Conversations

• Dierverzorging
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Conversations

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Engage in conversations related to work and internships.
• Use appropriate vocabulary to describe work environments, tasks, and experiences.
• Practice conversational skills, including asking and answering questions, expressing opinions, and giving details about experiences. 
• Improve fluency and confidence in discussing topics related to work or internship.

Jobs and Internships

Who has had a job/ internship?

What is important to you when you have a job/ internship?

What kind of jobs are you interested in?

What kind of jobs and/ or internships have you done?
Also describe the tasks and responsibilities you had to do.

Vocab Review

What words are new to you?

Conversation exercise 1

With this exercise you will practice interview skills, question formation, and answering using job/internship-related vocabulary.

Find a partner. You will interview each other with a provided list of questions. You can also ask your own questions: 

1. Why do you want this internship/job?

2. What relevant skills do you have?

3. Can you describe a time you worked on a team?

4. What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Switch roles and ask each other the same questions

Recap

What was difficult about the interview?

What questions did you find easy to answer?

Conversation exercise 2

In this exercise you will talk about your past or imagined work/internship experiences using descriptive language with a new partner. 

You will talk about one of the following:

A previous work/internship experience (if you have one), OR

An internship or job you would like to apply for and why.

Describe the work environment (e.g., clinic, supermarket, retail store, etc).

Talk about the responsibilities you had or imagine you would have.

Share the skills you learned or hope to develop.

Explain what you liked or disliked about the job or what you think you'd enjoy about the internship.

Partners should ask at least 2 follow up questions: (e.g., "What was your supervisor like?" "How did you handle difficult tasks?").

What did you and your partner talk about that you found interesting?
What did you learn from each other during this conversation?

what did you find easy or difficult about today's lesson?