LESSON PLAN

A. Students and Setting

STUDENTS:
● Students’ age: 18-22 years old
● Target level: B2
● Characteristics: enthusiastic, eager to learn and work
● Students’ need: Students who need to apply for a job

SETTING:
● Type of institution: an English language center
● The size of class: 15 students
● How often the class meets and for how long: 2 sessions of 2 hours per week (on
Saturday and Sunday mornings)

B. Aims and Objectives

● Aims: The lesson is designed to:
○ provide students with the knowledge of job application emails.
○ provide students with the practice of writing a job application email.
● Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
○ identify a job application email.
○ memorize the main parts of a job application email.
○ use the sub-skills learned to formulate a job application email.
○ display a positive attitude towards team working.

C. Procedures

1. PRE-TEACHING
+ Lead-in activity (5ms): Teacher asks students questions relating to their interest
in having a job in a friendly and communicative way:
● Does anyone want to have a job this summer?
● Can you name some part time jobs?
● Has anyone ever worked before?
● What do we need to do to apply for a job?
● Do you need to write anything?
 → Set the context, arouse students’ interest about the topic, and introduce the
topic

2. WHILE TEACHING
+ Activity 1 (10 mins):
- Teacher divides the class into 3 groups of 5.
- Teacher asks students to brainstorm the main contents of a job application
by listing the information they think needs to be included in a job
application in 5 minutes.

*If necessary, the teacher may provide some clues, such as their
name, their contact information, the job they want to apply for….

- Teacher then invites representatives of each group to come to the board and
write their answers.
- Teacher shows on the slides the answers and checks which group has more
correct answers → bonus

→ Students have time to think about the topic

+ Activity 2 (15 mins):

- Teacher gives out handouts of an example of a job application email, but
leaves out some blanks on the email for students to fill in those blanks with
the information provided on the slides.
- Asks students to give the main idea of each part of the application form→
provide students with the structure of the body of an application email
- Provides students with handouts of the completed job application

→ Students familiarize themselves with what an application email should

look like and be able to organize the information in a job application.

+ Activity 3 (10 mins):

- Give students 2 versions of the same job application email: 1 bad example
(contractions, wrong spelling and grammar, informal language, no subjects
in sentence, etc.) and 1 good example with formal language
- Teacher asks students to identify the difference in language use between 2
models and sort them into formal and informal

→ Students identify & differentiate informal and formal language.

+ Activity 4 (10 mins):
- Teacher asks students a question: “What do we write in a job application
email if we have no experience?”
- Students discuss in groups of 5 in 5 minutes
- Teachers invites students individually to share their ideas with the class
- Teacher gives students handouts with different samples of ways to write
when an applicant has no experience in the job), then asks them to
summarize the main ideas in those samples (e.g: experience taken from
extracurricular activities, clubs, class works, self-skills, etc.)
- Teacher gives conclusion

→ Students generate more ideas based on their own thinking.

+ Activity 5 (20 mins):

- Teacher asks students to find job advertisements on the internet and plan for
their application email (on Jamboard)

→ Students formulate a draft for their job application emails.

+ Activity 6 (30 mins):

- Teacher asks students to work in 5 groups of 3 and choose 1 out of the
members’ plans to write a complete application email together.
- After the groups complete their emails, they will submit them to the teacher
with the job advertisement they chose to apply for.

→ Students formulate job application emails.

3. POST-TEACHING
+ Activity 7 (15 mins):
- Teacher shows one group’s email on the screen and asks other groups to
give their feedback on that group’s email.
- Teacher then checks their emails and gives comments.

→ Provide students with the practice of reviewing written work, preparing

for their rewriting later

+ Wrap-up (5ms)
- Teacher asks students to mind-map what they have learned in the lesson.
- Teacher assigns homework: Each student will write a complete application
email from their own plans they made in activity 5, then submit to the
teacher. For those whose plans are chosen in class, they will need to rewrite
their application email based on everyone’s feedback.

→ Students give feedback and share their thoughts, learn from others.
D. Appendices

ACTIVITY 1: Answers on slide:

○ Applicant’s personal information (name, address, contact number…)

○ Job position that you are applying for how you found out about it
○ Your interest in the position
○ Relevant skills and work experience/ achievements
○ Personal qualities
○ Enclosure
○ Call to action

ACTIVITY 2: Handout
ACTIVITY 3: HANDOUT

Good example:

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to apply for the part-time job position advertised on your website. I am a
university student with a strong academic background and I am excited about the
opportunity to gain some work experience while studying.

While I do not have any previous work experience, I am confident that my academic
experience has prepared me for the demands of the position. My coursework has helped
me develop strong research and analytical skills, which I believe would be valuable in
this role. I have also been involved in various extracurricular activities such as
volunteering at community events, which has helped me develop interpersonal and
communication skills.

Additionally, I am a quick learner and am always eager to learn new things. I am highly
motivated and am able to work independently or as part of a team. I am also flexible with
my schedule and am available to work weekends and evenings.

I am excited about the opportunity to contribute to your team and to gain valuable work
experience. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to hearing back
from you.

Sincerely,

John

Bad example:

Dear Hiring Manager,

Hope you’re doing well. I’m writing to apply for the part-time job position advertised on
your website. I’m a university student with a strong academic background and I’m
excited about the opportunity to gain some work experience while studying.

While I don’t have any previous work experience, I’m confident that my academic
experience has prepared me for the demands of the position. My courseworks has helped
me develop strong research and analytical skills, which I believe would be valuable in
this role. I’ve also been involved in various extracurricular activities such as volunteering
at community events, which has helped me develop interpersonal and communication
skills.

Additionally, I’m a quick learner and always eager to learn new things. I’m highly
motivated and able to work independently or as part of a team. I’m also flexibl with my
schedule and am available to work weekends and evenings.

I’m excited about the opportunity to contribute to your team and to gain valuable work
experience. Thank you for considering my application. Look forward to hearing back
from you.

Take care,

John

ACTIVITY 4: Handout