The document provides a lesson plan for an English class focused on a Work and Travel program in the United States. The 80-minute lesson has the following goals: for students to learn about the program, read about job opportunities in three US regions, choose a job that matches their interests and skills, learn how to write a cover letter, and write an email with attachments applying for the chosen job. The lesson consists of three activities: students select a job, write a cover letter explaining their choice, and submit their resume and cover letter. Scaffolding and feedback are provided to support students through each stage.

1. I.S.F.D LENGUAS VIVAS BARILOCHE –
PRÁCTICA DOCENTE III
ENTREGA DE PLANIFICACIÓN
ALUMNO PRACTICANTE: María Silvia Maestromey
Año y sección: 3er nivel
Nivel lingüístico del curso: mixto pre-intermediate to advanced
Cantidad de alumnos: 18
Tipo de Planificación: clase
Unidad Temática: Continents
Clase Nº: 13
Duración de la clase: 80 minutos
Fecha de la clase: 22/08/19
Fecha de entrega de la planificación: 18/08/19
Learning Aims
During this lesson, learners will be able to:
- learn more about the Work & Travel program;
- read about three different areas in the USA;
- read about different job offers;
- pick a job position that meets their likes and skills;
- learn how to write a cover letter; and
- write and email with attachments.
Language Focus
LEXIS FUNCTIONS STRUCTURE
R
E
V
- work experience, skills,
interests
- Three different regions in the
USA
- Phrases used in formal emails
- Retrieving information from
the previous two classes
- Finding their interests in
order to pick a job.
- Justifying their choices
based on skills and interests
“I am writing in connection
with…”
“I am looking forward to…”
“If you require any further
information, please do not
hesitate to contact me.”

2. N
E
W
- Job offers
- Job positions: front desk,
housekeeper, hostess, busser,
lift operator, ski instructor
- Phrases used in formal emails
- Selecting a job to apply for
- Identifying main parts in a
cover letter
- Producing their own cover
letter
“I’m interested in this job
position…”
“I think I am qualified for this
job because…”
“I would like to apply for this
job since…”
“Please find attached my
resumé”
“To whom it may concern”
Materials
 Board markers
 Eraser
 Laptop
 Set of photocopies
 Projector
 Power Point Presentation
Procedures
ROUTINE (5 minutes)
I say hello to the students and take attendance: “Hello everybody! How are you
today? Let’s see who is here and who is absent” As they get ready, I will quickly
take attendance, as I know all of their names. “Today we are going to finish
working with the topic we have been working for the past two classes,
remember? And, as I told you last class, this will be our last class together.”
WARM- UP (5 minutes)
To continue I will ask them to deliver their homework from the previous class
“Last Thursday I asked you to design your own resumé and bring the final
version, right?” I will wait for students to answer. Then I will say “And I ask you

3. to decide what kind of resumé will present, remember?” I will wait for their
answer (pick a traditional or interactive).
PRESENT ATI ON (10 minutes)
“The first class that I introduced this exchange program, I showed you a website
belonging to an agency that sells it and I asked you to say what places you would
pick if you got in this kind of program. Do you remember the places you chose?”
I will wait for them to answer and I will say: “Right! Some of you chose the city,
others the mountains and others the beach. Now I am going to present those
places and I am going to show you three different cities. Each one of them has
two different job positions” (see Power Point presentation in Appendix).
DEVELOP M ENT (PRACTI CE and PRODUCTI ON)
Activity 1 (10 minutes)
After I show the cities and job positons, students will have to pick one job to
apply for it. “Now it is your turn to start working! You have to choose a job
position that matches your interests and your abilities and apply for that job.”
First students will read about the descriptions of the job positions and them they
will pick one. (see “text“ in Appendix”). I will ask the students who have not
participated in this class yet to read the text from the presentation.
Activity 2 (20 minutes)
“After you have chosen the job, you will have to explain why you have done so”.
I will give students a minute to choose a job position and I will give them ????.
Meanwhile, I will write the main parts of a cover letter and some useful phrases

4. they might need (see “cover letter format” in Appendix). First I will explain
what a cover letter is. “A cover letter is a text in which you explain the contents
of another document you are sending, in this case, your resumé”. I will say that
in a cover letter students should:
 introduce themselves;
 mention the job they're applying for;
 show that their skills and experience match the skills and experience
needed to do the job; and
 encourage the reader to read their resume.
“Pay attention to what I wrote on the board. In order to write a cover letter you
have to include the name person you are sending the person you are sending the
email to, why you are sending the cover letter ”. I will tell them that they will also
be able to use vocabulary given by the class teacher previously.
Activity 3 (20 minutes)
Students will hand in the resumé they prepared as homework together with the
cover letter they had to write in this class. Before they do so, they will explain
why they have chosen that place and job position. As they give their reasons, I
will encourage the ones who do not speak much by asking questions so they can
give more information: “Why do you think you are qualified for that job?” “Why
did you choose X game over Y and Z?” “Do you think you will be able to get the
job?” As they speak, I will praise their answers so ad to encourage them to
continue.
CLOSURE (10 minutes)

5. To finish the class I will ask them to give me feedback. I will give each of them a
piece of paper and I will ask them to tell me which was their favourite topic and
activity and which activities or topics were not so interesting for them.
Once they finish, I will say thank you and give them a little goodbye gift “Thank
you very much for being part of my practicum, I wish you have a wonderful
weekend and hope to see you around!”
APPENDIX
Presentation
New York State
Text
Description of job positions
HOSTESS – the duties of the hostess are to receive reservations, to
welcome the guests, organize the seating arrangement, i.e. distributes

6. guests to tables in the room and brings menus to guests. If necessary,
the cash register can also be added to the list of duties. This position
often includes tips.
BUSSER – the duty of the busser is to help the server by monitoring,
the same tables after leaving the guests, and preparing the necessary
equipment for the next guests. This position includes the tips. The
tradition of American culture is that guests leave 15-20% of the total
amount of the account, this gesture is respected by all guests.
FRONT DESK – theduty of the personemployed at the front desk is to
welcome the guests in the hotel, receiving reservations, checking the
guests and generally, giving information to guests. This position
requires a very good knowledge of English and is usually characterized
by a high timetable.
HOUSEKEEPER – the duty of the person employed in this position is
the daily maintenance of hotel rooms, but also the maintenance of
hygiene at the hotel in general. A minimum pre-knowledge of English
is required for this position.
LIFT OPERATOR – the duties of a lift operator include preparing the
ski lift for customers, helping people on and off the chair lift, and
checking lift tickets.
SKI INSTRUCTOR – the ski instructor’s many duty is teaching others
how to ski. This may include working with a variety of clients; provide
good customer service(teaching people to ski is going to take patience
and good communication skills), know about other ski programs at the
resort, and know safety procedures and rules.
Cover letter format
Your name and contact info  Include your info
 DATE
To whom it may concern/ HR (Company name)  INTRO
I am writing to apply for the position of … as advertised  Position you are
applying for
in the Work & Travel web site. I am … experience… /

7. Even though I do not have experience in this position…  Mention your skills
in 2nd P
I am … (include qualities that are important for this positions)
I am interested in … Explain why you are
interested in this
job/city/exchange program)
Please find attached my resumé. If you require  Suggest next steps by suggesting
an email reply or a meeting
any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
I am looking forward to…  Goodbye and signature
Regards/ Sincerely,
Applicant’s name
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 Timing
 Activitydescription and instructions as they will be said to students
(include direct speech)
 Scaffolding strategies
 Transition comment to link each stage of the lesson with the next one
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