Students help teacher to generate questions which all students will use for a questionnaire to be administered at home. The questionnaire will help to determine major job trends and skills required. Suggestions for Designing a Questionnaire on the Workplace , Appendix 5.1 provides suggestions for questions to help the teacher. Students take the questionnaire and administer it to those at home who earn, or have earned money from employment. With students, identify and explain new terms arising from the questionnaire.
Students add terms and definitions to their glossaries.
In small groups, students write a one-page report on the answers to the questionnaire. Advise students of test on glossary terms which will begin the next lesson. Administer a test on glossary terms. Direct students in formative peer assessment of vocabulary test. Small groups of students summarize their findings and present them to the class.