Assessment for Learning Resource Bank
Web-based Learning and Teaching Support

Learning and Teaching Activity - My family and their jobs

Learning Target for Key Stage 1:
KSa –
To provide or find out and present simple information on familiar topics
Learning Objectives:
Text Types Vocabulary Language Items and Communicative Functions Language Skills Attitudes Generic Skills
  • interviews
  • personal descriptions
  • verbs and nouns related to jobs
  • give a simple description of oneself and members of the family
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • sensitivity towards language use in the process of communication
  • collaboration skills

Stage Description Materials for more able & less able learners Duration (lesson)
Lead-in + Pre-reading Learners listen to a song to get familiar with job names. Worksheet
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While-reading Learners read an interview about a family and their jobs. PPT
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3
Post-reading Learners take part in various activities to review the vocabulary, collocations, sentence structure and the use of simple present tense in describing jobs. PPT
Cards
Worksheets
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4
Reading Assessment Learners apply the reading strategies learned. Assessment
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0.5
Pre-writing Through collaborative learning activities, learners compose short paragraphs on jobs. PPT
Worksheets
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2
While-writing Learners are engaged in individual writing.
Learners use an organiser to write paragraphs about themselves and their family members.
Worksheets
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2
Post-writing Learners use a checklist to do self-evaluation. Evaluation form
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0.5