Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers
JOBS and WORK
Reading Lesson
JOBS and WORK
JOBS and WORK
REMOTE LEARNING?
Consider emailing the 2-page lesson below to your students - NO ANSWER KEY ATTACHED!
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Jobs Video Quiz
JOBS 10 Questions about jobs Level: Intermediate to Advanced Video Play Time: 5:17 Printable Lesson Time: Approx 30 mins Page 1 10 multiple-choice questions (Complete the quiz, then watch the video to check your answers!) Page 2 (optional) 10 additional (gap-fill) questions - Watch the video a second time and answer the questions! Page 3 Detailed Notes and Answer Keys Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
If you decide to use this video without the printable worksheets, consider pausing the video after each question and give your learners a minute or two discuss before continuing the video so they can check their answers.
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16 Clues
JOBS Read the clues and fill in the missing letters. Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening Lesson
'CHOOSING A JOB' Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
Total Time: 45-55 mins Level: Beginner-Elementary With Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Questions About You'
Writing Practice JOBS and WORK For students without a job Answer the questions about you. One page worksheet with ten questions. Answers will vary. Level: Elementary to Advanced Time: Approx. 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Vocabulary Memory Game (with spelling practice)
JOBS Complete the words below with vowels. Then memorize the words in the boxes.
Individual or pair work Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pair Work Discussion
JOBS and WORK 20 different questions about jobs and
work - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts Pair work Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Discussion Practice
JOBS and WORK 16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Vocabulary Game
Jobs Use the letters to write the names of different jobs. For each word, you can only use each letter one time.
16 possible answers and suggested game ideas on page 2. Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity JOBS and WORK Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening Practice
JOBS: 'JOB INTERVIEW' Page 1:
Listen to the questions and choose the best sentences to respond. Sixteen questions. Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Page 2: Listen again and fill in the missing words. Then ask your classmates the questions. Page 3: Answer Key and Read-Aloud Script Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Reading and Grammar
JOBS and WORK ('My Job is Special') 285-word article: 'My Job is Special'
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate
Notes and Answer Key attached Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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"Students, like the rest of us, need to be able to do a number of things with a reading text. They need to be able to scan the text for particular bits of information they are searching for. This skill means that they do not have to read every word and line; on the contrary, such an approach would stop them scanning successfully . . . They may scan a computer manual to find one piece of information they need to use their machine . . . But we would expect them to be less utilitarian with a literary work where reading for pleasure will be a slower, closer kind of activity."
How to Teach English
~Jeremy Harmer |
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Reading (Scanning)
JOBS and WORK Read and decide if each statement is true or false.
Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Find the Listening version of this activity below. Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listen
JOBS and WORK Listen and decide if each statement is true or false.
Read-Aloud Script and Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate (This activity is a little more challenging than the above Reading version.) Approximate Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Consider reading aloud the attached script (or playing the audio file) a second time. |
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Board Game
JOBS and WORK 30 questions about jobs and work
For groups of two to three players Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 to 25 minutes Dice required Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
Remember to select 'grayscale' in your computer printer settings to save on color ink!
Consider showing this short video (4:23) to your learners as a way for them to preview the above 30 Board Game discussion questions. Even better, if possible, get your students thinking about the questions at home by emailing them a link to this video - the day before conducting the activity in class!
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Word Bank
20 JOBS and OCCUPATIONS 20 kinds of jobs
Write the correct name of each job next to each picture; with Answer Key. Level: Beginner to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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artist
astronaut businessman cashier chef |
clown
doctor farmer fireman maid |
pilot
plumber reporter sailor scientist |
soldier
taxi driver teacher truck driver waiter |
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Information-Gap Activity
JOBS: What's my job? Ask (your partner) the 20 questions on the left. Can you guess your partner's jobs?
Activity Notes attached Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Information-Gap Activity
JOBS: Positions Vacant Work with your partner and read aloud the help wanted ads below. There is ONE difference in each of the ads. Can you find them all?
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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An original video (3:30) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics
The 15 words and sentences in the video follow the same order of the answers in the above printable worksheet! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work. Visit my YouTube channel to subscribe and watch more English language teaching and learning videos! 
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Word Bank
JOBS and WORK 15 vocabulary items about jobs and work
Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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cashier
commute hire job interview librarian |
manager
musician photographer pilot quit |
reporter
salary secretary waitress work experience |
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Worksheet
JOBS Brainstorming and dictionary practice
Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below. All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given. Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer. Level: Elementary to Intermediate Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit. Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework. |
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Word Bank
JOBS and OCCUPATIONS 63 different kinds of jobs
Question: Which 3 jobs would you most like to have? Why? Level: Intermediate to Advanced Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Jobs
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accountant
actor actress architect artist astronaut athlete bank teller barber bus driver businessperson cashier clerk |
clown
cook dentist doctor engineer factory worker farmer fashion model fireman fisherman flight attendant florist gardener |
grocer
hairstylist journalist lawyer librarian maid mechanic musician nurse painter pharmacist pilot plumber |
police officer
politician postal worker professor receptionist repairman reporter secretary sailor salesperson scientist security guard soldier |
singer
taxi driver teacher tour guide truck driver usher veterinarian waiter waitress writer zoo keeper |
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Word Bank
WORKING 63 working-related vocabulary items
Question: Which 8 words below are kinds of people? Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Intermediate Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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applicant
application form apply ask for a raise benefits blue collar bonus boss call in sick challenging change jobs coffee break company |
cover letter
co-worker earn employ employee employer employment office fire full-time hire interview job |
late for work
look for work lunch break make money manager nine-to-five office work on time out of work overtime part-time pay pension |
position
promote promotion qualified qualifications quit quitting time raise resume salary sick leave skills skilled worker |
summer job
take time off train training unemployed unemployment want ads white collar work worker work place working hours |
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Vocabulary Quiz
Jobs and Occupations 14 vocabulary items about jobs
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 - 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
An original video (9:38) created and uploaded to YouTube by All Things Topics
The 14 questions in the video are the same as those in the above printable quiz! Show it to your students as a fun way to check their work. Or divide your class into two or more groups and use it as a team challenge! Visit my YouTube channel to subscribe and watch more English language teaching and learning videos! |
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Vocabulary Quiz
WORKING 14 vocabulary items about working
Answer Key attached Level: Intermediate Approximate Time: 10 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Crossword
JOBS and OCCUPATIONS Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Crossword
WORKING Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached
Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Search
JOBS and OCCUPATIONS 18 vocabulary items about jobs and occupations
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Word Search
WORKING 18 vocabulary items about working
Answer Key attached Level: Elementary to Advanced Approximate Time: 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Rank & Discuss Opinions
JOBS and WORKING 12 statements about jobs and working
Students read, rank their opinions, and then discuss in pairs or small groups Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Advice Column
JOBS and OCCUPATIONS Newspaper advice column with 3 problems about jobs and occupations
Students read and then discuss or write about possible solutions Level: Intermediate to Advanced Approximate Time: 25 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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