Talking about occupations

Speaking Mini Lesson
Topic: Talking about occupations
Age: 14 - 15 minutes
Level: High Beginners
Previous Knowledge:

The students know the use of personal pronouns and nouns.

General Objective:

To understand the use of possessive pronouns using different occupations.

Specific Objectives:

To identify pictures from different occupations using a memory game.
To exchange information in a Info Gap activity.
To recognize the different possessive and occupations with a Find Someone Who? game.

Pre-Activity:

The teacher will show to the students a poster with some pictures related to the occupations.
The students are going to watch the poster for a few seconds.
They have to pick up a question to answer in a correct way according to the pictures that they watched.

While-Activity:

The teacher is going to place students in groups of two.
One student is going to have some information that the other student missed.
They are going to exchange the information in order to complete the chart.

Post-Activity:

The students are going to receive some cards of different colors.
The students are going to find someone who has the same color.
The group that answers in a correct form wins the game.

Procedure:

Pre-Activity:

The students are going to play a memory game.
The teacher will show to the students a poster with pictures related to occupations.
The students are going to watch the pictures for a few seconds.
The students are going to memorize the name of the different occupations.
The teacher will have a box with questions about the pictures in the poster.
The students are going to pick a question from the box.
The students who say the answer aloud wins.

While-Activity:

The teacher is going to form pairs that are going to seat back to back.
The students are going to received different pages with different information.
The student A will have some information that the student B missed.
They are going to exchange the information in order to complete the chart.

Post-Activity:

The students are going to play a Find Someone Who?
The students are going to receive some cards of different colors.
The two cards are of the same color, one with a proper name, and the other one with the name of the occupation.
The student has to match the same color, and answer in a complete form to win.

Pre-Activity
Memory Game

Look carefully the poster for a few minutes. Try to memorize the name of the different occupations. Then, pick a question from the box and answer in a complete form.

Sample of questions and answers that can be into the box:

What's the name of the doctor? Doctor's name is Nelson.
What's the name of the teacher? Teacher's name is Sara.
What's the name of the policeman? Policeman's name is Bruce.
What's the name of the janitor? Janitor's name is Joseph.
What's the name of the secretary? Secretary's name is Marge.

While Activity

Info Gap Student A

In groups of two, you are going to exchange information with your classmates, to complete the chart.
Example:
a. What is the name of the mechanic?
b. Mechanic's name is Fred.

a. What is the name of the _________________?
b. _____________'s is ______________.

Student B

In groups of two you are going to exchange information with your classmate, to complete the following chart. Example:
a. What is the name of the Fireman?
b. Fireman's name is Jeff.

a. What is the name of the _______________?
b. _______________'s name is _______________.

Sample of an Answer Sheet

In groups of two you are going to exchange information with your classmate, to complete the following chart. Example:
a. What is the name of the Fireman?
b. Fireman's name is Jeff.

a. What is the name of the _______________?
b. _______________'s name is _______________.

Post Activity

Find Someone Who...?

Find your pair with the same color and answer the following question:

What is the name of ___________________________?

The group that answer in the correct form will be the winner.

When students find their pairs, one of them is going to make the question aloud, and the other one is going to answer in a complete form.

Listening Mini Lesson
Topic: Talking about occupations
Age: 14 - 15 minutes
Level: High Beginners
Previous Knowledge:

The students know the use of adjectives, nouns, pronouns, and simple present.

Time allowed: 40 minutes
General Objective:

To introduce students the most common occupations.

Specific Objectives:

Students will identify the different occupations with the help of occupation flashcards.
Students will choose pictures according to some descriptions.
Students will complete the correct name of the different occupation.

Pre-Activity:

The teacher will show to the students some flashcards related to occupations.
The teacher will say aloud the name of the occupation.
The student with the picture that match with the occupation will stand up and show it to the class.

While-Activity:

The students will receive a set pictures related to occupations.
The teacher will read a short description of some pictures related to occupations.
The student will choose the correct picture according to what they hear.

Post-Activity:

The teacher will give the students a worksheet to work with.
The students will complete the occupation.
The students will match the word with the correct picture.

Procedure:
Pre-Activity:

1. The teacher will introduce new vocabulary with a new activity.
2. The teacher will show some pictures of different occupations.
3. The teacher will say aloud the definition of each career according to the picture.
4. The students will receive some flashcards of different occupations.
5. The teacher will say aloud the definition of one career.
6. The students that match the picture with the definition will stand up and show the picture to the rest of the class.

While-Activity:
1. The teacher will give to the students a new activity.
2. They are going to receive a set of pictures related to occupations.
3. The students are going to listen carefully to the sentences that the teacher is going to read.
4. According to what they hear, the students are going to choose the correct picture from the set of them.

Post-Activity:
1. The teacher is going to give to the students a new activity.
2. The students are going to receive a worksheet with some picture and missing letters that complete a word.
3. The students are going to complete the name of the occupations.
4. After that, they are going to match the correct picture with the name.

Pre-Activity

Sample of Flashcards