DIDACTIC UNIT 15: What will you do for a living?

SESSIONS: 6

TOPIC: Jobs and Careers

COMPETENCES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
FINAL TASK: Investigation of a professional field: represent an interview,
write a brochure about the job, make a survey to search for possible
candidates, and write a personal application form
OBJECTIVES
DIDACTIC UNIT OBJECTIVES
To produce and understand oral texts about jobs and careers
To produce and understand written texts about jobs and
careers
To use the corresponding lexical and grammatical structures
in order to build up textual cohesion
To foster learning strategies related to use subordinating
conjuctions and textual linkers
To value the importance of lifelong learning
To use ICTs in order to obtain information to prepare an job
interview

SUBJECT
OBJECTIVES
1,2
3,4,5
6
7,10
8,9
7

CONTENTS
BLOCK 1: LISTENING, SPEAKING AND
TALKING
Listen to people talking about their first
experience working.
Interchange
of
opinions
about
advantages and disadvantages of
working.
Debate about ideal summer jobs.

BLOCK 2: READING AND WRITING

Revising the structure of letters of
application
Encouraging reflection when dealing
with a writing exercise.
Reading a text about volunteering in
a foreign country.
Writing a job application letter.

BLOCK 3: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Linguistic knowledge
Grammar:
Subordinating
conjunctions and Textual linkers
Functions: Justifying choices
Vocabulary: Job market, Phrasal
verbs and False friends
Pronunciation: /d/ and //

BLOCK 4: SOCIOCULTURAL ASPECTS

AND INTERCULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS
Suitability for a job
Pros and cons of jobs
Prejudices related to jobs
The Curriculum Vitae
Application forms for jobs
Job adverts and steps to find a job

Reflection on learning: the importance

of strategies for self-correction of
oral and written productions
EVALUATION
EVALUATION

CRITERIA:

At the end of the unit, students must have learnt to...

produce and understand oral texts about jobs and careers.

produce and understand written texts about jobs and careers.
use the corresponding lexical and grammatical structures in order to build up
textual cohesion.
foster learning strategies related to use subordinating conjuctions and textual
linkers.
value the importance of lifelong learning.
use ICTs in order to obtain information to prepare an job interview.
EVALUATION
TOOLS

Initial evaluation Formative evaluation

Final
Warming up
Observation sheets,
evaluation:
activities
oral and written
Final task and
productions
test

CROSS-CURRICULAR TOPICS: Education for equality of opportunities,

Education for peace, sexes, race, and age, Moral and civic Education.
INTERDISCIPLINARY LINKS: Economy.