Aims: develop and practise new vocabulary connected with jobs
develop and practise Present Simple
develop listening, speaking, writing and writing skills
Age: (Primary 8-10 years)
Time: 45 minutes
Materials: Audio, flashcards, sheets of paper, colored pencils, worksheets
Procedure
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1. Introduce the topic (2min)
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Tell pupils they are going to learn topic about different jobs. Ask if they know any. Ask What jobs do your parents do?
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2. Focus on vocabulary (20min)
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Show the flashcard with the name of the job, say it and ask pupils to repeat the word after you.
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Play a flashcard game: Divide the class in two teams. Place the flashcards for the vocabulary you want to practise in a box and have a member from Team A to the front of the class. They draw a flashcard and mime actions representing each job for their team members to guess. Their team has 30 seconds to guess the word and win a point. Team B takes a turn. The team with the most points wins.
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Creative task: Give each child a sheet of paper and colored pencils. They write a few sentences about which job they would most like to do and why. They illustrate their work and present it to their partner.
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3. Focus on job description (5min)
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Go through the flashcards again and revise the words.
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Give pupils worksheets with written description of job (e.g.This person cooks food for people and works in restaurants or cafes. – Chef).Children should read the description and write the job
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Read sentences and check the answers.
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4. Written practice of vocabulary (8min)
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Tell children the difference between the words inside and outside by pointing to and naming objects outside and asking Is it inside or outside? Repeat for inside.
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Draw the chart on the board and write some words in the incorrect column, e.g. Works inside – police officer. Have the children correct you. Write the words in the correct column.
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Children complete the activity in their notebooks.
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Have volunteers come to the board and write the answers for the class to check.
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5. Singing song and vocabulary recognition (7min)
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Play the song. Ask What is it about? (different jobs)
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Play the song again. Pause the song after each verse and show learners the flashcards for those jobs. Elicit or say the jobs, children repeat.
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Play the song again and have the children stand up every time they hear a job.
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6. Setting the homework (3min)
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Ask pupils What have we learned today?
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Suggest pupils creative task as homework. They should draw adult
members of their family and write who it is, what job they have, and what they do.
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