Lesson plan

Unit: 01
Sequence: Consolidation and extension
Learning objective: By the end of the lesson, SWBAT write an application letter following a convincing
layout and specific information.

Competences: Interaction – Interpretation – Production

Transversal competences:
 - Formal letters
 - Present simple tense
 - Expressing likes and personality traits.

Timing Class activities Objectives

Warming up phase

What are your future projects when you finish your studies or
become younger? To generate
 - To get married
 - To go abroad ideas from the
 - To look for / search a job students to
 - To take a rest
 - To organise a graduation party. introduce the

By the way, what is your dream job? topic in a

 - A doctor smooth way
07 mns  - A nurse
 - An engineer and draw their
 - A teacher attention to the
 - A pilot
 - A builder way of getting a
Before being employed or given the job, what do you need to do? job
 - To visit the employer
 - To call him
 - To send him a letter or a CV
 - To look for the persons who know him well.
 - To check newspapers about the advertisements / ads: To make the
announcements of employment. students
Do you have an idea about this type of a letter? What do we call it? understand
 An application letter: to apply for a job for example.
what do we
According to you, what information are you going to introduce or mean by
include in the application letter?
 - Personal information (name, age…) advertisement
 - Your diploma / qualifications
 - Your skills
 - Your great interest to the job……

Presentation phase:

The teacher hands a document (handout) to the learners and interacts with
them about the layout (outline- plan- design – the strategy- framework –
skeleton) of an application letter and its main content.
 Focus on:
 - Accuracy of your address
 - Salutation
 - Precision in your reason of writing To highlight
 job advertised in (Name of a newspaper) on + time
both the form
 - Examples of adjectives related to your personality traits
23 mns (serious, hardworking, sociable, dynamic, active, strong, and content of
patient, tolerant, open-minded…)
an application
 - Skills (capacities- aptitudes – talents - abilities): Good at
computing – Fluent in English – Able to work at night, letter
updated…
 - A catchy conclusion: Show more interest to the job –
promise to honour the company and bring more benefits…

Remark: Remind the learners and make aware that we do not write
to ourselves but to particular readers.
Practice phase

The teacher supplies the learners with an application letter with gaps to be
completed with the given words.
Task : Fill in the gaps with suitable words from the table below:

fifteen hardworking faithfully experience suitable

advertised secondary interview hope part-time
father Certificate apply cars breaks
15 mns
Mr. Said Mohamed 2,
Independence Street 16027
ALGIERS ALGERIA
Dec 28th, 2020
Mr. Hakim Bouzidi
Didouche Mourad Street 16000
ALGIERS ALGERIA
Re: Mechanic

Dear Sir,
To check the
I would like to apply for the position of part time mechanic which I students’
saw advertised in the 'Southgate News Press'.
I am a fifteen -year-old student. I have General Intermediate understanding
certificate. Next year, I am going to study cars’ machinery at secondary and broaden
school.
I have no actual work experience. However, I would enjoy working their voc stock
with cars as I like working with machines.
I am hardworking and polite as well as responsible and friendly, so I
think I am suitable for the post. I usually help my father when his car
breaks down.
I hope you will consider me for the position. I am able to attend an
interview at any time.
Yours faithfully
Mohammed Akram