Lesson plan on the topic "Working life"

Lesson Plan

Name of

teacher:

Inna Levchenko

No. in class: 12

Grade 8

Unit: 6

Focus 2

Lesson time: 40 min

Theme: Working life

Target language: work long hours, be badly paid, do shifts, earn/get low wages, do overtime, be self-employed, work flexible hours, earn a high salary, get a pay rise, get a bonus, get days off, work regular office hours, earn an average salary

Learning objectives:

By the end of the lesson pupils will be able to:

* use vocabulary on the topic “Jobs”

* talk about terms and conditions

* present their ideas what would make them happy or unhappy in a job. (make a project)

* make predictions, observations and justification.

Assumed knowledge of pupils:

Recycled language: jobs

Language support resources: handouts with art-words, an article, questions, visual tour, property pictures.

Stages of

the lesson

Timing

Teaching procedures and teacher`s language

Interaction

Warmer

7min

• To set lesson context and engage students

1. Teacher greets the pupils be saying, `Good morning, students. How are you today? If you are happy smile, clap your knees, make a funny face, say hello to your partner…

2. Look at the picture (slide2) What can you see? What are we going to talk about? Jobs, working life. So, the outcomes are…(slide3)

(slide4) There is a statement on the board “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life” by Confucius. Do you know this man? Who was he? When did he live? Pair students up and tell them to share their ideas about the statement. Work in groups of 4 and discuss- Monitor and listen - Then ask each group to choose a speaker and share their idea.

Whole class

Whole class

Pairs

Group

Presentation activity

15 min

• To provide context for the target language through a text or situation

1. Pre-teach vocabulary. –Students work individually completing the words with the suffixes. Check with their partner. Look at the whiteboard and check(slide5). Add some more words with the same suffixes.

2. Mingling activity. Pupils walk around the classroom, when they hear the sound they stop, find a pair nearby and discuss the question “Which job would you like/not like to do and why?”

3. Students open their books p.72-73 (slide6) They look at the photos and read the job characteristics. Answer the questions “Who do you think is HAPPY, OK or UNHAPPY in their job? Why?”

Discuss paying attention to the new words (in red).

4. Look at the pictures and identify them with the new vocabulary (slide7)

5. Listen and check the ideas about jobs. According to Lena and Albert, what is the secret of a happy job? (helping people)

Individually

Pairs

Pairs

Whole class

Individually

Consolidation activity

10 min

• To concept check further and prepare students for free practice

1. Re-group students into 2 groups using cards with jobs (ex. doctors/teachers) (slide8)

Talk about what would make YOU happy (1 group) or unhappy (2group) in a job using new vocabulary. Students make projects.

 Monitor and assist if needed.

Group

Closing activity

8 min

• To provide students with free practice of the target language

1. The groups choose their speaker. They present the projects. Students can add information.

2. Home task: think about their parents` jobs and write 10 sentences if they happy or unhappy in their jobs and why.

3. Teacher asks students to give fist to five if they like it “5” (slide9)

4. Class stands up and says “Goodbye”

Individually