Summary
This downloadable lesson for B1 ESL students helps them discuss their careers. This English class material includes vocabulary, grammar, and speaking exercises to build confidence in professional settings and makes a great addition to any English class. This lesson helps students discuss their professional lives with confidence. Activities include a warm-up discussion, vocabulary matching for job titles and responsibilities, and a listening exercise about career planning. Students will learn useful phrases for talking about their ambitions and future goals. The lesson culminates in a practical job interview role-play, allowing students to apply all the new language in a realistic context.
Activities
- Begin with a warm-up discussion about their career journey and then match job titles like 'project manager' and 'graphic designer' to their core responsibilities, practicing key professional vocabulary.
- Complete a listening gap-fill exercise where they hear a speaker discussing their career path, ambitions, and the importance of work-life balance, reinforcing key terms from the unit.
- Study a clear grammar focus on the present perfect continuous for describing work duration and practice phrases for expressing future career goals, like "I'm hoping to..." and "I plan to..."
- Engage in a guided job interview role-play to consolidate their learning, using the lesson's vocabulary and grammar to answer common questions about their experience and future ambitions.
Transcript
I've been thinking a lot about my career path lately. It's important to develop new skills to stay competitive in the job market. I'm hoping to get a promotion next year, so I'm working hard. My current role is interesting, but I feel I could achieve more. I also need to improve my networking skills. Having a good work-life balance is also a key factor for me. I plan to explore some training courses soon to broaden my experience. It's exciting to think about what the future holds.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces essential vocabulary for discussing professional life. Key terms include job titles (project manager, graphic designer), career development concepts (career path, promotion, develop skills, work-life balance), and words for personal goals (ambition, career change).
Grammar focus
The main grammar point is the present perfect continuous (I have been working...), used to describe actions that started in the past and continue to the present. The lesson also covers future forms for expressing intentions and hopes, such as "I'm going to...", "I plan to...", and "I'm hoping to..."
