LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Oprisan Andra

School: Anghel Saligny
Classes: 11A
Date: 2nd June 2014
Lesson Unit: Hard at Work
Lesson Topic: Employment-vocabulary
Time: 50 min
Anticipated problems: vocabulary problems; difficulty speaking
Materials: FCE GOLD Coursebook, FCE GOLD PLUS Exam Maximiser,
handouts, blackboard, chalk, Oxford dictionary
Skills involved: listening, speaking, reading, writing
General competences:
- gathering information from oral messages in order to perform a task
- gathering information from written messages in order to perform a
task
- expressing oral messages in order to achieve different tasks
- engaging in verbal interactions related to every day themes and
professional themes
Specific competences:
- identifying the meaning of vocabulary elements in context or
through associations
- using reference material to identify the meaning
- giving/asking for information in order to achieve a task
- giving clear and detailed descriptions on topics related to areas of
personal or professional interest
- expressing personal opinions and giving arguments in conversations
- engaging in conversations, by using proper contextual language

1.

Procedure

Tasks

T will ask Ss to
write name tags in
order to know their
names.

Ss will write their

names on a piece of
paper and put them
on the desks.

Aims

Time

To create a
relaxed
atmosphere.

To lead Ss
into the
theme of the
lesson.

TS

T will start a small

conversation for
the warm-up part
of the lesson.
2.

Interaction

T will show Ss
some pictures
showing people
looking for jobs,
people at work,
young graduates.

Ss will work in
groups and decide
what they see in the
pictures. Ss will
describe the pictures
in a few words.

SS

3.

T will write the

word
EMPLOYMENT
on the board and
will ask Ss to look
it up in the
dictionary.

Ss will find the word

in the dictionary and
read its definition.

TS

To
familiarise
Ss with the
vocabulary
and to help
them
understand
the meaning
of the word
without
actually
telling it to
them.

4.

T will ask Ss to
name other words
from this words
family.

Ss will name words

like EMPLOYER,
EMPLOYEE,
UNEMPLOYED,
EMPLOY.

S (whole
class)

To create a
general
meaning of
the word and
to help them
understand
the words
use.

TS

To make
conversation
on the topic.

(group work)

If Ss dont know
these words, they
will try to find them
in the dictionary.
5.

T will show Ss the

pictures related to
job applications
again and ask them
if they have ever
applied for a job.

Ss will answer the

question and try to
tell the class about
their experience.

To help them
talk about
their

If not, what would

they do if they
found a job they
liked?

experiences
and their
hopes for
life.

T will ask Ss about

their hopes for the
future: where they
want to work, if
they want to work
abroad or in the
country etc.
6.

T will ask Ss to
open their books at
page 132, where
they will read
exercise 1. First, T
will make sure that
Ss understand the
words related to
work.

Ss will read the

sentences and
translate them.

TS

To make sure 5
Ss
understand
what they are
about to do.

To practise
the
vocabulary
learned in a
controlled
activity.

To help Ss
remember
and use the
vocabulary
learned.

Ss will write the

vocabulary related to
work in their
notebooks.

T will write the

vocabulary related
to work on the
board.
7.

8.

T will ask the Ss to

work in pairs and
put the sentences in
the correct order.

Ss will work in pairs

and decide the
correct order of the
sentences.

SS

After the exercise

is done and
checked, T will
read the sentences
in the correct order
and leave gaps for
some of the key
words and
expressions to see
if Ss remember
what these are.

Ss will shut their

books and they will
try to remember the
key words.

TS

Eg: You should

enclose an up-todate _________

(pair work)

with your letter.

9.

T will ask the Ss to

work in pairs in
order to solve ex.
2, page 132.
T will start a
conversation about
the reasons for
choosing different
things in looking
for a job.

Ss will have to
decide what they
look for in a job.
They will rank the
ideas in the order of
importance for them:

SS
(pair work)

To make
10
them decide
and motivate
their choices.
To make
conversation.

- location
- opportunities to
travel
- flexible working
hours
- long holidays
- benefits
- good salary
- good prospects for
promotion

10.

If there is time left,

T will show Ss an
example of a CV
(ex. 2, page 84 in
Gold Maximiser)
and will ask Ss to
fill in the blanks
with the names of
the parts of a CV
in order to
complete a CV

Ss will fill in the

blanks with
expressions such as:
- date of birth

SS
(pair work)

To help them
understand
the format of
a CV

- qualifications
- education
- employment
- sporting
achievements
- current address
- name
- hobbies and other
interests

11

Homework

If, during the class,

there isnt time to do
the last activity, Ss
will do it as
homework.

To ensure
2
continuity
and
consolidation
for the work
done in
class.

If the last activity

was done during the
class, Ss will be
asked to try and
write their own CV,
by following the
example in ex. 2,
page 84 in Gold
Maximiser