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March-Keeping a Job

Spelling and Reading and Activities

Spelling and Vocabulary

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Lessons

MARCH THEME: KEEPING A JOB         

 April FOOLS stories and activities  5 Minute English Lesson HERE     Marshall ABE Story HERE     Eslholiday lesson April Fools

Grammar:

Tag Questions   Tag Questions QUIZ

Yes/No Questions

Sentence and sentence structure

 

 

READINGS

1. .Breaking News English:  Night Work Could Damage your Health

2. Communicating at Work- Readings and Quizzes

3Jobs and Employment

4.. ELLLO Story: Help Wanted HERE

5.  ESL PODCAST 484- Getting a Performance Evaluation

 

MARCH THEME: KEEPING A JOB

 

Today's Lesson:

April FOOLS stories and activities  5 Minute English Lesson HERE     Marshall ABE Story HERE     Eslholiday lesson April Fools       ELCIVICS LESSON

 

SPELLING

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

 

Grammar:

1. Present and Present Continuous  

2. Yes/No Questions

3. Sentence and sentence structure

4. Tag Questions   Tag Questions QUIZ

5. AJECTIVES (ALL-examples)     for an inteview

 

Understanding St. Patrick's day - Why all the green shamrocks?  

READINGS

1Breaking News English:  Night Work Could Damage your Health     Choose the speed you want and listen to the North American English

2. Communicating at Work- Readings and Quizzes

3Jobs and Employment   

4.. ELLLO Story: Help Wanted HERE

5.  ESL PODCAST 484- Getting a Performance Evaluation

 6.   Good Employees Get the Good Jobs 

Work/Life Balance:NPR podcasts: Listen and read the 3 stories about trying to balnce work in your life. Each table will be assigned a reading. Students will discuss answers to the questions and share what they learned with the rest of the class. 
1. What does the reading say about working and home life? 
2. What does flexibility in the workplace mean? 
3. What are good reasons for working from home? What are some "drawbacks" or negative problems with working from home? 

 
Practical Skills for Job Search February
 
Unit Lessons 

Spelling and Vocabulary                        WEEK 1                               WEEK 2                                     

 

STORIES

1. On the Job Hunt           

2. Read: Looking for a Job (CDLP)  HERE     

3. Job Counselor Conversation HERE  

4.  Career Search: Finding the right Job- Randalls Listening Lab 

5. .Choosing a Career: Listen-A-Minute site for reading and listening

6. ELLLO Story: Help Wanted HERE

MARSHALL ABE

1. A Successful Interview          2.  Attitude and Manners in an Interview

INTERVIEW HELP

1. Great Interview example: Click HERE                            Interview Information

2. Describing strengths in an interview: What are My Best Qualities? Listening Activity from ELLLO  Click HERE

3. Describing weaknesses in an interview: What are My Worst Qualities? Listening Activity from ELLLO Click HERE

4. Informational  Interview questions here. You can ask managers or future employers about a company to gain knowledge about the requirements and qualifications of a job. Take charge of your job search!  

 VIDEO here

RESUME and APPLICATION HELP

1. Resume Help: Click HERE to write a resume that you can attach to your gmail account.

2. Online Job Applications. Look at the various companies. Watch the Interview tips, look at what each company teaches you. HERE  Which company would you apply for? 

Job Search Sites

Click HERE to look at the MinnesotaWorks job search site

officeteam       

 

Do's and Dont's of Interviewing  Videos:

  Dos:  https://youtu.be/RvACIVjjiVo 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work/Life Balance:NPR podcasts: Listen and read the 3 stories about trying to balnce work in your life. Each table will be assigned a reading. Students will discuss answers to the questions and share what they learned with the rest of the class. 
1. What does the reading say about working and home life? 
2. What does flexibility in the workplace mean? 
3. What are good reasons for working from home? What are some "drawbacks" or negative problems with working from home? 

 

 

 

MARCH THEME: KEEPING A JOB

 

Spelling and Vocabulary

 WEEK 1       

Week 2        

Week 3

Week 4

 

Grammar:

1. Present and Present Continuous  

2. Tag Questions   Tag Questions QUIZ

3. Yes/No Questions

Sentence and sentence structure

  

READINGS

1. Breaking News English:  Night Work Could Damage your Health     Choose the speed you want and listen to the North American English

2. Communicating at Work- Readings and Quizzes

3Jobs and Employment   

4.. ELLLO Story: Help Wanted HERE

5.  ESL PODCAST 484- Getting a Performance Evaluation

  

Work/Life Balance:NPR podcasts: Listen and read the 3 stories about trying to balnce work in your life. Each table will be assigned a reading. Students will discuss answers to the questions and share what they learned with the rest of the class. 
1. What does the reading say about working and home life? 
2. What does flexibility in the workplace mean? 
3. What are good reasons for working from home? What are some "drawbacks" or negative problems with working from home?