Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores Career development. Using a real article as the basis for discussion, students develop reading and listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Present Perfect Continuous. Key vocabulary includes career path (noun phrase), develop new skills (verb phrase), job market (noun phrase) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are in a job interview or a performance review with your manager. You need to talk about your future plans and ambitions clearly and professionally..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before watching or reading.
- Comprehension exercises based on the article to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Present Perfect Continuous. We use the present perfect continuous (have/has + been + verb-ing) to talk about an action that started in the past and is still continuing now. It often emphasizes the duration of the action.
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to Career development not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are in a job interview or a performance review with your manager. You need to talk about your future plans and ambitions clearly and professionally., with exercises to practise using them naturally.
- A speaking task where students role-play a real-world scenario, applying vocabulary and phrases from the lesson.
Vocabulary focus
The vocabulary section introduces B1-level words and phrases related to Career development. Key terms include career path (noun phrase), develop new skills (verb phrase), job market (noun phrase), promotion (noun), current role (noun phrase). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Present Perfect Continuous. We use the present perfect continuous (have/has + been + verb-ing) to talk about an action that started in the past and is still continuing now. It often emphasizes the duration of the action.
