Name of the Teacher Date Level of the class Length of lesson
Ilhaam Al-Bulushi 27 January 2021 A1-Elementary 60 minutes
Lesson Type: Vocabulary
Lesson Topic: Jobs
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
1. Recognise and produce the different types of jobs as well as 1. Had a conversation, in pairs, about people they know of that
using existing vocabulary to describe each job. have any of the the jobs that are part of the target language.
Target vocabulary: actor, doctor, driver, teacher, musician, shop
assistant, cleaner, nurse, farmer, mechanic
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Due to the age difference there will be a difference in 1. Including activities that will be relative to their lives and be
motivation to learn between the students. of interest to them.
2. Students might get confused with pronouncing the ‘or’ and 2. I will show the students the phonemic script for these
‘er’ in the words like ‘doctor’ and ‘cleaner’ as these sounds confusing words so students can see that the ‘or’ and ‘er’
are the same but spelt differently. are pronounced the same. I will ask the students to repeat
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, the pronunciation of these words.
3. Students might struggle with the pronunciation of the /r/
sound in the words doctor, teacher, actor, farmer, driver 3. I will demonstrate the movement of the tongue in an
and cleaner. This is due to the students L1 , Chinese, which exaggerated movement when pronouncing the /r/ sound. I
does not have the /r/ sound. will ask the students to repeat the pronunciation of the /r/
sound.
Language analysis:
Language Meaning of the How you will present Concept Checking Grammatical form Pronunciation
Item item meaning Questions
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
huge very big, enormous using a picture of a mouse What’s the opposite of huge? Strong adjective / hjuːdʒ/
and an elephant to show Name a huge mountain.
large size
1. Actor Someone who is Using a picture of What are some Noun /ˈæktə(r)/
part of a play, someone who is examples of what an
movie or television acting on a stage. actor takes part in?
show Name a famous actor.
2. Doctor Someone who Using a picture of a Where do you go to Noun /ˈdɒktə(r)/
treats people who male doctor with a when you are sick?
are sick and injured. stethoscope. Does a doctor give you
medication so that you
get better?
3. Driver Someone who Using a picture of a Does a driver deliver Noun /ˈdraɪvə(r)/
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, drives a vehicle. man driving a taxi. food to the
supermarket?
What sort of vehicles
does a driver use?
4. Teacher Someone who Using a picture of a What am I to you? Noun /ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
teaches in schools. teacher writing on the Do you find teachers in a
chalkboard. school?
5. Musician Someone who plays Using a picture of a Name an instrument a Noun /mjuˈzɪʃn/
a musical man playing guitar musician can play?
instrument and and of someone Do musicians write
writes music. writing music. music?
6. Shop Someone who Using a picture of a Where do you find shop Noun /ˈʃɒp əsɪstənt/
assistant serves customers at cashier. assistants?
at a shop. Who serves customers in
a shop?
7. Cleaner Someone who Using a picture of Who cleans up mess? Noun /ˈkliːnə(r)/
cleans places like someone mopping. Does a cleaner mop?
homes and offices.
8. Nurse Someone who takes Using a picture of a Who do nurses look Noun /nɜːs/
care of injured and nurse seeing to a after?
sick people. patient. Where would you find a
nurse?
9. Farmer Someone who owns Using a picture of a Who grows vegetables Noun /ˈfɑːmə(r)/
a farm. farmer with a basket on a farm?
of vegetables. Who takes care of the
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Ilhaam Al-Bulushi 27 January 2021 A1-Elementary 60 minutes
Lesson Type: Vocabulary
Lesson Topic: Jobs
Lesson Aims: Lesson Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to… By the end of the lesson, students will have…
1. Recognise and produce the different types of jobs as well as 1. Had a conversation, in pairs, about people they know of that
using existing vocabulary to describe each job. have any of the the jobs that are part of the target language.
Target vocabulary: actor, doctor, driver, teacher, musician, shop
assistant, cleaner, nurse, farmer, mechanic
Anticipated difficulties: Suggested solutions:
1. Due to the age difference there will be a difference in 1. Including activities that will be relative to their lives and be
motivation to learn between the students. of interest to them.
2. Students might get confused with pronouncing the ‘or’ and 2. I will show the students the phonemic script for these
‘er’ in the words like ‘doctor’ and ‘cleaner’ as these sounds confusing words so students can see that the ‘or’ and ‘er’
are the same but spelt differently. are pronounced the same. I will ask the students to repeat
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, the pronunciation of these words.
3. Students might struggle with the pronunciation of the /r/
sound in the words doctor, teacher, actor, farmer, driver 3. I will demonstrate the movement of the tongue in an
and cleaner. This is due to the students L1 , Chinese, which exaggerated movement when pronouncing the /r/ sound. I
does not have the /r/ sound. will ask the students to repeat the pronunciation of the /r/
sound.
Language analysis:
Language Meaning of the How you will present Concept Checking Grammatical form Pronunciation
Item item meaning Questions
Example: Example: Example: Example: Example: Example:
huge very big, enormous using a picture of a mouse What’s the opposite of huge? Strong adjective / hjuːdʒ/
and an elephant to show Name a huge mountain.
large size
1. Actor Someone who is Using a picture of What are some Noun /ˈæktə(r)/
part of a play, someone who is examples of what an
movie or television acting on a stage. actor takes part in?
show Name a famous actor.
2. Doctor Someone who Using a picture of a Where do you go to Noun /ˈdɒktə(r)/
treats people who male doctor with a when you are sick?
are sick and injured. stethoscope. Does a doctor give you
medication so that you
get better?
3. Driver Someone who Using a picture of a Does a driver deliver Noun /ˈdraɪvə(r)/
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, drives a vehicle. man driving a taxi. food to the
supermarket?
What sort of vehicles
does a driver use?
4. Teacher Someone who Using a picture of a What am I to you? Noun /ˈtiːtʃə(r)/
teaches in schools. teacher writing on the Do you find teachers in a
chalkboard. school?
5. Musician Someone who plays Using a picture of a Name an instrument a Noun /mjuˈzɪʃn/
a musical man playing guitar musician can play?
instrument and and of someone Do musicians write
writes music. writing music. music?
6. Shop Someone who Using a picture of a Where do you find shop Noun /ˈʃɒp əsɪstənt/
assistant serves customers at cashier. assistants?
at a shop. Who serves customers in
a shop?
7. Cleaner Someone who Using a picture of Who cleans up mess? Noun /ˈkliːnə(r)/
cleans places like someone mopping. Does a cleaner mop?
homes and offices.
8. Nurse Someone who takes Using a picture of a Who do nurses look Noun /nɜːs/
care of injured and nurse seeing to a after?
sick people. patient. Where would you find a
nurse?
9. Farmer Someone who owns Using a picture of a Who grows vegetables Noun /ˈfɑːmə(r)/
a farm. farmer with a basket on a farm?
of vegetables. Who takes care of the
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