Looking for Work #2

Objectives:

• The learner will review lesson vocabulary: "applicant," "benefits," "classifieds," "interview," "application," "job board," "salary," "wage," "help wanted signs," "to hire."

• The learner will review work-related phrases: "ask about benefits," "ask about hours," "call for information," "fill out an application," "talk to friends," "go on an interview," "inquire about salary," "look at job boards," "look in the classifieds," "look for help wanted signs," "talk about your experience," "get hired."

• The learner will read Maria Marcus' Story and answer the questions with 100% accuracy.

• The learner will use classified ads to write a dialogue about looking for work.

Duration:

    2 hours

Materials:

• Maria Marcus' Story and worksheet, Collaborations, English in Our Lives, Jann Huizenga and Jean-Bernard-Johnston, Heile and Heile Publishers; 1996, pgs. 50-51

• Looking for a Job Flashcards vocabulary and work-related phrases

• Have You Been Looking for Work activity

• Picture of a job interview (enlarged image from p.6, Workplace Plus #3, Joan Saslow, Pearson Education, Inc., 2002)

• Samples of: employment section of classified ads, job application, "Help Wanted" sign

Activities:

1. Teacher reviews present perfect continuous tense by conducting response drill using impromptu questions requiring responses in the present perfect continuous tense, plus the correct use of "for" and "since." For example, "How long have you been working at your present job?" "I have been working at my present job for two years."

2. Teacher reviews vocabulary and work-related phrases from Looking for Work #1 using flashcards, and samples of employment section of classified ads, job application and "Help Wanted" sign where appropriate. Teacher models full body response as appropriate to define phrases. Learners practice pronunciation and respond with full body response where appropriate.  

3. Learners listen while teacher reads Maria Marcus' Story (twice if necessary). Learners complete Playing with Story Language, then read responses to a partner and compare answers. Learners take turns reading complete story to their partner.

4. Teacher introduces Have You Been Looking for Work activity. Two learners model the example dialogue. Individual learners write a dialogue using a page from the employment classified ads. Learner pairs compare and critique dialogues and take turns saying each. 

5. Learner pairs exchange dialogues with another pair and repeat.

Assessment:

Teacher corrects Playing with Story Language, monitors quality of verbal and written components of dialogues.