Item 3 Svisch Sabina gr 31 (E/G)

The presented topic for developing writing skills and teaching vocabulary in a
communicative context is “Writing a resume”. It satisfies the criteria of
correspondence to school curriculum requirements as this topic is included into the
school curriculum for 8th form. This topic is appropriate for covering all learners’
needs such as cognitive (learners are able to ask questions and get answers), affective
(learners have time for reflection and self-assessment) and social (learners can
communicate with peers while doing the tasks). The learners’ age is about 13-14
years so they can understand the purpose of developing writing skills and vocabulary
learning. The level of English is B1 because learners can write simple connected texts
on a range of familiar subjects within his field of interests, by a series of shorter
discrete elements into a linear sequence.
This is a sequence of activities to develop writing skills and to practice the
vocabulary based on the topic “Writing a resume”:
1) Imagine that you are going to write a resume. Write down 7-10
words that you associate with this topic.
1. ________________ 6. _________________
2. ________________ 7. _________________
3. ________________ 8. _________________
4. ________________ 9. _________________
5. ________________ 10._________________

Purpose: to provide orientation to the topic; introduce the target vocabulary; to

prepare learners for the while- and post-writing tasks and familiarize them with the
topic of the writing exercises.
Instruction: imagine that you are going to write a resume. Write down 7-10
words that you associate with this topic.
 Description: the teacher gives the handouts and explains to the learners what
they should do, then gives learners 3-5 minutes to write the words and after that s/he
asks learners to check the task.
2) What parts does a resume have?
a) Write the missing letters. b) Match the parts 1-6 with their
1 P_rs_n_l det_ _ils meanings A-F.
2 Ed_c_t_ _ n and q_ _lific_t_ A jobs you did before
_ns B things you enjoy (e.g. playing
3 W_rk exp_r_ _nce a sport)
4 Sk_lls C your name, address, date of
5 Int_r_sts birth, email, phone number
6 R_f_r_nc_s D the name of your school /
college; exams you passed
E things you can do (e.g. speak a
language; drive a car; use a computer)
F names of people who know
you (e.g. your teacher or your boss),
and who can say that you’re good for a
job
Purpose: to improve matching skills; to enhance learners’ vocabulary; provide
learners with resume structure information; to facilitate while-writing activities.
Instruction: write the missing letters and then match the parts 1-6 with their
meanings A-F.
Description: the teacher explains to the learners what they should do, then
gives learners 3-5 minutes to do the task and after that s/he asks learners one by one to
check the task.
3) Alex Schulz is a surgeon from Germany.

Look at the details from his resume and write them under the right heading in his
resume.

1. Personal details
Date of birth: 30 April 1992
2. Education and qualifications
_____________________________________________________________________
3. Work experience
_____________________________________________________________________
4. Skills
_____________________________________________________________________
5. Interests
_____________________________________________________________________
6. References
_____________________________________________________________________
a. Date of birth: 30 April 1992
b. 2011-2012 surgeon at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, German
c. I enjoy football and played for the men’s team at school.
d. Languages: German (fluent); English (elementary). UK driving license
e. 2006-2011 The University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg,
(Germany). Bachelor of Surgery.
f. Mr. Mark Hargreaves, ESOL lecturer, The University of Heidelberg
mhargreaves@heidelberg.ac.gr
Purpose: to stimulate learners’ thinking; to prepare learners for writing their
resumes; to enrich the vocabulary.
Instruction: look at the details from Alex’s resume, and write them under the
right heading in his resume.

Description: the teacher explains to the learners what they should do then gives
learners 5-7 minutes to do the task, after that he asks learners one by one to check the
task.

4) Now write your resume. Write information about yourself.

 A resume

I am a _______________________________________________________________
I am looking for _______________________________________________________
Personal details
Address: _____________________________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________________________________________
Date of birth: _________________________________________________________
Education and qualifications
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Work experience
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
Skills
Languages: ___________________________________________________________
Computers: ___________________________________________________________
Interests
_____________________________________________________________________
References

Purpose: to enhance learners’ vocabulary; to improve pupils’ creativity; to

help learners to grow as writers and gain confidence in their writing skills.
Instruction: write your resume using information about yourself.
Description: the teacher explains to the learners what they should do then gives
learners 7-10 minutes to do the task, and after that he asks learners to check the task.
 Writing skills are an important part of communication.  I think that good
writing skills allow learners to communicate their message with clarity and ease to a
far larger audience than through face-to-face or telephone conversations. They might
be called upon to write a report, plan or strategy at work; write a grant application
or press release within a volunteering role. And, of course, a well written CV or
resume with no spelling or grammatical mistakes is essential if learners want a good
job in the future. Today, unfortunately, I see more and more examples of poor writing
skills both in print and on the web.  Poor writing skills create poor first impressions
and many readers will have an immediate negative reaction if they spot
a spelling or grammatical mistake. As just one example, a spelling mistake on a
commercial web page may cause potential customers to doubt the credibility of the
website and the organization.