Lesson Plan

• Identify and pronounce at least ten common Chinese job titles.
• Describe workplace details (location, hours, responsibilities) using target sentence patterns.
• Apply interview and job‑seeking structures in spoken role‑plays.
• Analyze a short reading about a first job and answer comprehension questions in Chinese.
• Write a 120‑word paragraph about an ideal career and a brief cover letter using appropriate vocabulary and etiquette.

• Projector and screen
• Printed handout of job‑title vocabulary with pinyin
• Flashcards of occupations
• Audio recording of the interview dialogue
• Worksheet with matching, fill‑in‑the‑blank and reading comprehension tasks
• Role‑play cue cards for interviewer and interviewee
• Whiteboard and markers

Begin by asking students what they want to be when they grow up and write a few answers on the board in Chinese.

Connect this to previous lessons on personal introductions, explaining that today they will expand their language to talk about jobs and the workplace.

Success criteria: students will be able to name occupations, use key sentence patterns, and produce a short written description of a job.

1. Warm‑up / Do‑Now (5'): Students write a sentence about their dream job using any known vocabulary.
2. Vocabulary presentation (10'): Teacher projects the job‑title table, models pronunciation, and runs a quick flashcard drill.
3. Sentence‑pattern practice (10'): Choral repetition of the eight key structures, followed by a gap‑fill activity on the board.
4. Listening & comprehension (8'): Play the interview audio; students answer three comprehension questions in pairs.
5. Reading activity (10'): Students read “我的第一份工作” and complete the provided comprehension questions.
6. Role‑play interview (15'): Pairs use cue cards to simulate a job interview, rotating roles; teacher monitors and gives feedback.
7. Writing task (12'): Students draft a 120‑word paragraph describing their ideal job; peers exchange drafts for quick peer review.
8. Wrap‑up & exit ticket (5'): Recap key language; each student writes one sentence describing a job they learned about today and hands it in.

Review the job titles and sentence patterns covered, highlighting any common errors observed during role‑plays.

Students complete the exit ticket and submit it as a quick check for understanding.

Homework: complete a Chinese résumé template (provided) for the job they described in writing, or finish any unfinished worksheet tasks.