W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

3.
Ask students to find the meanings of underlined words with partners. Elicit 
answers.
answers:
1. looking after children while the 
parents are out
babysitting 
2. get (money) for working
earn
3. jobs that you do for a few hours
a week
part-time jobs
4. the smallest amount of money you 
can get for working by law
a minimum 
wage
4.
tell students to look through the text once more and decide if the statements 
are true or false. Check answers in whole class discussion.
answers:
1. babysitters can work after 7 p.m.
true
2. Part-time jobs are popular with teenagers.
true
3. Minimum wage for 16-years-old is £ 5.52.
false
4. Teenagers don’t do part-time jobs after school.
false
post-reading Time: 15 min.
aim:
practising the new vocabulary in student’s speech; show agreement / 
disagreement.
5.
Prepare 15 statements about job and cut each separately(you may wish to 
put the pieces of paper into a box or a small bag). tell students to take their 
chairs and sit in a circle. Invite students to choose one of the strips. They should 
use the phrase 
I agree /I don’t agree 
and present their opinion. You may wish to 
elicit in a random order.
possible handouts:
1. Cleaners do a lot of physical work.
 
2. Musicians are not interested in the 
Art.
3. Sportsmen do not have to read 
much.
4. People study a lot to become a 
doctor.
5. Babysitting is the easiest job.
6. Librarians read a lot of books. 
7. Women are better teachers than 
men.
8. Women can be taxi-drivers.
9. nurses work at shops.
10. hair-dressers must study at 
university. 
11. Accountants know mathematics 
well.
12. being a director is a responsible 
job.
13. Businessmen travel a lot.
14. Programmer’s job is to produce 
computer programs.

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