Description
A B1-level jobs speaking ESL lesson focused on describing responsibilities, skills, and the pros and cons of different jobs. Ideal for learners preparing for job interviews or improving their workplace communication skills.
Students explore the topic through the video A Day in the Life of a Server, which provides authentic language and context. The lesson includes prediction tasks, listening for gist and detail, language analysis, and role-play. Clear, engaging, and easy to teach, this lesson helps students speak more confidently and in a more structured way.
Warmer: Guess the Job
Students guess different jobs based on responsibilities, pros, cons and skills. This activates vocabulary and introduces the topic.
Listening: Prediction and Gist
Students predict what the job involves and then watch the video to check their ideas.
Listening for Detail
Students complete a true/false task to focus on key information and language from the video.
Language Focus: Talking About Jobs
Students analyse and practise useful phrases such as My role involves… and One challenge is….
Controlled Speaking: Job Interview
Students complete interview dialogues using the target language to build confidence.
Role-play: Be the Interviewer
Students act out interviews using job cards, then swap roles and repeat the task.
Personalisation and Speaking
Students prepare answers about their own job, interview a partner, and present their ideas to the class.
Discussion: Jobs and Preferences
Students discuss which jobs are interesting or difficult and share their opinions.
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