REEP Lesson Plan

TEACHERS NAME: Karla Abston-Posthumus

LEVEL: 100
LIFESKILLS UNIT: Work
LESSON OBJECTIVE: Given visuals of occupations, identify job titles and tasks.
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: n/a
LANGUAGE SKILLS TO BE PRACTICED AND ASSESSED IN THIS LESSON:
Speaking
Listening
Writing
Reading
EFF NON-LANGUAGE SKILLS PRACTICED IN THIS LESSON:
Communication Skills: Read With Understanding, Convey Ideas in Writing,
Speak So Others Can Understand, Listen Actively,
Observe Critically
Decision-Making Skills: Solve Problems and Make Decisions
Interpersonal Skills: Cooperate With Others
Lifelong Learning Skills: Take Responsibility for Learning, Reflect and Evaluate
ESTIMATED TIME: 2 hours
RESOURCES AND MATERIALS NEEDED: Materials for Matching activity (a set of job
pictures, a set of job title sentence strips, and a set of job responsibility sentence strips), student
copies of occupations vocabulary (Side by Side 1, p. 117), Job Title Information Chart, and chart
paper,
LESSON PLAN AND TEACHERS NOTES:
Warm-up/Review: Brainstorm prior topic knowledge: Students brainstorm all the different job
titles they already know and teacher writes the responses on a piece of chart paper. As the lesson
progresses, students can add new job title vocabulary to that same chart paper which should be
posted somewhere in the classroom.
Introduction to the lesson: Students will be learning more vocabulary in order to identify
different job titles and the responsibilities of those jobs.
Presentation: Introduce myself using my job title and what I am responsible for My name is
Karla. Im a teacher. I teach English to adults. In addition to new vocabulary, students will
review present tense conjugation of the verb to be and their contractions(Im a ______.),
present tense verb usage (regular, habitual actions- I teach English to adults., and singular
subject pronouns (I, you, he, she). Point out these items of review in teachers own personal
introduction sentences which should be written on the board. Show picture of a famous (e.g.)
actor. Write third person introduction sentences on the board, His name is
__________________. Hes an actor. He acts in comedy movies. Once again point out items
of review.
Introduce questions that go along with identifying job titles and responsibilities/duties What
do you do? What are your duties? Also introduce other common questions that arise in
conversations about jobsWhere do you work?, What company do you work for?, and Do
you like your job?. Have students ask teacher these questions (written on the board with a
space under each) and the teacher then says and writes the response under the questions as a
model. Teacher asks several students these same questions to check for understanding.

Practice Activities:
1. Ball Game: Throw the ball to a student and the student uses the teachers model on the board
to introduce themselves: name, job title, job responsibilities. That same student has to reintroduce the previous person using the third person format on the board. Ex. My name is
___________. Im a ___________. I ________________.
Her name is ____________.
Shes a ________________. She _________________.
2.Matching Activity: Students will get a baggie with a set of job pictures, a set of job title
sentence strips, and a set of job responsibility sentence strips. Pair students by having students
form a line in alphabetical order by their job title. Then, pair them with someone next to them.
With their partner, students will match the three pieces of information related to each occupation.
That is, they will match the picture to the job title sentence to the job responsibility sentence.
e.g. (picture of a taxi driver) He is a taxi driver.
He drives people to where
they want to go.
Go over results when all groups have finished.
Application: Teacher hands out Job Title Information Chart. Teacher reads questions across the
top and students repeat. Model question and answering format that is expected with one student.
Teacher writes responses on information chart as a model for students. Students circulate and
talk with other students, writing down responses on their own information charts.
Evaluation Activity: 1. Informal Teacher Observation: Observe Matching Activity in the
Practice section of the lesson. 2. Informal Teacher Observation: Listen as students complete
information chart in Application section of the lesson. 3. Ball Game: Throw the ball to a
student and ask occupation related questions of another student. E.g. What does Jorge do?
What are Anas duties at work? The student responds and then throws the ball to another
student and asks that student a question about someone else.
Reflection Activity: Look at chart of brainstormed job title vocabulary from Warm-Up part of
lesson. Add more job titles to the list. Review for pronunciation and understanding. Have
students think about their family and group of friends. Make a tally next to each job title of how
many family members and friends the students have in those particular occupations.
Extension Activities for the Classroom and Beyond:
1. Give each student a picture of somebody at work. The student writes a paragraph about that
person: name, occupation, job responsibilities, where they work, and if they like their job or not.
2. Have each student make a poster of their best friend. The poster should include a picture,
their best friends name, and information about their job (title, responsibilities, company they
work for, where they work). Present posters to the class.
3. Memory Game: Each person states their occupation in a sentence using the verb to be, e.g.
Im a teacher. After their own personal sentence, they must then repeat all the previous student
information using the third person form of the verb to be. Shes a custodian. Hes a cook.
Hes a construction worker. Shes a babysitter. As the game continues, of course, the students
have to remember more and more information!

Materials:
Matching Activity Materials (see additional document for pictures):
Job Title Sentence Strips

Job Responsibility Sentence Strips

She is an artist.

She paints pictures.

He is an auto mechanic.

He fixes cars.

She is a babysitter.

She takes care of children.

He is a carpenter.

He builds things out of wood.

She is a cashier.

She rings up your purchases.

She is a chef.

She cooks in a restaurant.

He is a dentist.

He cleans teeth.

He is a doctor.

He helps sick people.

He is a firefighter.

He saves people from fires.

She is a hairdresser.

She cuts hair.

She is a housekeeper.

She cleans hotel rooms.

He is a lawyer.

He represents clients in court.

He is a musician.

He plays musical instruments.

She is a nurse.
He is a painter.
She is a police officer.

She helps people who are sick.

He paints the exterior of houses.
She protects the community.

She is a receptionist.

She welcomes people to an office.

He is a reporter.

He reports the news on television.

She is a secretary.

She files important papers.

He is a truck driver.

He drives trucks.

She is a veterinarian.

She helps sick animals.

He is an author.

He writes books.

Job Title Information Chart

Whats your
name?

What do
you do?

Where do
you work?

What
company do What are Do you like
you work your duties? your job?
for?