Upper Intermediate Lesson 2

Objectives	Grammar
Describing abilities and skills Talking about job preferences Describing personalities	Gerunds Short responses Clauses with because

Print	Set Up
Working mans PhD by Aaron Tippin	Speakers for esl listening track 53 Youtube song Aaron Tippin

Time (Min)	Objective	Procedure
10 min	Warm up	P 123 pairs practicing first conditional and opinions
10 min	HW	Pairs share essays from last class
5 min	Topic intro	What is your dream job?
5 min	Listen for comprehension	Track 53 ESL, Listen to a conversation, what are they talking about?
5 min	Listen for detail	What advice does the friend give?
5 min	Conversation	Pairs: What were your past interviews like? Do you remember your first interview?
10 min	Speaking	What do you love about your job? What do you hate about it? I love… I hate… I'm good at … I'm not good at … I don't mind … I can't stand …
5 min	Feedback	Pronunciation, vocab, grammar
10 min	Pronunciation	P 65 # 4 released (followed by vowel sound) and unreleased /t/ and /d/ (followed by consonant sound) students practice sentences
15 min	Interview asking and answering questions	P 124 Pairs ask and answer questions for interview. (7 min each)
10 min	Song discussion	Listen to song Working mans PhD by Aaron Tippin What is it about? Listen again with lyrics Discuss underlined phrases
5 min	HW	Presentation for next class. Idea: Minimum wage job market/how to be more competetive Something related to jobs for 5 minute presentation. Pay attention to pace, pronunciation, vocabulary, and speaking skills: eye contact not reading engaging clear speech.