Course Overview
This course is designed for preschool students aged 2-3 who are learning English as a second language. The aim of the course is to introduce students to the vocabulary and language structures associated with jobs and professions. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and describe different jobs and understand basic sentences related to professions.
Course Goals
- To introduce students to the vocabulary and language structures related to jobs and professions.
- To build students' confidence in using English to describe different jobs and professions.
- To provide students with opportunities to practice listening, speaking, and comprehension skills.
Course Aims
- To introduce students to job-related vocabulary (e.g. doctor, teacher, police officer, firefighter, chef, etc.)
- To teach students to identify different jobs by their uniforms and tools.
- To enable students to use simple sentences to describe different jobs.
- To provide opportunities for students to practice listening and speaking skills through job-related conversations and activities.
- To introduce students to basic grammatical structures related to jobs and professions.
Course Outline
Module 1: Introduction (2 lessons)
- Lesson 1: Course introduction and ice breaker
- Lesson 2: Songs and rhymes related to jobs and professions
Module 2: Job Vocabulary (8 lessons)
- Lesson 3: Common job vocabulary
- Lesson 4: Tools and uniforms related to jobs
- Lesson 5: Job actions and responsibilities
- Lesson 6: More job vocabulary
- Lesson 7: Adjectives describing jobs
- Lesson 8: Nouns and verbs related to jobs
- Lesson 9: Review of job vocabulary
- Lesson 10: Assessment of job vocabulary
Module 3: Job Descriptions (12 lessons)
- Lesson 11: Introduction to job descriptions
- Lesson 12: Listening and matching job descriptions
- Lesson 13: Speaking activities describing simple jobs
- Lesson 14: Creating a simple job advertisement
- Lesson 15: Role-play activities related to various jobs
- Lesson 16: Field trip (visiting a place of work)
- Lesson 17: Review of job descriptions
- Lesson 18: Assessment of job descriptions
- Lesson 19-22: Additional practice with job descriptions
Module 4: Grammar and Syntax (12 lessons)
- Lesson 23: Introduction to basic sentence structures
- Lesson 24: Subject-verb agreement
- Lesson 25: Prepositions of Place (in, on, at)
- Lesson 26: Simple Present Tense
- Lesson 27: Review of grammar and syntax
- Lesson 28-32: Additional practice with grammar and syntax
Module 5: Real-life Scenarios (2 lessons)
- Lesson 33: Role-play activities describing different job scenarios
- Lesson 34: Listening to real-life job scenarios
Module 6: Assessment and Conclusion (2 lessons)
- Lesson 35: Job-related quizzes and games
- Lesson 36: Course recap
- Lesson 37: Certificate ceremony
- Lesson 38: Final thoughts and feedback
Conclusion
This course is designed to be engaging and interactive to encourage students to develop their English skills. Teachers should seek to vary instructional strategies to promote cognitive engagement. By the end of the course, students will be able to identify and describe different jobs in English and will have developed foundational language skills that will be helpful for future language learning.