A selection of English ESL jobs printables

This lesson aims at showing learners the best strategies to look for a job. It differs from country to country. I have used idioms suitable for the theme of jobs. This was an opportunity to practice mixed tenses.





Job Hunting - An Updated Version

1) the superlative 
2) the simple past & past continuous with the time conjunctions "when & "while " forming time clause 
3)the present perfect 
4) Affixes ( suffixes & prefixes
5) pronunciation od final "ed sound 
6) Text about "future career job "

Dream Careers and future Jobs

Use words from the box, personal pronouns and the present simple to write sentences about what each person's job is, where they work and what they do in that job

Jobs and the present simple

This lesson falls within the theme of job hunting. It aims at preparing senior students for the professional world. The whole series aims at making them aware of what they should do and learn in order to get hired. This includes formality, etiquette, etc. By the end of the class that precedes this one, I gave my students the task of looking for three jobs on the mentioned website to use in this class.





Job Application - An Updated Version

Atividade simples para exercitar os conhecimentos sobre o vocabulário dos JOBS, e entendimento sobre o uso dos artigos A e AN corretamente. Esta atividade é ótima para exercitar os conhecimentos básicos estudados, e introduzir e exercitar também a prática de pesquisa nos dicionários.

Jobs & A/An Article Activity

1. At first, watch the video with students. Ask them what professions they remember. By translating the lines of the song try to guess the profession.
2. Watch the video again, try to sing the song looking at the text. Ask tudents what other professions they know. The frame in th worksheet can help them.
3. Then drill your knowledge by the game on educaplay and sing this song along 

Job song for A2 level

Cruciverba creato per ripassare i vocaboli del lavoro. Adatto a un livello a-2, ottimo gioco da fare a coppie per la preparazione della verifica. E' stato molto utile.

Review of vocabulary jobs (crosswords).

This document should be able to explain how you can benefit a particular employer, and it should also be visually appealing.

The qualifications summary is a section that sums up your skills and experiences related to the job you're applying for. Typically, this section will list the skills and experiences you've gained through your education and other related activities.

It should also list your job objective, which describes the type of position you're applying for. You should also describe the skills you can bring to that position. Ideally, you should state your long-term goals in the objective.

You should also include your contact information. This includes your email address and your phone number. You may want to include a link to your online portfolio. You should also make sure you include a valid mailing address.

Network with professors

Whether you're looking to get your first job, apply for internships, or get into a graduate program, networking with college professors is a time-honored way to get in the door. As your academic career progresses, you'll find that the relationship you develop with your professor will prove invaluable.

The most effective way to network with college professors is to attend their office hours. These are hours where you can ask them questions, meet with them one-on-one, and discuss your coursework. You can also attend campus events hosted by your professors.

Students should also check out their professors' websites. These pages often include blogs and articles, which can provide important information for future students. You can also email your professors with information on relevant articles.

Students should also be active in on-campus essays topics ideas organizations. This can help them meet other students with similar interests and build a network. You may also find that the professors in your class are willing to serve as mentors. This can lead to a stronger bond between you and the professor, and an excellent credential on your resume.

Network with employers

Getting started with networking with employers for student-related jobs is a great way to gain insight into the job market. This can help you find positions you may not have considered, gain new perspectives on career options, and help you gain experience in areas you may not have thought about.

Students can use LinkedIn to connect with people who share their interests. They can also search by location and industry to find people in their target field. It's also a great way to find alumni who are currently working in roles that are of interest to you.

One of the best ways to network with employers for student-related jobs is to attend a career fair. Many employers will host workshops and informational sessions. You can also look for them on their website, where they often post upcoming events.

Another way to network is to join a student organization or volunteer. You can also join a professional organization that relates to your field of study.

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Guide to Student Related Jobs

children add -s at the end of the verb work to practise the present simple, revise jobs, practise spelling places in town, cut them out and match them with jobs.

jobs and plaves in town

This worksheet has 4 items to practice "used to" in the context of jobs. Students must complete sentences, choose correct options, and write about past occupations.

Jobs - used to (worksheet 2)

This worksheet, about the life of a committed public worker, combines reading, comprehension, speaking, writing, and creative collaboration, ensuring active engagement. 

Jobs, Careers, Satisfaction, and Fulfillment

Cut the cards. Give each small group a set of cards and dice. Students take turns throwing the dice. The student who gets the lowest number takes a card and answers the question. If two students get the same low number, they both have to throw the dice again to see who gets the lowest. Repeat the same procedure until most questions have been answered or until you run out of time. Enjoy! 

CONVERSATION QUESTIONS - JOB INTERVIEWS

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

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