My dream job — ready-made English lesson, B1

Lesson goal: Students can describe jobs, talk about their skills and experience, and answer common job interview questions.

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Lesson plan

1
Warm-up
Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.
- What did you want to be when you were a child?
- What's the most important thing in a job: money, people or interesting work?
- Have you ever had a job interview? How did you feel?
- Would you prefer to work from home or in an office?
2
New words
Meet the words and practise them in games.
FlashcardsFill the gap
apply for · CV · job interview · experience · skills · qualification · promotion · deadline · part-time · full-time · employee · employer · be responsible for · quit · retire
All words in the set
3
Exercises
The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.
1. Fill the gap
  I'd like to ___ for the sales assistant job I saw on your website.
  Answer: apply
2. Fill the gap
  The report must be finished by Friday — that's the ___.
  Answer: deadline
3. Fill the gap
  As a team leader, I'm responsible ___ five people.
  Answer: for
4. Multiple choice
  A person or company that pays people to work for them is ...
  an employeean employera colleaguea customer
5. Multiple choice
  She has worked here for ten years, and last month she became the manager. She got ...
  a promotiona qualificationa CVa deadline
6. Multiple choice
  Choose the correct sentence for a job interview.
  I have worked in a café for two years.I work in a café since two years.I am working in a café since two years.
7. True / false
  Read: 'Maria works part-time in a bookshop while she studies. She has no business qualifications, but she has a lot of experience with customers. Next year she wants to apply for a full-time job as a manager.' Maria works five full days a week at the moment.
  Answer: False
8. True / false
  Read: 'Maria works part-time in a bookshop while she studies. She has no business qualifications, but she has a lot of experience with customers. Next year she wants to apply for a full-time job as a manager.' Maria has experience of working with customers.
  Answer: True
9. Discussion question
  Answer this interview question: 'What are your strengths, and why should we give you this job?'
  Sample answer: I'm organised and I work well in a team. I have two years' experience in customer service, so I know how to deal with difficult situations. I also learn quickly and I always meet my deadlines.
4
Speaking
The student answers using the new words.
- Describe your dream job. What skills and qualifications would you need for it?
- Is it better to stay with one employer for a long time or to change jobs often?
- Would you quit a well-paid job to do something you love? Why or why not?
- At what age should people retire? Should it be the same for everyone?
- Which jobs do you think will disappear in the next twenty years?
5
Review
A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.
Quiz

Lesson plan

Warm-up

Questions to get the student talking and lead into the topic.

What did you want to be when you were a child?
What's the most important thing in a job: money, people or interesting work?
Have you ever had a job interview? How did you feel?
Would you prefer to work from home or in an office?

New words

Meet the words and practise them in games.

FlashcardsFill the gap

apply for · CV · job interview · experience · skills · qualification · promotion · deadline · part-time · full-time · employee · employer · be responsible for · quit · retire

All words in the set

Exercises

The lesson's words in context. Only you see the answers.

Fill the gap
I'd like to ___ for the sales assistant job I saw on your website.
Answer: apply
Fill the gap
The report must be finished by Friday — that's the ___.
Answer: deadline
Fill the gap
As a team leader, I'm responsible ___ five people.
Answer: for
Multiple choice
A person or company that pays people to work for them is ...
an employeean employera colleaguea customer
Multiple choice
She has worked here for ten years, and last month she became the manager. She got ...
a promotiona qualificationa CVa deadline
Multiple choice
Choose the correct sentence for a job interview.
I have worked in a café for two years.I work in a café since two years.I am working in a café since two years.
True / false
Read: 'Maria works part-time in a bookshop while she studies. She has no business qualifications, but she has a lot of experience with customers. Next year she wants to apply for a full-time job as a manager.' Maria works five full days a week at the moment.
Answer: False
True / false
Read: 'Maria works part-time in a bookshop while she studies. She has no business qualifications, but she has a lot of experience with customers. Next year she wants to apply for a full-time job as a manager.' Maria has experience of working with customers.
Answer: True
Discussion question
Answer this interview question: 'What are your strengths, and why should we give you this job?'
Sample answer: I'm organised and I work well in a team. I have two years' experience in customer service, so I know how to deal with difficult situations. I also learn quickly and I always meet my deadlines.

Speaking

The student answers using the new words.

Describe your dream job. What skills and qualifications would you need for it?
Is it better to stay with one employer for a long time or to change jobs often?
Would you quit a well-paid job to do something you love? Why or why not?
At what age should people retire? Should it be the same for everyone?
Which jobs do you think will disappear in the next twenty years?

Review

A quiz on the lesson's words. With a student, it's homework on their link.

Quiz