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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Jobs

Activity Type Introduction

Matching, listening and
speaking activity, pair
and group work
Language Focus
Jobs
Has to
Aim
To practice jobs
vocabulary and describing
jobs with 'has to'.
Preparation
For the first activity,
make one copy of the
picture cards and word
cards for each pair of
students and cut as
indicated.
For the second activity,
make one jobs worksheet
and one word card for
each student.
For the third activity,
reuse the picture cards
from the first activity.
Level
Elementary
In this fun three-part activity, students practice jobs vocabulary
and describing jobs with 'has to'.
Procedure
To begin, students play a pelmanism game where they match
pictures to jobs. Divide the students into pairs. Give each pair a
set of picture cards and a set of word cards. Ask the students to
shuffle the cards separately and spread them out face down on
the desk in two sets.
The students then take it in turns to turn over a picture card
and a word card. If the picture and job written on the word card
match, the student keeps the cards and has another turn. If not,
the cards are turned back over and it's the other students turn to
play. The student with the most cards at the end of the game is the
winner.
Next, give each student a word card and a jobs worksheet. Tell
the students to imagine that they have the job on the word card.
Explain that the jobs on the worksheet are done by people in the
class. The aim of the activity is to find out which student does
which job.
To do this, the students go around the class asking each other the
question: What do you do? Students reply, 'I am a/an...' After a
student has spoken to a classmate, they write their classmate's
name next to the appropriate picture on the worksheet. When the
students have finished, check the answers with the class.
Next, divide the students into groups of four.
Write the following question on the board: What does a chef have
to do? Elicit answers from the students and write their ideas on
the board, e.g. 'A chef has to wear a uniform'.
Next, give each group a set of picture cards. Ask the students to
shuffle the cards and deal them out evenly face down. Tell the
students not to show their picture cards to anyone.
Students then take it in turns to choose a picture card and make
sentences about the job on the card with 'has to', e.g. 'The person
doing this job has to work long hours'.

Time The other students in the group listen and try to guess the job
being described. The first student to guess correctly wins and
45 minutes keeps the card.
Students play until all the jobs have been described. The student
with the most cards at the end of the game wins.

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Picture cards

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Word cards

hairdresser DJ doctor chef

photographer plumber air hostess gardener

maid farmer waiter mechanic

fitness instructor builder pilot receptionist

electrician nurse porter chemist

police officer artist postman firefighter

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ESL / EFL RESOURCES Jobs

Jobs

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