Finding a Job

Objective: To be able to tell what your professional skills and interests are.

Dialog:
    A. I'm looking for a job.
    B. What kind of work do you do?
    A. I'm a secretary.
    B. Can you use a word processor?
    A. Yes, I can.
    B. Can you take shorthand?
    A. No, I can't.
    B. Do you like to meet people?
    A. Yes, I do.

Practice 1: Vocabulary Expansion

I can use a word processor.
            He take shorthand.
            She fix cars.
            You fix trucks.
            clean yards.
            mow lawns.
   

Practice 2: Question-Response
Can youuse a word processor? Yes, I can.
            take shorthand? No, I can't.
            fix cars?
            fix trucks?
            clean yards?
            mow lawns?
   

Practice 3: Vocabulary Expansion
Ilike to meet people.
            want sell things.
        He likes work outdoors.
        She wants work outdoors.
            clean yards? fix things.
   

Practice 4: Question-Response
Do you like to meet people? Yes,I do.
        Does he work indoors? He does.
        Does she work outdoors? No,she doesn't.
        Does she fix things? She doesn't.
   

Practice 5: Teacher Directed Questions
    Teacher: Ask (student's name) if s/he can fix cars.
    Student 1: Can you fix cars?
    Student 2: Yes, I can.

Practice 6: Dictation
    Dictate the dialog and have the students write the entire thing.

Practice 7 Role Play
    A. I'm looking for a job.
    B. What kind of work do you do?
    A. I'm a __________.
    B. Can you _________?
    A. _________, I _________.
    B. Do you like to _________?
    A. _________, I _________

Practice 8: Listening and Answering
    Read each of the following passages and then ask questions about them.

    Passage A:
    John likes to work outdoors. He like to fix things. He can make tables and
    chairs. He can not fix cars. He does not like to meet people.
    Example questions:
    What does John do?
    Does he like to work outdoors? Does he like to fix cars?
    Can he make tables?

    Passage B:
    Mary can type and take shorthand but she can not use a word processor. She
    likes to work indoors and she likes to meet people. She does not like to
    sell things or to fix things.

    Passage C:
    Felipa likes to sell things. She likes to meet people and she wants to work
    in a department store. She wants to sell clothes or furniture. She can sell
    things very well.

    Passage D:
    Kim is a good cook. He likes to work indoors. He likes to meet people but he
    doesn't want to be a waiter. He can cook American food, Chinese food and
    Mexican food, but he likes to cook Chinese food the most.

Practice 9: Game -- Twenty Questions
    One student selects a picture of a particular profession and the other
    students attempt to guess what it is by asking yes/no questions. For example
    a student chooses a picture of a mechanic. The other students might ask the
    following questions:

Do you like to work indoors? No, I don't.

            Do you like to fix things? Yes.

            Can you fix T.V.'s? No.

            Can you fix cars? Yes.

            Are you a mechanic? Yes

   
Practice 10: Game -- Clues
        The teacher gives clues one at a time, either orally or written on the
        board, about the profession of one of his relatives. After each clue,
        students attempt to guess what the relative's profession is.
                    Example: My father likes to work indoors. He likes to meet
                    people. He doesn't like to fix things. He can't sell things.
                    He can cut hair very well. He's a barber.
           

        Students then write a brief set of sentences about one of their
        relatives. The teacher goes around and helps them with vocabulary.
        Students then read their clues one at a time while the class tries to
        guess what their relatives do.

Instructor's Note:
    By this time you should be able to apply the skills you have developed to
    the teaching of new lessons. Examine Lesson 6 and identify the module which
    treats each exercise. Follow the procedures for each module as suggested in
    preparing and teaching this and subsequent lessons.