Conversation Class
Lesson Summary

Language and Section: Intermediate French

Date: 11.13.12

Class theme/topics discussed: Get a job

Goal of the class: Make the students talk and learn about how to get a job in France

Structure of the class (unless you attach your lesson plan below):

WARM-UP (5 minutes)
Collect the vocabulary that they know and complete it
To apply, an application, a resume, a covering letter, a job interview, a boss, an employee…

ACTIVITY 1 (10 minutes) – GETTING FAMILIAR WITH FRENCH RESUMES AND COVERING LETTER
Students will be given examples of French typical resume and covering letter. We will discuss the differences from American ones and point what they have to be careful about if they want to apply for a job in France.

ACTIVITY 2 (10 minutes) – WHAT THIS PERSON WILL DO IN 10 YEARS?
Students will work in pairs. They will have to imagine what the other students will do in 10 years.
The target student will answer by telling his actual plans if he has some.

ACTIVITY 3 (10 minutes) – F*** MY LIFE
Students will be divided in two teams. Each team will be given 5 beginnings and five endings of sentences from the French equivalent of “F*** my life” website. The first team who will have gather right all the sentences will win.
In the end, each student will read a sentence and we will check the meaning together.

ACTIVITY 4 (15 minutes) – JOB SPEED-DATING
Students will be given a role on a piece of paper. Half of the class will be bosses looking for a new employee and the other half will be people looking for jobs.
The “bosses” will have to ask questions while the “job-seekers” will have to try their best to be hired even though the role they have be given does not fit with the boss expectations.
In then end, bosses will have to tell who they want to hire and why.

END-UP (5 minutes) – FUNNY VIDEO about job interviews (Bref)

What technology, media or props did you use? (satellite tv, internet resources, playmobiles, etc.)

Whiteboard, handouts, Computer/TV

What worked well in this class? What did not work?

Everything worked well, specially the speed-dating activity.
They were curious about the CV and the covering letters but I realized a lot of them do not have a CV in English yet so they could not really compare.

How could this class be improved/ modified?

Maybe find a more dynamic and funny activity for the introduction of French CV and letters (For instance, they could be looking for someone to hire for a job and they have to choose among three CV)

Please attach your lesson plan and handouts for this class below – if you used any.

*** HANDOUT – ACTIVITY 4

Patron

Tu es une femme, tu as 57 ans.

Tu es diabolique et tu diriges une compagnie d’import-export.

Tu recherches un(e) assistant(e) qui soit prêt(e) à travailler 70 heures par semaine et à t’obéir au doigt et à l’œil.

Chercheur d’emploi

 Tu es une femme de 25 ans.

Tu es une jeune diplômée d’Ecole de commerce.

Tu es timide et introvertie.

Patron

Tu es un homme de 27 ans.

Tu es un jeune cadre dynamique qui a monté son entreprise de création de logiciels et tu recherches des informaticiens motivés.

 

Chercheur d’emploi

 Tu es une femme, tu as 26 ans.

Tu es passionnée d’informatique mais tu es excessivement féministe et tu refuses de travailler pour un homme.

Patron

Tu es une femme. Tu as 42 ans.

Tu es avocate et tu recherches un(e) secrétaire à l’aise avec l’informatique pour taper et gérer tes documents administratifs.

 

Chercheur d’emploi

 Tu es un homme, tu as 57 ans.

Tu es passionné par les ordinateurs et par le Tour de France.

Patron

Tu es un homme, tu as 35 ans.

Tu es un trader moche et tu recherches une assistante pour choisir tes vêtements et t’accompagner aux soirées mondaines.

 

Chercheur d’emploi

 Tu es une femme tu as 25 ans.

Tu n’as aucun diplôme et tu n’as jamais travaillé.

Tu aimes la mode et les chats.