Course: English for Professional Life Lesson Plan: General topics: job application, covering letter, job interview,

telephone communication 1. Setting goals: Lesson plan outline Time: 2 min. 2. Job Hunting: a. Read a reference letter for a person applying for a job in children summer camp. What impression of him do you get from the letter? Time 3-4 min. Goal: Re-enforcing the formal language vocabulary. b. Listen to two people talking about Ben. Which gives the most truthful impression of the applicant's character? Time: 3 min. Goal: creating a semantic clash. c. (Look at the resume Ben wrote. Would you hire him?) Time: 3 min. Goal: summing-up transformations of commonplace phrases. d. DOs and DONTs: Listen to the list of things one suggests including into your CV and mark them do or don`t: 1. mention your bad points or failures 2. sound enthusiastic 3. be funny or too informal 4. emphasize your good points and embellish them where possible 5. sound desperate 6. keep it simple 7. use decorative devices or lots of different fonts 8. check your typing, spelling and punctuation 9. use family or friends as referees 10. include dates 11. include irrelevant information 3. CV vs. Resume: what is the difference? US job resumes and European CVs and cover letters. Group discussions: Imagine that you are looking for a job in the entertainment industry in the USA. How different your resume should look from your standard EuroPASS template? Make a list of essential differences of such a resume. Report to the class.
Time: 8-10 minutes. Goal: diversifying job search opportunities.

Class Discussion 1 Follow-up: comparing the class discussion with professional advice including such hints as: creativity in resume formatting, report of money oriented progress, third-party validation, reviews, awards, name drop, balanced creativity, clear message, compliance with applicant tracking systems.
Time: 5 min. Goal: correction and/or reinforcement of class findings

4. Belated summary: Aleksi 5. Alternately: Telephone Interviews. Shortlists. 6. Homework: listen to two recordings. Recording 1: duration 3 minutes 15 seconds (Answering Machine Messages): make a name list of the callers, look up the names in Wikipedia if you do not know them, summarize the messages. Recording 2, duration - 28 minutes: listen to an interview of Chris Knab, a music industry expert and make a list of tips and hints he gives to beginners. What are the dos and don'ts? Goal: improving listening comprehension skills and introducing the topic Telephone Communication.