Texas
Adult Education Standards and Benchmarks
for ABE ASE and ESL Learners
Lesson Plan Bank
esl LESSON PLANS
Texas Adult Education Standards
Lesson Plan
Before you begin
Title: Get A Job!
Setting: ESL
NRS Level(s): Level 3: High Beginning
Open entry/exit: No
Context: Workplace
Standard(s): ESL Read with Understanding for ESL
Benchmark(s): 1.3, 4.3
Objective: To understand and respond to words and phrases used in job hunting and interview processes.
Materials: Want ads from local newspapers and workplace text
Estimated time needed to prepare for this lesson plan: 1.5 hours
Estimated time needed to complete this lesson plan: 2.5 hoursThe Lesson Plan
Introduce the lesson:
Look at newspaper and find classified ads. Review job titles and ad classifications.
Teach the lesson:
Discuss key vocabulary in employment ads as well as abbreviations.
Practice the lesson:
In groups of 2 or 3, choose one ad to analyze. Orally, each group reports
job description and application process for that job.
Assess the lesson:
Teacher observations of oral reports; voc/picture matching exercise..
Apply the lesson to the real world:
Bring a job application to class (one you “dream of”).
Submitted by: Resa Wingfield, Jackie Jackson, Angela Jenkins, Marlaina Northeatt
