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ESL / EFL RESOURCES
Activity Type
Introduction
Reading, writing,
listening and speaking
breakout room activity,
group work
In this interactive jobs breakout room activity, students match
jobs to statements. The students then discuss the statements in
groups and collectively agree on one job for each statement.
Language Focus
Send each student a copy of the worksheet.
Procedure
Jobs
Read through each statement on the worksheet together as a
class and explain any language the students are unfamiliar with.
Giving opinions
Agreeing and disagreeing
Aim
To match jobs to
statements and then to
discuss the statements in
a group and collectively
agree on one job for each
statement.
Preparation
Send each student a
copy of the interactive
worksheet.
Level
Intermediate (B1)
Working alone, the students then think of a job that describes
each statement and write the job in the 'My Answers' column on
the worksheet.
When the students have finished, divide them into groups of three
or four and put them in breakout rooms.
The students' task is to find a job they all agree on for each of the
statements.
Students discuss each statement in turn and give their answers.
The students also give their opinions on other students' ideas and
come up with a job they all agree on.
Students write their agreed-upon job in the column marked 'Our
Answers'.
Afterwards, have a class feedback session with each group
explaining their choices to the class. Any interesting findings can
then be discussed in more detail.
Time
30 minutes
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