ESL Lesson Plan Jobs and Places A1

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ESL Lesson Plan Jobs and Places A1 introduces beginner learners to jobs, workplaces, and the present simple tense through fun, hands-on activities. Students explore nine common jobs, match them to the places and things people use at work, and practise present simple in both positive and negative forms. With a short reading text, correction games, and a lively Tic-Tac-Toe activity, this lesson keeps young learners engaged from start to finish while building real, usable language.

📄A1 ⏱️60 min 📁18 slides

Skills and Outcomes

• Learn nine common job words: doctor, teacher, hairdresser, driver, farmer, chef, shop assistant, pilot, singer.

• Match jobs to workplaces and the things people use at work.

• Use present simple positive and negative forms to describe jobs.

• Ask and answer "What does he/she do?".

• Read a short text and choose the correct words.

• Play fun games: an emoji vocabulary game, "That's Not Right" correction game, and Job Tic-Tac-Toe.

Vocabulary

• doctor

• teacher

• hairdresser

• driver

• farmer

• chef

• shop

• assistant

• pilot

• singer

• hospital

• school

• hair salon

• car

• bus

• farm

• restaurant

• shop

• plane

• microphone

Lesson Plan

1. Vocabulary Introduction

   Students match nine job words to pictures: doctor, teacher, hairdresser, driver, farmer, chef, shop assistant, pilot, singer.

2. Vocabulary Game

   Learners guess each job from emoji and letter clues, a fun warm-up to review the new words.

3. Match

   Students match each job to the place or thing connected to it, such as hospital, school, or microphone.

4. Review the Jobs

   Students read short riddles and guess which job is being described.

5. Grammar: Present Simple

   Learners study how to form present simple positive and negative sentences to talk about jobs.

6. Complete the Sentence

   Students choose the correct verb to complete sentences about each job, practising the -s spelling rule.

7. That's Not Right

   Students correct false sentences about jobs using the negative present simple, then say the true sentence.

8. Reading

   Learners read two short texts and circle the correct word to complete each sentence.

9. Job Tic-Tac-Toe

   Students play a team game, saying a sentence about a job to place their mark on the board.

10. Final Review

    Students match each job to what they do and where they work, then say the full sentence aloud.

Note: Some images of people in this lesson are AI-generated.

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