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                                         Lesson Plan Based on Book

                                    Jobs                                                                                                                        This lesson plan was based on the course book Speak out Intermediate                                                                              Unit 4 - Jobs


Level: Intermediate (B1)

Objective                                                                                                                                        Students will be able to describe jobs, talk about personal qualities, and express obligation using must, have to, and should.

1.  Warm-up                                                                         

Teacher shows pictures of different professions and asks:                                                                

What jobs are popular in Mexico?                                                                                                              

What is your dream job?                                                                                                                                

Which jobs are difficult? Why?  

Students discuss in pairs.

Vocabulary Presentation                                                                                                        Teacher introduces vocabulary about personal qualities.                                                          

Ambitious    reliable    competitive    motivated    risk taker    punctual    creative   hard-working

Students match: qualities  +  jobs.                               

Example:     creative → designer              punctual → nurse            ambitious → entrepreneur  

 

Teacher explains:       must        have to          should 

Students complete sentences:                                                                                                                               

 A firefighter ______ brave.                                                                                                           A receptionist ______organized.                                                                                                   A lawyer ______ wear formal clothes. 

Speaking Activity - Students receive speaking cards with jobs.

Task: Describe the qualities needed for each profession. Example:                                                                            

A police officer must be responsible and should stay calm under pressure.

Follow-up:

Students discuss: Would you like this job?  Why or why not? 

Closing Activity - Students write: My ideal job.                                                                                 

Include: job title, qualities, responsibilities, and reasons.  

Students share answers orally. 

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Reflection

I felt comfortable and confident designing this lesson plan because the structure from the book is clear, and I felt motivated to see that most of the students doing this activity will easily connect the topic to their own lives by talking about their dream job. 

How this helps me as a future teacher

This lesson plan helps me become a better teacher because I learned how to use a course book effectively without just following it page by page. I can add my own activities like speaking cards and pair discussions. In class, I learned that students need to connect grammar and vocabulary to real life, like describing qualities for a job they want. As a future teacher, I will design lessons that are practical, interactive, and meaningful for my students.

This lesson taught me that teaching grammar does not have to be boring. By using jobs and personal qualities, students learn structures such as must, have to, and should in a natural context, which will help them speak and write about their future careers more confidently. 

Comentarios

  1. HERNAN21 de mayo de 2026 a las 9:18

    I think you can add a review of the common errors at the end of the class. This would be very useful to check both the pronunciation and grammar errors made by students during the session

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