Six-step sequence to find a job.

Step 1: Look at newspaper advertisements for job search. Identify key words (some written as specific vocabulary of a profession), and match people with jobs.

Step 2: Listen to a model conversation between two people discussing job offers and practice the conversation. Practice again using the same conversation model but with information from the advertisements in Step 1. In the final practice, try to move away from following the conversation model word for word.

Step 3: Listen to several native speakers inquiring about jobs and match the conversations with newspaper ads.

Step 4: Listen again to conversations and note intonation variations. Use cue words to write complete questions and answers involving comparative and superlative (better, harder, most convenient, etc.).

Step 5: Pair work: information gap role play. Student A plays the part of a potential candidate for a job. Make a note of requirements and then call Human Resources Director. Student B plays the part of a Human Resources Director. Use ads to offer suitable job conditions.

Step 6: Group work discussions and decisions making task. Look at the set of advertisements and decide which is the most suitable job offer.