EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

Structure/Vocabulary: Questions and answers in third person with BE.

Functions:

Asking for and giving information about third person.

Materials:

Puzzle, agent list, model paragraph.

PRE - ACTIVITY
Skills:
Organization:
Procedures:

Reading.
Pairs.
(1) Put students into pairs.
(2) Give each pair a puzzle and explain meaning of vocabulary.
(3) Students do puzzle in pairs. (Can be given individually as
homework.)
(4) Be sure students understand adjectives. Give examples of
sentences using adjectives: You are efficient. She's an efficient
secretary., etc.)

PUZZLE
Find the following words:
INDEPENDENT, GOOD, DYNAMIC, EXPERIENCED,
CREATIVE, FRIENDLY, RELIABLE, HONEST,
EFFICIENT, RESPONSIBLE

Words can be horizontal, vertical or diagonal. The

first word has been marked as an example.
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ACTIVITY
Skills: Speaking, listening and reading.
Organization: Pairs.
Situation: Student A needs a new employee and has gone to an employment
agency. Student B works in the agency and will tell A about possible
people.
Procedures: (1) Put students into pairs.
(2) Give student B a list of clients and Student A a list of possible
jobs.
(3) Student A decides what position he/she needs to fill and tells
Student B: "I need a ____ ____."
(4) Student B checks the list and suggests a person.
(5) Student A needs to find more out about the person: Is he/she a
Adj. Noun?
(6) If Student A doesn't like the person, he/she asks for another
possibility, etc.
(7) When Student A decides on someone, he/she asks for address and
telephone number and writes information down.
(8) If there is time, change roles.

AVAILABLE CLIENTS
GENERAL LISTING

NAME

OCCUPATION

COMMENTS

Adams, Ralph

Secretary

Reliable, good typist

Albert, Lana

Secretary

Good typist, friendly

Bone, Jack

Plumber

Experienced, honest

Clayton, Jane

Secretary

Good typist, honest

Dayton, Frank

Driver

Experienced, honest

Duke, Helen

Plumber

No experience

Farril, Ken

Receptionist

Independent, reliable

Finch, Peter

Computer programmer

Very efficient, honest

Gomez, Richard

Carpenter

Reliable, dynamic

Henry, Betty

Receptionist

Independent, creative

Jacobsen, Lloyd

Sales clerk

Honest, reliable

Jomes. Gone

Nurse

Efficient, reliable

Kriegal, Ellen

Carpenter

Friendly, dynamic

Lance John

Plumber

No experience, friendly

Martinez, William

Sales clerk

Efficient, independent

Miller, Elva

Receptionist

Friendly, dynamic

Nelson, Gloria

Driver

No experience, friendly

ONeal, Susan

Computer programmer

Efficient, independent

Pole, George

Carpenter

Efficient, independent

Quincy, John

Nurse

Experienced, reliable

Rose, Peter

Sales clerk

Friendly, no experience

Smith, Rex

Driver

Responsible, dynamic

Stone, Linda Lee

Nurse

Responsible, good

Turner, Ronald

Computer programmer

Independent, responsible

Ullman, Liza

Secretary

No experience, good typist

Vance, Thomas

Plumber

Friendly, creative

Williams, Irene

Computer Programmer

Dynamic, efficient

Yearns, Samuel

Driver

Experienced, reliable

ADDRESS LIST

NAME

ADDRESS

PHONE

Adams, Ralph

522 Quincy Road

623-6834

Albert, Lana

7203 West End Ave.

734-2068

Bone, Jack

812 Evergreen Place, Apt. 6D

946-4951

Clayton, Jane

5023 River Drive, Apt. 7

902-8855

Dayton, Frank

8243 Tailor Street, Apt. 7F

903-6622

Duke, Helen

12 Yalta Ave.

662-8673

Farril, Ken

623 United Nations Blvd.

993-5823

Finch, Peter

853 Iota Street

863-7755

Gomez, Richard

990 Ohio Street

995-1324

Henry, Betty

6453 Pecan Avenue

924-6122

Jacobsen, Lloyd

8132 Alvin Court, Apt. 645

924-6122

Jpmes. Gone

134 Sacramento Place

882-5555

Kriegal, Ellen

94 Denver Road

553-6613

Lance John

111 Fern St.

990-4966

Martinez, William

64 Grover Court

924-6685

Miller, Elva

833 Hanover Place

888-9643

Nelson, Gloria

887 Juniper St., Apt.12

675-3385

ONeal, Susan

7653 Kaiser Court

856-9776

Pole, George

99 Lookout St.

990-6756

Quincy, John

100 Zoo Court, Apt. 10

988-5645

Rose, Peter

3242 Colorado Blvd.

876-9900

Smith, Rex

978 Vance St.

978-2212

Stone, Linda Lee

756 Beacon St.

465-0099

Turner, Ronald

6459 Newton Road

856-8888

Ullman, Liza

75 Maine St.

776-7564

Vance, Thomas

365 Harvard Road, Apt. 45

657-6667

Williams, Irene

53 Joyce Court

775-6975

Yearns, Samuel

4 Nettleton St.

465-8967

POST - ACTIVITY
Skills: Writing
Organization: Individual.
Procedures: (1) Students write about someone they hired explaining why. (See
Model Paragraph: Personnel Report).

PERSONNEL REPORT

September 18, 1991

John Lance was hired to be a plumber at our company. Mr. Lance lives
at 111 Fern St. His telephone number is 924-6685. Mr. Lance was
hired because he is honest and reliable.
Sally Donahue
Director of Personnel