This ELT video lesson plan is designed around a short film titled The Employment and the themes of jobs and employment. Students revise job vocabulary, talk about jobs and employment, and watch and discuss a short film about employment.
Language level: Intermediate (B1) – Upper Intermediate (B2)
Learner type: Teens and adults
Time: 90 minutes
Activity: Watching a short film, speaking and writing
Topic: Jobs and employment
Language: Vocabulary related to jobs and employment, to work as
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Thank you for the wonderful detailed lesson plan and the video itself!
Hi Natalia,
A pleasure. I’m very happy you like the lesson and video so much. I hope your students enjoy them too.
All the best,
Kieran
Loved the film and the lesson plan. Hope my students will too. How such a simple film can be so meaningful!
Thank you!
Hi Helena,
A pleasure. I’m delighted you like the film and lesson so much, and I hope your students do too.
All the best,
Kieran
Dear Kieran,
Thank you so much for the excellent idea and the detailed lesson plan! We did it in a shorter version (without the brainstorming at the beginning) with my students today – it was perfect as we have the topic of jobs right now. The film sparked a great conversation and I think they enjoyed it a lot, too. I have a mixed-level group (A2-B2) and in my opinion, students on all levels could benefit from this exercise.
Greetings from Budapest,
Andrea
Hi Andrea,
Thanks so much for commenting and for your kind words which I really appreciate. I’m very happy to know that the lesson worked so well.
All the best,
Kieran
Hello Kieran,
Absolutely stunning film. Thank you so much for sharing and designing a lesson plan around it. I’m going to use it with my business classes next week.
Best wishes
Karolina
Hi Karolina,
Thanks so much for commenting and for your kind words which I really appreciate.
All the best,
Kieran