Summary
This ESL lesson for B1 English students explores CVs and job descriptions. Using a real audio as the basis for discussion, students develop listening comprehension, vocabulary, and grammar skills across a 90-minute class.
The grammar focus is Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses. Key vocabulary includes responsibilities (noun), qualifications (noun), skill set (noun) and more, all drawn directly from the source material. The practical English section gives students useful phrases for real-life situations: You are updating your CV and want to make your experience sound more impressive. Instead of just listing tasks, you want to show your achievements using strong action verbs..
Activities
- A warm-up discussion to activate prior knowledge and get students thinking about the topic before listening.
- Comprehension exercises based on the audio to check understanding of the main ideas and key details.
- A grammar focus on Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses. Relative clauses add extra information to a sentence. They begin with a relative pronoun like 'who' (for people), 'which' (for things), 'that' (for people or things), 'whose' (for possession), and 'where' (for places).
- Vocabulary expansion with advanced expressions related to CVs and job descriptions not found in the source material.
- Practical English phrases for You are updating your CV and want to make your experience sound more impressive. Instead of just listing tasks, you want to show your achievements using strong action verbs., 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 CVs and job descriptions. Key terms include responsibilities (noun), qualifications (noun), skill set (noun), proactive (adjective), stakeholder (noun). Students practise using these terms in context through exercises drawn from the source material.
Grammar focus
This lesson focuses on Defining and Non-defining Relative Clauses. Relative clauses add extra information to a sentence. They begin with a relative pronoun like 'who' (for people), 'which' (for things), 'that' (for people or things), 'whose' (for possession), and 'where' (for places).
