LESSON PLAN

Topic: Talking about unusual jobs

Objectives: By the end of the lesson students Language objectives:

will be able to;
- Talk about unusual jobs
- Share their ideas on a topic
- Engage in a group discussion
During the discussions students are expected to
use the language for;
- Agreeing/disagreeing
- Giving an explanation
- Expressing opinion

- Report others’ ideas

Level: Intermediate Duration: 50 mins

Stage Time Group Activity Materials Objectives

10 Whole Brainstorming: Board &
mins. Class T. starts the lesson by asking “what are the boardmarkers To activate
(build interest)

characteristics of a good job? and lists the answers. schemata on

PREPARE

T. Then asks “what are the most preferred jobs?” jobs.

To prepare
students talk
about jobs.
10 Whole -T. states that as a whole class they have talked Reading text To raise
mins class+ about most common jobs and asks the students to 1 & Reading awareness on
Individual think about unusual/unconventional jobs. text 2 unconventional
(Discover new information)

-T. divides the class into two groups and to one jobs.
group s/he gives the text on
https://www.wikijob.co.uk/content/features/useful- To provide
PRESENT

resources/unusual-jobs-that-pay-well (Reading 1) information for

and to the other group s/he gives the texts on discussion.
https://www.businessinsider.com/15-weird-jobs-
that-pay-surprisingly-well-2019-8 (Reading 2)
- T. Asks the students to read the assigned texts and
decide which job they would choose and the
reasons why they would choose that job.

10 Pair work T. pairs the students who read different texts. N/A To practice
mins discussion skills
T. asks to students to tell each other which unusual
jobs they have chosen with reasons. To practice
(Share ideas)

sharing
PRACTICE

information
with a peer.

To use the
language for
discussion
appropriately
PERFORM 20 Group T. puts the students in groups of four; two students N/A To use
mins work – with reading text 1, two students with reading text language for
Whole 2. agreeing/
class T. asks each group to reach on a consensus on the disagreeing,
best unconventional job. giving an
T. asks one student from each group to report their explanation,
ideas. expressing
Optional: T. Can note down the results of the opinion.
discussions and later the whole class can vote for
the best unconventional job.

Useful Language: Agreeing/Disagreeing

Expressing Opinion I (quite) agree.

In my opinion/view .... I agree completely/entirely.

If you ask me .... I couldn’t agree (with you) more.

As far as I can see/I’m concerned .... That’s true/right.

It seems to me that .... I disagree (with you), I’m afraid.

Giving an explanation No, I really can’t agree, I’m afraid.

The reason for this is .... I don’t quite agree there. I

The main problem is ....

Just let me explain ....

Well, the reason is ....