Lesson plan: Writing a CV

Main aim:
By the end of the session, learners will be able to identify good CV writing practices and draft
one.

Subsidiary aims:
Express and justify opinions
Learn job related vocabulary
Write own CV;

Personal aims:
Reduce teacher language
Try the game who wants to be a millionaire as further consolidation and lighten class
mood

Materials (including source):

Handouts and podcast adopted and adapted from Learn English British council
website (Professional podcasts Writing a CV)
Computer and data show

Assumptions:
Learners have already covered 80% of the course
Most learners are familiar with recruitment process basic vocabulary
Learners have some idea about verbs expressing opinions

Anticipated difficulties with tasks: Solutions:

Some learners might stress as a result Make introductions and use games to reduce
of having strangers in the class stress
Risk of internet problems Predict offline activities
 Procedure Inter-
Stage Stage aim Time
action
Activity back to the board to introduce: letter of application, interview TSs
Introduce vocabulary recruiter applicant curriculum vitae
Warmer/Lead related to job application SSs 8
in
Trainer divides learners into 3 groups and asks them to discuss and write
Presentation Discuss the CV definition the definition and the main components of a good CV TSs 15
phase1 and parts Each team secretary to present work to the whole class
Model definition and main parts to be written on the board as reference
Trainer to provide cut ups for learners to match words with definitions TSs
Pre listening Present lexis to better
activity understand the listening Correction carried through power point slide 7
SSs
Trainer to play audio twice and asks students to answer the true or false
Controlled activity.
Listen and identify good CV
Practice: Trainer to play the audio once again and students to fill in the gaps with TSs 15
writing practices
Listening words from the listening.
Lighten the mood while Trainer to refer to the previously prepared game who wants to be a
Review and making sure students millionaire, a quiz format game to consolidate and check CV related SSs 10
filler assimilated CV practices vocabulary and practices already covered.
and vocabulary
Trainees to use the class wiki for a project which is writing their own CV SSs Homework
Free practice Project on the wiki space to
Trainer to attach templates as guide.
as homework write CV