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NLL Adv Tnotes U01
NLL Adv Tnotes U01
NLL Adv Tnotes U01
Unit Objectives
Grammar: the continuous aspect; the perfect aspect
Vocabulary: issues in education; reporting what others say; suffixes (adjectives); abbreviations
Scenario: stating requirements, saying what is essential and desirable; choosing an intern
Study skills: self-awareness
Writing skills: a covering letter
Lesson topic and staging 3bGive students three minutes to reread the CV and
This lesson looks at aspects relating to job hunting, answer the questions.
namely curricula vitae (CVs) and interviews. • Students compare answers before class feedback.
Students begin by discussing the job markets and the
process people go through to get a job. Students then 1 It is written in telegraphic style – pronouns
read a CV, evaluate it and rewrite it. They find out and some verbs are omitted. It is also written in
about abbreviations associated with qualifications. the third person. 2 Possibly the one in
They then listen to a job interview and consider how Finland, as he doesn’t speak Finnish well.
the applicant deals with the interview. Students 3 Jobs in banking or other financial institutions.
revise and practise the perfect aspect and finish the
4 Students do this activity in pairs, considering what
lesson by writing CVs.
is important and rewriting the profile accordingly.
Meet the expert video • After finishing, students swap profiles with
another pair to compare them. Conclude with
Watch the video to hear a careers consultant talking
class feedback and elicit key points to be included.
about her role and what it involves.