LESSON OVERVIEW
The main objectives of this lesson are to:
- read and discuss an article about choosing a career path;
- practise phrases to discuss careers;
- discuss career advice and decision-making.
With this lesson, students discuss an article titled ‘How to choose a career path’. They talk about factors that influence career choices, explore phrases related to professional journeys (e.g. explore your options, have the necessary qualifications, be passionate about, etc.) and discuss career advice. Students also role-play offering and responding to career suggestions, and talk about personal interests, skills, and job preferences.
This is a Critical Reading Club worksheet. With this format, students need to read an online article at home and do the exercises in the classroom. Learn more about how to use such worksheets and their benefits in our post.
ACTIVITIES
Students begin the lesson with a warm-up. They answer questions about career paths (e.g. Have you ever had a job?) in a flow chart. After that, they look at factors that influence career choices (e.g. internship(s), professor(s), parent(s), etc.), choose the three most impactful and explain why. Then, they complete phrases about careers with verbs (e.g. gain experience, shift career, etc.). Afterwards, students finish the tips from the previous task with more details (e.g. It might be worth analyzing what lifestyle you prefer having. For example,…). Following that, they discuss career advice and decision-making. Next, students read categories of interests (e.g. business), skills (e.g. active listening) and important things in a job (e.g. creative freedom). They choose the top three things for them in each category and add their ideas if necessary. Finally, students exchange their lists from the previous exercise and have a role-play as a career adviser and someone seeking advice. The adviser suggests careers based on the list, using the phrases from the lesson, while the other student responds and explains their opinion. Then, they switch roles.