• have him go through the job ads and select vocabulary he is unclear of or may have difficulty spelling
  • have him add this to the vocabulary list
  • these words should then be recorded on index cards along with the meaning and then used in a sentence

Activity Four:

  • using the same job ads as in Activity Two, have your student answer the following questions:
    a) What company is advertising for this position?
    b) Where is this job located?
    c) What is the job title
    d) What are the qualifications for this job?
    e) What is the salary for this position?
    f) Who do you contact to apply for this position?
    g) How do you apply for this job?
    h) What benefits are provided in this position?

  • for homework have your student choose three job ads and answer similar questions

Activity Five:

  • ask your student to brainstorm a list of what he is looking for in a job (Example: important benefits, travel time, salary expectations, size of company, job responsibilities
  • discuss each of these aspects in detail
  • have the student review the list and prioritize what he is looking for in a job
  • ask the student to write a job ad that he would consider as a perfect job

Activity Six:

  • provide your student with the classified section from various newspapers
  • ask him to go through and choose three jobs which he would apply for and three that he would not
  • ask him to write the reasons for his choices
  • after the student has recorded his reasons, have him present the ads and his reasons and discuss his choices

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