of the vocabulary of jobs and of reading and speaking skills.

The lesson is based around a jigsaw reading exercise on a text about a survey of hairdressers. It introduces the topic of jobs with discussion and a dictation, then asks learners to identify and exchange information. It finishes with learners giving their own opinions about what makes a good/bad job.

Topic

Jobs

Level

Pre-Intermediate and above

Time

60-90 mins

Aims

• To provide practice of the vocabulary of jobs and of reading and speaking skills
• To introduce the topic of jobs with discussion and a dictation
• To identify and exchange information
• To allow learners to give their own opinions about what makes a good/bad job

Materials 

 Lesson plan: guide for teacher on procedure including answers to tasks.

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Worksheets:  exercises which can be printed out for use in class. The worksheet contains:

• Pre reading activity
• Split reading text
• Vocabulary task
• Discussion task

Download worksheets 67k pdf

For more information about this topic you can visit these British Council and BBC sites:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/onelife/work/index.shtml
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/work/

Paul Kaye, British Council, Syria

This lesson plan was first published in 2005

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