AKES English GRADE 10 Listen to the Workers

UNIT: 1 LESSON PLAN: 2 Classes: 3+4 TIME: 90’

Unit Theme: Work Unit CQ: Why do we work?

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES

Textbook
Course CDs
Youtube link
Phone or tv/screen
Computer paper
Tape

Aims
1. Listen for specific information using work-related vocabulary
2. Take the perspective of others and discuss reasons why people do their jobs

Potential PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS

1. Usual listening difficulties w comprehension letting SS listen on phone lets them rewind and
listen multiple times
2. Debate might get heated in the groups T monitors for respectful language and even participation
Stage Purpose Procedure Who Timing
Recall “Last lesson we took the first step toward work. Let’s imagine we
previously wrote an application to the job of our dreams last week, and today we
Warm Up / T-SS
learned content were accepted. How do you feel? Why? Why do you want to work in 3’
Review
to begin a this field? Take 3 minutes and discuss with a partner.”
lesson.

“Today we are going to listen to different people talk about their jobs,
Focus
and analyse the reasons why people do different work.” State Aims.
Introduction attention, state T-SS 1’
objective

Introduce new
Look at the photo on p. 93. Would you like to do this job? Why/not? S-SS 3’
content and
Presentation Why do you think this man might enjoy it? Why might it be rewarding?
check
What are some of the drawbacks?
comprehension

Preview Vocabulary for work: SS complete #2-3 individually. SS- 8’

SS
Practice Evaluation Listening first pass, #4: Which people have jobs? What are they? 4’
A1 Listening second pass: Read the questions in #5 before listening again. 10’
Answer the questions with a partner.

Application Evaluation Choose one of the 5 people from the listening exercise. Imagine the T-SS 15’
A2 type of person they are, the things they like, the job they have, and
their reasons for doing their job. Then, write a Social Media (facebook,
twitter, linkedin) “About me” section for this person. Be creative!
 Class 4_________________________
Find a partner. On your phone, watch the video, “Why do people SS- 5’
work?”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hdWy_Y9oM With SS
your partner, list all the reasons mentioned in the video. Then, rank
them in order of the most important/ most noble reasons. Write your
top two on a piece of paper with an explanation of why you chose 3’
Evaluation
them, and stick it on the wall somewhere.
A1
Once everyone’s paper is up, SS walk around the room to read what SS-
others have written. Then, get back with their partner. SS
Practice
Now, watch this one, “ History/Evolution of work”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKDndy_Kxo With your
partner, create a timeline of the different eras of work, with a few short 10’
notes on each. Which era would you prefer to have lived in? Why?
Evaluation
Which was the most just? The least? Discuss with your partner. Again,
A1
write your answers on another paper and stick it up on the wall. Walk
around and read everyone’s ideas.

Now, T breaks pairs up and creates all new groups of 5. Give one
person in each group a ball—only the person with the ball can speak.
Groups have 15 minutes to discuss what they wrote on their papers for
the two previous tasks, and try to arrive at a group consensus. This 15’
should involve a good bit of debate, language of opinions, and language
of persuasion.
Application Evaluation
A2
Feedback as a class: Each group nominates a reporter, who has 2 12’
minutes to tell the class whether they reached consensus, what the
group opinion was, and where they got stuck.

Class 3: Research someone who does the job you’d like to do one day.
In 300 words, answer the following: Who is this person? What do they
do, and why do they do it? What path did they take to arrive at their
Extend the
Homework career? Why do you want this job, and what steps can you take to
lesson
arrive at the same place?
Class 4: TED response form to “The way we think about work is
broken” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B_1itqCKHo