Class Level: 1 Topic: Community
Estimated Class Length: 3 hrs Date:
Lesson Objectives:
 Name jobs and locations
 Complete a simple job application
Language Skill Proficiency:
Materials and Equipment:
 Speaking
 T made cardstock of job application
 Listening
information
 Reading
 T made job application with errors
 Writing
 T made large cards with picture & title of job
 Basic Job Application worksheet
 Jobs and Places worksheet
 Black OPDs
 Ventures Basic textbooks
Activity Plan
Warm Up: Welcome Ss to class (“Good morning” or “Good evening”, “How are you?”). Write date in
both long (September 1, 2015) and short (9/1/15) form and review meaning and pronunciation. Review:
“What is your first name?” “What is your last name?” “Where are you from?” “Where do you live now?”
“What’s your phone number?” “How old are you?” “When is your birthday?” etc. Ask Ss to ask each
other these questions (“Maria, ask Olga, ‘How old are you?’”)
Introduction: Ask the class, “Who has a job?” Elicit place of employment and position. Ask Ss to think
of other jobs they know. Write on the board.
Presentation: Look at the picture on Ventures books p. 96. T. “Tell me about this picture. What do you
see?” Elicit vocabulary. Point to the woman in the office. Say, “Receptionist.” Pantomime answering the
phone. “Receptionist.” Point to the mechanic. Say, “Mechanic.” Pantomime fixing a car. “Mechanic.”
Repeat for all six jobs.
Practice: Have Ss stand up. TPR. All Ss act out answering the phone. All Ss say, “receptionist.” Go
through each job with action and word. Say, “What is the action for waiter?” Have Ss act out waiting
tables. Repeat for all six jobs. Then T act out a job. Class names job.
Charades: Have a S come to the front of the class and act out a job without speaking. Ask, “Who is he?”
The first S who answers correctly gets to do the next one, until all jobs have been acted out.
Practice: Review 6 vocabulary words. Say, “Mechanic. . . mmm . . . mechanic. What does ‘mechanic’
start with?” Elicit “m.” Write “mechanic” on the board. Repeat with all words. Ss write in notebook.
In pairs, have Ss identify positions on p. 97.
Presentation: Write “Teacher” on the board. Ask, “Where does a teacher work?” Elicit “School.” Write
“mechanic” on the board. Ask, “Where does a mechanic work?” Elicit “garage.” Show a picture of a
garage. Say, “Garage. A mechanic works in a garage.”
Practice: Pass out cards with a picture of job and word of each. Write Garage, store, building, office,
restaurant, store on the board or on large pieces of paper scattered around the room and attached to the
wall. Have Ss match the job card with the place. Review as a class (for literacy Ss, have pictures and
words on the cards or for higher Ss have only the written word for both).
Presentation: Tell Ss to get a job you need to fill out an application. Show paper or online application.
Tell Ss there are 3 big parts to an application: personal information, school, and work. Give blank ones to
Ss. Tell Ss we are reading now, writing will be later. Look at words “previous employment.” Ask for a
definition (jobs in 2014, 2002 are previous employment). Review month/day/year
Practice: Draw a sample job application on the board, as below. Display “answers” printed on large
cards visible from back of the class or sticky tack to individual Ss. Have Ss attach answers to the correct
place on the board (i.e. First name  John, phone number  252-995-3875).
First Name
Address
Date of Birth
Previous Employment
Previous Employment
Previous Employment
Last Name
City
Position Desired
From
From
From
Social Security Number
State
Education
To
To
To
Today’s date
ZIP
Answers:
John Martin, 876-09-3338, 10/15/2015
1644 Anderson St. Raleigh NC 27609
6/23/1991, painter, high school
Painter, 5/2007-8/2009
Painter, 9/2009-7/2015
Review each section as a class.
Practice: Divide ss into groups of four. Give each group a copy of an incorrectly-filled out job
application. Have Ss find the errors in the application. Later, discuss as a class.
Evaluation: Ss complete their own job application.