Talking About Jobs (A1+ - A2 level) by Roman Arce Vargas

Main Learning Objective

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By the end of this 8-hour course, students will be able to use vocabulary related to job skills (manage people, work under pressure, solve problems) and express their abilities using 'I'm good at' and 'I'm not very good at' structures.

Communication Goals

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Students will be able to ask and answer yes/no questions about job skills and engage in basic conversations about different professions and occupations.

Writing Objective

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Students will understand the basic structure of a cover letter and identify key elements needed when applying for a job.

Activity 1 - Warm up

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1. Access the link to the images and watch the photos of different jobs there, watch the images and make sure you write down in your notebook the name of each job.

Acticity 2 - Warm up

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2. Access the link (Job skills) to the abilities and make sure you have a clear idea what the mean, take notes in your notebook if necessary.

Formative Assessment - Ongoing Observation

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Throughout each session, students will be observed during pair work and group activities to check pronunciation, grammar usage, and vocabulary retention through informal questioning and participation monitoring.

Formative Assessment - Exit Tickets

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At the end of sessions 1 and 3, students complete quick exit tickets: 'Name 3 job skills' and 'Complete: I'm good at _____ but I'm not very good at _____.' This helps track individual progress.

Formative Assessment - Peer Feedback

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During role-play activities in session 2, students provide feedback to partners using a simple checklist: Did they use target vocabulary? Did they form questions correctly?

1. Listening activity:

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Pair work: Each pair of students will listen to a conversation stored on the Soundcloud platform and take notes on the jobs they can identify and the skills mentioned.

2. Read the conversation 1.

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Download the document with the conversation in text and verify whether the information you heard matched the information in the conversation, identify new vocabulary, take notes, and look up its meaning in an online dictionary such as Dictionary.com, Cambridge Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Collins Dictionary, or WordWeb.Students discuss what jobs are common in their community and what skills those workers need. This connects learning to real-world applications and cultural context.

3. Listen, practice and record the conversation

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Practice the conversation with your partner and then record the conversation on cell phones, computers, or video calls; It must be a single recording, and you must play both roles in the conversation and send the link through this assignment. Then upload the recording to Soundcloud, Podbean or another audio storage platform and share the link in the comments section; or you can send an Audio file.

Acticity 3- Warm up

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Post a comment to the class making at least 4 descriptions about the jobs in the pictures and their abilities, make sure you answer the following questions in those answers:

What skills should those jobs have?
Example:
a. Engineers should be good at working well with other people.
b.Doctors should know how to take care of ill people

Follow the examples to give your answers, you can use other abilities if you want.

1. Video of the topic

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Watch an explanatory video "Gerunds", take notes and clarify any doubs.

2. Pronunciation practice

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Watch another short video on YouTube "Grammar focus 1 Gerunds..." read, listen to, and repeat the examples shown. (Pause and repeat until you get a twin pronunciation to the original)

3. Grammar practice

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Access an online practice session in the WordWall platform "GERUNDS; SHORT RESPONSES..." to demonstrate your understanding of the proposed topic. Repeat the activity until all answers are correct, take a screenshots of the correct answers and send a PDF document with your name and the screenshots.

2. Writing a cover letter

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1. Research on the internet what a "Cover Letter" is, make sure you read and clear your ideas about the meaning of it.

2. Check examples of cover letters on Canva https://www.canva.com/design/DAG0IPYdNPY/STg-7p_ceHjALBM_nMXPrQ/edit, check them and make sure to pay attention to the information it contains and use them as guide to write your own cover letter.

3. Watch the Youtube Video on how to create and edit a cover letter. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FS_Ny2vFYAA?si=AwR8oq6q1YmuWDlc

3. Send the cover letter

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1. Choose one online job offer for a position in your field of study; it can be a position in Colombia or any other country.

2. Write a cover letter in the application Canva aiming for that position.

3. Share the link of the document in Canva, make sure it is available to watch for anyone with the link; or download the document in PDF format and send it in the comments section.

1. Checklist - Rubric for the document

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1. Verify the Rubric document to have a clear idea about the items to evaluate in the document you are going to create.

4. Writing and speaking practice

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Write a list of 5 affirmative statements with gerunds and 5 negative statements with gerunds as the video explained.
Example:
Aff: I love reading black novels.
I'm good at handling people's problems
Neg: I don't mind commuting.
I can't stand working at night
(Post your answers in the comments section)
In pairs: Take turns with your partner to read your statements and your partner will give Yes/No answer and will reply and viceversa.
Example:
Student 1: I love reading black novels
Student 2: I don't. I'm interested in reading sci-fi books.

English for the professions

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As part of the complementary studies, I encourage you to access to the link where you will find an Open Education Resource (OER) abou English for professions. This is for you to complement the class practice and do it in your free time to your own pace of learning, this will help you to gain more skills when facing job interviews, writing emails for job positions, strengthen your CV and gain more vocabulary related to professions and jobs.