Making money as a teenager

Introduction

The English lesson plan is intended for 8th grade students, aimed at developing speaking skills on the topic Work / Making money as a teenager (Vocabulary and Grammar). Level: Pre-intermediate/Intermediate.

Task

1. Let’s pronounce the words together (drill the pronunciation)

a salary, savings, a well-paid job, pocket money, to afford something, to live оn a tight budget, short of cash

  • Do you know any of these words?
  • Can you explain their meaning?

2. Let us read definitions and match with words

a salary, savings, a well-paid job, pocket money, to afford something, to live on a tight budget, short of cash

  • a fixed amount of money usually paid to a worker every month
  • not having enough
  • not having much money
  • an amount of money that parents regularly give to their child
  • the money you keep and do not waste
  • if you are paid a lot of money for this
  • to be able to buy or to do smth because you have enough money or time

3. Guess a word, unscramble it

Tight buetdg

Afordf

Poeckt moeyn

Saryal

Sgsavin

Process

The teacher can offer students some additional questions for discussion, thereby focusing on using a communicative approach and using new vocabulary in speech.

Students work independently and in groups.

Discussing of job opportunities for teenagers

Funny options:

To taste ice-cream

To stand in a I queue

A pusher (bungee jumping)

A streamer

Serious options:

To go shopping

To deliver goods

To walk the dogs

A body part model

Conclusion

Now I can:

speak about jobs for teenagers;

use the Second Conditional;

see the difference between job and work.

As a result of this lesson, students will become familiar with work-related vocabulary.

The material will help you understand texts and develop speaking skills on the importance of money, work experience and earning opportunities for teenagers using Second Conditional.

Credits

skyteach.ru

British Council