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Unit:

“How to get a job”

Topic:

“Job interview tips”

Lesson Objective

To get acquainted with practical tips or how to get a job

Lesson tasks:

To develop speaking skills by means of making a group presentation on the topic “Job interview tips”.

To revise the material about where and how to hire employee.

To stimulate the students’ activity on the topic “How to get a job”

To watch two educational films and to read the text about the pros and cons of the job interview.

To analyze the films and the text.

To revise the grammar material on the Modal verbs.

I. Setting tasks

Good morning, dear teachers! Good morning, dear students! I’m glad to see all of you today!

Dear students, at the previous lessons we were discussing many things concerning careers: we spoke about the importance of your future profession. Today we will continue this theme by discussing the topic “How to get a job”. So this time you will watch two educational films, read the text about interview preparations. After that you are supposed to make up a dialogue on how to behave during the interview.

II. Revision of grammar and lexical material

Last time we got to know a lot of new things about career and learnt new words and word-combinations. Now I want you to show what you have learnt from the previous lessons and now I’ll give you cards with the vocabulary of the previous lessons and your task is to make up sentences using modal verbs in each of them, ok? The students are given the cards with questions (see Appendix 1).

Let’s see what you have done?

Thank you very much for being active.

III. Checking the material on the topic “How to get a job”

Now let’s turn to the topic of our lesson “How to get a job” First of all I’d like to ask you some questions concerning your previous experience

1. Are you working?

2. Have you ever tried to find a job if you have could you please describe how it happened?

3. How long have you been working?

4. Could you please share your experience with us how to find a job?

That was very good. Thank you very much. So according to your answers nowadays we have a lot of opportunities in finding a job. So today we would go into details and make up a list of tips “How to behave during the interview” Let’s pass over to your home task and read the text “How to get a job” The students are given the text “How to get a job”(see Appendix 2).

After each extract I’ll ask you a question basing on it.

1. What are the 2 main problems faced by the person who is seeking for a job?

2. What is the first thing you do while looking for a job?

- 3. What is the strategy in finding a new job?

Now we’re moving on to the next passage, while reading we’ll make several stops and during a pause you’re supposed to fill the table “do’s and don’ts” at the job interviewm, ok? The students are given the table do’s and don’ts at the job interview(see Appendix 3).

Now you work in pairs and your task is to compare your results with each other. The next thing for us to do is to watch 2 video fragments about the job interview. You will watch these video fragments twice and after that you’ll be given 3 minutes to finish your tables. Also you should decide which tips are positive and which of them are negative. Two educational films: “Good and bad interview” and “What are your strengths and weaknesses”.(seehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OjDRKguXj8&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEV45wAxZ3k )

IV. Learn / revise

Ok, you’ll be given 2 minutes to compare your results with the partner’s ones. The next thing we’re going to do is to sum up your ideas and to create our chart all together. Let’s begin with don’ts could you please share your ideas? Thanks a lot. Now let’s dwell upon “do’s”. Thank you for being productive.

Ok, put off our charts for a little bit we’ll use them later. Now I’m going to give you some stripes and you’re supposed to sequence them in the proper order, to get acquainted with a sample of a job interview. The students are given stripes with the dialogue “How to get a job” (see Appendix 4).

Also pay attention to idioms, special phrases typical of a job interview ok? Let’s checking. Did you find any special idioms or phrases? Could you please enumerate them? That was good thank you.

Now, using your charts and typical phrases you should make up a dialogue of your own. Remember that you have only 15 minutes to do this task.

Your time is over, let’s check, are there any volunteers to start?

Dear students, thanks a lot for such brilliant dialogues. It was a pleasure to listen to you. Your ideas were really very interesting and creative. Thank you very much.

Before we finish our lesson, I’d like you to reflect a little bit. What new things have you learnt?

V. Home assignment

That is the end of our lesson. I’d like to express my gratitude to you thank you for being active and productive today.

Your home task for the next time is to find the samples and the structure of a CV.

See you next time!

DO’S

DON’TS