Lesson 6

Finding A Job

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Visual aides for Lesson 6
Objective: To be able to tell what your professional skills and interests are.

Dialog:

A. I'm looking for a job.
B. What kind of work do you do?
A. I'm a secretary.
B. Can you use a word processor?
A. Yes, I can.
B. Can you take shorthand?
A. No, I can't.
B. Do you like to meet people?
A. Yes, I do.

Practice 1: Vocabulary Expansion

Icanuse a word processor.
Hetake shorthand.
Shefix cars.
Youfix trucks.
clean yards.
mow lawns.

Practice 2: Question-Response

Can you use a word processor? Yes, I can.
  take a shorthand? No, I can't.
  fix cars?  
  fix trucks?  
  clean yards?  
  mow lawns?  

Practice 3: Vocabulary Expansion

I like to meet people.
You want to sell things.
He likes to work outdoors.
She wants to work indoors.
    clean yards.
    fix things.

 

Practice 4: Question-Response

Do you like to meet people? Yes, I do.
Does he   work indoors?   he does.
Does she   work outdoors? No, she doesn't .
Do you   fix things?   I don't.

 

Practice 5: Teacher Directed Questions

Teacher: Ask (student's name) if s/he can fix cars.
Student 1: Can you fix cars?
Student 2: Yes, I can.

Practice 6: Dictation

Dictate the dialog and have the students write the entire thing.

Practice 7 Role Play

A. I'm looking for a job.
B. What kind of work do you do?
A. I'm a __________.
B. Can you _________?
A. _________, I _________.
B. Do you like to _________?
A. _________, I _________

Practice 8: Listening and Answering

Read each of the following passages and then ask questions about them.
Passage A:
John likes to work outdoors. He like to fix things. He can make tables and chairs. He can not fix cars. He does not like to meet people.
Example questions:
What does John do?
Does he like to work outdoors? Does he like to fix cars?
Can he make tables?
Passage B:
Mary can type and take shorthand but she can not use a word processor. She likes to work indoors and she likes to meet people. She does not like to sell things or to fix things.
Passage C:
Felipa likes to sell things. She likes to meet people and she wants to work in a department store. She wants to sell clothes or furniture. She can sell things very well.
Passage D:
Kim is a good cook. He likes to work indoors. He likes to meet people but he doesn't want to be a waiter. He can cook American food, Chinese food and Mexican food, but he likes to cook Chinese food the most.

Practice 9: Game -- Twenty Questions

One student selects a picture of a particular profession and the other students attempt to guess what it is by asking yes/no questions. For example a student chooses a picture of a mechanic. The other students might ask the following questions:
Do you like to work indoors? No, I don't.
Do you like to fix things? Yes.
Can you fix TVs? No.
Can you fix cars? Yes.
Are you a mechanic? Yes

Practice 10: Game -- Clues

  1. The teacher gives clues one at a time, either orally or written on the board, about the profession of one of his relatives. After each clue, students attempt to guess what the relative's profession is.
    Example: My father likes to work indoors. He likes to meet people. He doesn't like to fix things. He can't sell things. He can cut hair very well. He's a barber.
  2. Students then write a brief set of sentences about one of their relatives. The teacher goes around and helps them with vocabulary.
  3. Students then read their clues one at a time while the class tries to guess what their relatives do.

Instructor's Note:
By this time you should be able to apply the skills you have developed to the teaching of new lessons. Examine Lesson 6 and identify the module that treats each exercise. Follow the procedures for each module as suggested in preparing and teaching this and subsequent lessons.