English4e SEGPASeptember · October
Jobs and workplaces
Theme · Les métiers
- Objective
- Name jobs and workplaces, and say what people do at work.
- Materials
- Real workers in the UK: chefs, builders, shop assistants, gardeners (photos and short interviews)
- Length
- 3 sessions of 55 min + 1 final task session
- CEFR level
- A1 · A2
Sequence challenge
What’s my job? · a student mimes a job, the class asks yes/no questions to guess.
Who works where?
Speaking
Matching game: job cards and workplace cards.
Writing
Write five sentences: a chef works in a kitchen…
Gap-fill sheet (paper or ENT)
Word bank kitchen · hospital · building
A chef works in a ___________. A nurse works in a ____________. A builder works on a ____________ site.
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A chef works in a kitchen. A nurse works in a hospital. A builder works on a building site.
Three steps, at your own pace
- Step 1 · with help. Picture cards with jobs and places.
- Step 2 · on your own. Do the sheet alone, then tap Check.
- Step 3 · go further. Write one more sentence of your own, then read it aloud to a partner.
What do you do?
Speaking
Interview: “What do you do? I’m a… I work…”
Writing
Write the ID card of a worker.
Gap-fill sheet (paper or ENT)
Word bank mechanic · garage · cars
I’m a ____________. I work in a __________. I repair ________.
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I’m a mechanic. I work in a garage. I repair cars.
Three steps, at your own pace
- Step 1 · with help. ID card template.
- Step 2 · on your own. Do the sheet alone, then tap Check.
- Step 3 · go further. Write one more sentence of your own, then read it aloud to a partner.
Tools of the trade
Speaking
Kim’s game with real tools from the workshops of the school.
Writing
Label the tools of your workshop in English.
Gap-fill sheet (paper or ENT)
Word bank hammer · brush · gloves
This is a __________. These are __________. I use a _________ to paint.
Show answerHide answer
This is a hammer. These are gloves. I use a brush to paint.
Three steps, at your own pace
- Step 1 · with help. Workshop dictionary.
- Step 2 · on your own. Do the sheet alone, then tap Check.
- Step 3 · go further. Write one more sentence of your own, then read it aloud to a partner.
Final task
Present a job from your workshop (habitat, cooking, sales, garden or industry) in one minute.
I can do it
Tick what you can do. We do not mark what is missing: we practise it again next time.
Dys version and PAP / PPS: same tasks, shorter steps, word banks and Listen help when needed.