10’ Warm up In pairs or small groups, students talk about the pictures Activate prior knowledge PLS Worksheet: Get Ready! 15’ Conversation dialogue Students practice the dialogue in pairs Have students work together to fill in the gaps with the correct connectors from the choices in the box Students role play or practice the conversation and create their own using various connectors Prepare for the topic of the lesson Practice conversation strategies of turn taking PLS Worksheet: Let’s Talk! 15’ Vocabulary match Students match vocabulary terms with meanings Encourage students to guess from context, use monolingual dictionaries, or ask each other for help Understand key vocabulary for reading comprehension PLS Worksheet: Check Your Vocabulary! Refer to Working in BC Wikibook 20’ Discuss and read Students work in small groups to discuss and share what students already know, read and take notes, and share information with group members Activate and share prior knowledge Read and take notes for sharing information PLS Worksheet: Group Research! Refer to Working in BC Wikibook 20’ Share and compare Review or teach the use of the first conditional (If + simple present to talk about real possible situations) Students work in groups of 5 – 6 to do a speaking activity in order to discover more about each other’s countries and employment laws Compare and share information PLS Worksheet: What If! 20’ Read and compare Students compare their own countries’ laws with the employment laws in BC Students skim PLS booklet to fill in the chart Skim the text for information and take notes Listen to take notes PLS Worksheet: Country Compare! Refer to Working in BC Wikibook
Students listen to other group members to fill out the remainder of the chart 20’ Discuss and role play Students discuss and brainstorm various work scenarios and then role play conversations between employee and employer Students share and discuss personal experiences Listen and identify details, style, register and some feelings in a social conversation Give detailed information about an incident and express opinions and feelings PLS Worksheet: Talk It! 25’ Write an email Review business writing Students write an email to the manager Write an email in proper format and language to clearly convey the intended message LINC 5-7, Vol. 1, Ch. 2 PLS Worksheet: Send an Email! 25’ Find out more Students find out more about the Employment Standards Branch Dial-A-Law Understand key points in or audio clips PLS Worksheet: Find out More! 10’ Self-Assessment Allow students to fill out form independently Self-assessment PLS Worksheet: What did you learn? Get Ready! Look at the pictures below. What do you see? How are these pictures related to work? 2. 4.
Example: “What if you work overtime in your country? Do you get paid extra? Do you get time off?” Etc. …you work overtime. …you get sick and can’t go to work. …you work during national holidays. …you want to take a vacation. …your company does not have enough work for you. …your boss doesn’t treat you fairly. …you break or damage something at your workplace. …you work more than 40 hours a week. …your employer doesn’t pay you what they agreed to pay you. …you want to find out the employment standards laws. …you don’t take any holidays from your work during the year. …you get laid off from your job. …you work 8 hours a day. …you want to find a job. …you want to quit your job. …you get injured at your workplace. Read and Compare! Skim the PLS wikibook Working in BC to find out how laws in BC compare to your country. Write notes about the laws in BC and then check off how these laws compare to your country – same, different, you are unsure.