Background Notes:

Activity One:

• sources for job advertisements include: newspapers, cold calls, networking, Human Resources Canada and Employment Agencies
• there are many community newspapers (in many languages)
• Careers is a free job search newspaper with job listings and job search tips this is free and is found on many major street corners or in shopping malls

Activity Two:

• select job ads which relate to the student's field of interest
• having the student read the job ads silently allows the student the opportunity to use prior skills and knowledge such as phonics and decoding skills to identify vocabulary
• by having the student read the ad aloud, you will be able to identify any vocabulary or pronunciation difficulties
• if you decide to read the ad aloud, this may clarify any vocabulary or pronunciation difficulties for your student
• using new vocabulary in a sentence will help your student to "own" the word (this activity may be completed as a homework activity)
• an address book may be used in place of index cards
• crossword puzzles may be designed to practice new vocabulary

Activity Three:

• design questions which will demonstrate the student's understanding of the vocabulary he has developed in the previous activities
• a cloze activity may also be designed to use new vocabulary
• use synonyms to practice and increase vocabulary e.g.: job, position, career (this may require a lesson in using the thesaurus)

Activity Four:

• the purpose of this activity is to clarify what a student is looking for in a job

Activity Five

• this activity will help to evaluate the student's progress in reading and understanding job ads