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Free printable PDF lesson plans, word banks, quizzes and games for EFL/ESL teachers
JOBS and WORK

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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​JOBS and WORK
"How to Interview for a Job!"
​Level: Intermediate to Upper-Intermediate
Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
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Answer Key attached
​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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​Printable 60-minute Lesson Plan
​JOBS and WORK
"The Most Stressful Jobs"
​​Level: Intermediate
​Multi-page lesson:

Vocabulary Preview
Grammar Practice

Reading Comprehension
​Discussion

​Writing Practice
​Answer Key attached
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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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!
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​​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
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​​​Level: Elementary to Intermediate

​Approximate Time: 15 minutes
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Listening Lesson
'CHOOSING A JOB'


Page 1
  • Getting Ready
  • Vocabulary Preview
  • Listening Comprehension

Page 2
  • Listen again and write the missing words. Read aloud the dialog with a partner.

Page 3
  • Work with a partner. Extend (write)  the dialog with your own ideas and perform for another pair of students.

Total Time: 45-55 mins
Level: Beginner-Elementary
​With Notes and Answer Key attached
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'Questions About You'
​Writing Practice

JOBS and WORK
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​For students without a job

​Answer the questions about you.  
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One page worksheet with ten questions.

​Answers will vary.

Level:  Elementary to Advanced

Time:  Approx. 15 - 20 minutes
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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​Vocabulary Memory Game (with spelling practice)
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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
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​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
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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 
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Approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
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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
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​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


  • 8 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

Notes and Answer Key attached

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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.
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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Pause the audio between sentences if you or your learners need extra time.
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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
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​(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!
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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!
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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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20 Jobs and Occupations 
  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


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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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15 Essential Words About Jobs and Work 
  cashier
  commute
  hire
  job interview
​  librarian
manager
musician
photographer
pilot
​quit
reporter
salary
secretary
waitress
​work experience
​Try the interactive version of the above worksheet!
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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!
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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


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63 Words about Jobs 
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
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​Download the PDF file by clicking on the green button below!
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63 Words about Working
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!
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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!

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Vocabulary Quiz
WORKING
14  vocabulary items about working

Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate

Approximate Time: 10 minutes


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Crossword
JOBS and OCCUPATIONS
Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes


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Crossword
WORKING
Information-Gap (Pair Work); Answer Key attached

Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Approximate Time: 20 - 25 minutes

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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


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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


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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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