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Play this game to learn vocabulary related to filling in job applications. This game is part of the “Understanding and filling in job applications” lesson plan below.
Occupations
Lesson plans
Learning about work occupations
Learn the names, job duties, and locations of various job occupations.
Resources
Links to useful external resources …
- Learning Chocolate: Jobs (Vocabulary and practice activities, including ones related to occupations.)
- Marcia Kwok, Margaret Stasiak, Dori Tarjan (note: these resources are on Tutela, which is free, but requires you to open an account):
- Petra Middeton: Three people, three jobs (Three short readings describe different jobs and the work associated with them. Available on Tutela.)
- Reyhaneh Ghadir Zadeh: LINC 1/2-Jobs Flashcards-Vocabulary writing Skill building H5P (Available on Tutela.)
- TCDSB Adult Education: Unit: Talk About Jobs and Workplaces H5P CLB 1/2 (Introduces the names of occupations and workplaces. Available on Tutela.)
- Tutela: Employment curriculum collection (“You can find a large range of Occupation Specific Language Training Curriculum and general Employment related Curriculum here.” Tutela is a free resource-sharing site. You will need to create an account to access the resources.)
- Discussion questions:
Finding and applying for a job
Lesson plans
Understanding and filling in job applications
Understand how to complete four main sections of a job application.
Focusing on the “work experience” part of a job application
Understand how to complete the work experience section of a job application.
Resources
Links to useful external resources …
- ESL Rural Routes:
- Finding a job: Lesson 1 (Work-related vocabulary.)
- Finding a job: Lesson 2 (Skills required for different types of jobs.)
- Finding a job: Lesson 3 (Understanding job ads.)
- Finding a job: Lesson 4 (Applying for work online and avoiding job scams.)
- Jim Edgar (New Media Language Training, Inc.): Looking for a job (“This listening resource introduces learners to different ways of looking for a job. It includes listening comprehension, reading with audio support and audio gap fill activities.” Note: Tutela is free but requires the teacher to create an account.)
- Learn2Teach (LINC 2): Employment history
- Learning Chocolate: Jobs (Vocabulary and practice activities.)
- LINC classroom activities:
- LINC 1: Employment (Print resource. Scroll to page 285.)
- LINC 2: Employment (Print resource. Scroll to page 315.)
- TCDSB Adult Education YouTube Channel:
- An application form video
- Employment (A series of videos for CLB 3-4 students on various aspects of employment.)
- Tutela (Tutela is a free resource-sharing site. You will need to create an account to access the resources):
- Employment teaching resources collection (“This collection is full of resources for workplace language, finding employment and the world of work.” )
- LINC Works, CLB 3:
Job interviews
Lesson plans
Preparing for a job interview
Understand how to prepare for Canadian job interviews.
Resources
Links to helpful external resources …
- English Central: Job interviews (Video with common job interview questions and related exercises. You need to open a free account to access resources.)
- ESL Learning video: Job interview, I want to learn
- Project I-DEA job interview video
- Discussion questions:
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