Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
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Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Speak Up & Get That Job!
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s):
Level 2: Low Beginning
Level 3: High Beginning
Level 4: Low Intermediate
Level 5: High Intermediate
Open entry/exit: Yes
Context: Workplace
Standard(s): Speak
So Others Can Understand
Listen
Actively
Benchmark(s):
Speak So Others Can Understand: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.3, 4.4
Listen Actively: 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
Objective: To aid and prepare students for job interviews.
Materials: Whiteboard, markers, “Job Interview” poster, paper, pencils, highlighters, video on interviewing, sample interview questions/answers, check list (do’s and don’ts), guest speaker.
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 2 hours
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 12 hours (four 3 hour lessons).The Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Questions students about their understanding of job interviews. Have them express
their own real-life experiences. Make a vocabulary list on the board.
Teach the lesson:
Guest speaker/teacher model interaction during mock interview; review
vocabulary words.
Practice the lesson:
Show class a short video on interviewing. Discuss with the group the
strategies and phrases used by interviewee and interviewer. Introduce
guest speaker to discuss process of interviewing. Provide checklist
of do’s and don’ts. Get input from class.
Assess the lesson:
Matching exercise of vocabulary words/meaning. Have students write at
least three do’s and don’ts independently.
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Students should be ready to successfully and confidently complete a job
interview.
Submitted by: Marsha Hand, Keli Silva
