Looking for a job. Learning vocabulary about professions in a real context
- 1. Looking for a job Vocabulary for 1st Bachillerato Mariana Morales Lobo View Profile
- 2. Presentation • According to the Decreto 27 junio 2008 de la CAM , vocabulary in Bachillerato is not strictly defined: • “Léxico relacionado con los temas tratados” (page 25) Therefore, the teacher can choose the lexical area to be studied. We have chosen “employment” as it is an interesting field for their age because it opens a window onto the adult life.
- 3. To make it relevant and meaningful, we are going to approach the subject in a practical way. We will ask students to look for a job.
- 4. Where to start? • Brainstorming: • Suggested answers: – Look for adds in the newspapers – Look in a job website – Ask an adult – Write my CV – Have my hair cut • We select the best ideas. They must be activities to be done in English.
- 6. • Images. The teacher shows some images to the students. They have to say the name of the profession. • Descriptions. In their own words, students have to write three descriptions of different professions, a partner must try to guess the word for each one.
- 7. Find key words • Choose words and expressions you need when you are looking for a job. • Where from? » » » » Newspapers (online version) News on TV Text Book Websites such as monster.com
- 8. Create a nice image and fix it on your notebook, the classroom wall or upload it From Job pages in The Guardian
- 9. More about key words • Separate verbs from nouns. • Organize the list with images or create a mental map • Find phrasal verbs through the activities (advanced level): – Suggested answers: – – – – Look for (a job) Look up (an add in the newspaper) Look over (my CV) Look ahead (to a better future)
- 10. Talk about job offers Pair work: - Select three attractive offers and explain them to a fellow student. See hotjobs.com monster.com or indeed.com - For each job, imagine you have to go to an interview: prepare some questions you would like to ask the recruiter. Use conditional forms
- 11. Practice • Choose some exercises from the text book: fill in the gaps, pictures, synonyms, etc.
- 12. Write your CV • The teacher shows a couple of examples of CV’s and also a professional social network like linked-in. Links and documents are uploaded in moodle. • Students are asked to write their own CV. They must imagine they are 24 and are looking for a job. This situation makes students think about their own future. This task is uploaded in moodle
- 13. Prepare the interview Video 1 Video 2 Watch these videos (10’ and 4’). The teacher stops them to comment and let the students ask further questions. Students must try to get the key ideas to prepare an interview. Key ideas must be written on the board.
- 14. Play an interview • Work in threesomes: – Student A: is the interviewer – Student B: is the candidate – Student C: observes and takes notes of the strong and weak points of each (roles must change so that all students can play the three roles) • To prepare the interview: – Think of possible questions (and anticipate the answers) – Talk about how to dress up and other image questions
- 15. Record the interview • If possible, students may record the three interviews. Each one should have approximately 10 minutes. • These may be shown to the rest of the class and commented. If the size of the group doesn’t recommend it, then the teacher can choose some of them. • This activity allows to visualize what students have learnt.
- 16. Assessment • • • • • • Oral skills Writing skills Vocabulary Team work Computer literacy Learning to learn • Define the skills that are going to be marked, depending on their starting point. Choose some skills. • Tell students BEFORE doing the activity • Give them qualitative feedback as soon as possible
- 17. Calendar and place • 1st session: Presentation: • Where to start? • Describe Professions • 2nd session: (in the School Library) • Find Key words • Talk about job offers • 3rd and 4th session • Practice • Write your CV (in the School Library and at home) • 5th and 6th session: Interview • Prepare the interview • Play the interview • Record the interview (at home)
- 18. High level students Write an essay (200 words) about what are the jobs you prefer and why. Explain also what are the skills you would need to get those jobs. High level students could do this task instead of the activities from the book.
- 19. Reflection on action • This is an idea from the French Department, which has been adapted. • Looking for a job is a skill for life. It would be interesting for the students to coordinate the unit with the other language departments. For instance: • Write the CV in Spanish • Talk about what to wear in an interview and other tips in French. Write about your ideal job in French. • Play the interview in English After all, professional contexts in the future are going to be mainly multilingual.
- 20. Some ideas for CLIL • Philosophical images • A project on ethics