Web based lesson . final version
- 1. BY: ARMANDO PEÑA MOLINOS Caracas, Venezuela, 2014. Jobs and Occupations Web-Based Lesson Plan
- 2. The following web based lesson plan has been created with the purpose of teaching and practising vocabulary related to jobs and occupations by using Internet tools.
- 3. SUBJECT: ENGLISH Date: July, 2014 Length: 90 minutes Number of students: 12 Class Level: Young adults/Beginners Materials: Lesson plan, Internet, Youtube, printable exercises, computer, video beam..
- 4. Main focus of lesson: Jobs and Occupations vocabulary Main aims: By the end of the lesson students will be able to recognise and pronounce some common jobs and occupations after using Internet tools displayed in class. Students will practise sentences in the present simple.
- 5. OBJECTIVES To introduce learners how to recognise, pronounce some common jobs and occupations by using some slides and other Internet resources. To promote learning autonomy. To promote peer interaction.
- 6. RATIONALE FOR USING THESE SITES: AFTER CHECKING MANY WEBSITES THOSE THAT WERE SELECTED RESPOND TO THE STUDENTS NEEDS AND THE DESIGN OF THE CLASS. Web sites used: www.youtube.com. (1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ03ENVgRfg Rationale: Selected because it contains easy vocabulary, words are repeated and understandable. Jobs and professions are universally recognised (2) Web page: www.esltower.com http://www.esltower.com/GRAMMARQUIZ/GRAMMAR/affixes/Job%20Suffixes/Job%20Suffixe s.html Rationale: 7 slides in which students read a very short description of the job and they can guess the occupation. It is a very good lead in activity. Short, easy and understandable. (3) Web page: A byte of language http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/index.htm http://michel.barbot.pagesperso-orange.fr/cap/voc/jobs/job1.htm Rationale: Interactive,. A little more demanding than the previous one because sentences are longer. (4) web page: www.englishexercises.org http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3029 Rationale: Exercise to check what they have studied. A ludic activity to serve as refreshment. And then we can go deeper into grammar. (5) Grammar exercises: webpage: www.ego4u.com http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple-present/form/exercises
- 7. (6) web page: www.englismedialab.com URL: http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/elementary/job%20matching%20quiz%201.htm Rationale: A very easy task to practise similar exercises (7) www.slideshare.net URL: http://www.slideshare.net/armando2901/flashcards-jobs-and-occupations-web-based- lesson Rationale: Slides without any words to promote interaction among students. They should guess what those people do. (8) www.slideshare.net URL: http://www.slideshare.net/armando2901/reading-occupation-web-based-lesson Rationale: Short reading to practise reading comprehension so students will read out loud and then they have to answer the questions as post reading exercise. It contains easy vocabulary. (9) www.slideshare.net URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uibpkMMRpkg Rationale: A short, fun, video to reinforce. It contains short interviews to native people and they say what they do for a living.
- 8. Teacher preparation: The teacher should check whether there is Internet connection available and upload the material. Check the links as well. Students before class: Students must be on time and give them some time to interact among them. They should have greeted the teacher and peers. On line activities: The teacher should monitor students’ performances, pronunciation and check what they do in class. After class: Teacher should suggest some exercises to be solved in the book and other resources students can use to reinforce.
- 9. Time Stage Procedure Interactio n 10 mins 10 mins Warm up Lead in activity Greeting the class Using slides and flashcards the whole class can see some common jobs and occupations (1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ03ENVgRfg Now, mute the video and replay it. This time students should repeat the sentence as soon the slide appears. Hand out the printable exercise in which students should read the sentences and match them (2) http://www.esltower.com/VOCABSHEETS/jobs/Job%20definit ion%20match.pdf After matching students will read their sentences T-Ss T –Ss T-Ss
- 10. Time Stage Procedure Interaction 10 mins 30 mins 10 mins Practising Checking and Practising grammar Interaction activity Students will match definitions and occupations with an online exercise(3) http://michel.barbot.pagesperso- orange.fr/cap/voc/jobs/job1.htm Students will practise on line grammar exercises related to present simple and vocabulary related to jobs and occupations (4). Ludic activity: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=302 9 (5) Grammar exercises: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/simple- present/form/exercises More exercises (6) http://www.englishmedialab.com/Quizzes/ele mentary/job%20matching%20quiz%201.htm By displaying slides, students will interact. So one student asks and another should answer what the person does exactly The general question should be what does he/she do? Slideshare: (7) http://www.slideshare.net/armando2901/flashcards-jobs-and- occupations-web-based-lesson Ss-Ss Ss –Ss Ss-Ss
- 11. Time Stage Procedure Interaction 10 mins 10 mins Reading time Wrap up Video: people talking about what they do Students will read about a person’s job and then they will practise some questions about the reading (8) http://www.slideshare.net/armando2901/reading- occupation-web-based-lesson Students will watch a video and then we, altogether, will dicuss about the video (9) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uibpkMMRpkg T-Ss Ss-Ss T –Ss
- 12. SOURCES: www. youtube http://es.slideshare.net http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/view game.asp?id=6062