Summary
This downloadable PDF lesson plan for English teachers focuses on a key skill for career success. This ESL class material helps students master relative clauses to write professional CVs and job descriptions, making it a perfect business English lesson.
This comprehensive B1 lesson guides students through the practical application of relative clauses in professional writing. The class starts with a warm-up comparing job ads, followed by a vocabulary matching exercise on recruitment terms. A listening activity introduces the grammar in context, leading to a clear explanation and practice. Students then read an article to see the language in use before applying their new skills in a final writing task where they upgrade a simple job description and CV points.
Activities
- Begin by comparing two job descriptions, discussing how detailed language creates a more professional impression and introduces the need for more complex sentence structures.
- Complete a listening exercise requiring them to fill in the gaps with relative pronouns (which, whose, that), hearing how these words add precision to professional statements.
- Study a clear grammar explanation of defining and non-defining relative clauses, followed by a practice exercise where they combine simple sentences to create more sophisticated ones.
- Apply everything they have learned in a practical writing task by rewriting a basic job description and enhancing simple CV points to showcase achievements, not just tasks.
Vocabulary focus
This lesson introduces essential business and recruitment vocabulary to help students sound more professional. Key terms include: responsibilities, qualifications, skill set, proactive, stakeholder, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). This vocabulary is crucial for understanding and writing effective job applications and descriptions.
Grammar focus
The core grammar point is the use of relative clauses to add essential or extra information. The lesson clearly distinguishes between defining (using who, which, that) and non-defining clauses (using commas and no 'that'). It also covers 'whose' for possession and 'where' for place, enabling students to write more detailed and fluent professional texts.
