Professions — Lesson Plan, English, Grade 4
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Lesson plan
| Section |
People and Professions
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| Lesson title |
Professions
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| Class |
4
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| Lesson objectives according to program |
2. 3. 3 Take turns when speaking with others in a limited range of basic exchanges.
3. 1. 2 Recognise, identify, and sound with support a growing range of language at a text level.
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| Lesson objectives |
Students will know and use the English names of common professions, including teacher, doctor, firefighter, driver, chef, and farmer.
Students will know how to ask and answer the question “What does he/she do?” using “He’s/She’s a …”.
Students will know how to recognise and pronounce profession words in short spoken and written texts.
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| Values |
Respect for all kinds of honest work: students recognise how different professions contribute to the community.
Cooperation and attentive listening are practised through turn-taking in pair exchanges and group play.
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Lesson progress
| Lesson stage/time | Teacher's action | Student's action | Evaluation | Resources |
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| Warm-Up and Greeting 5 min |
Organisational moment:
Greet the class, check readiness, and arrange students in pairs.
Introduce the topic by asking, “What jobs do people in our community do?”.
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Students greet the teacher and prepare their materials. Students name familiar jobs and listen respectfully to classmates’ ideas. | Readiness and relevant participation — 1 point each, max 2 points. Stage maximum — 2 points. | board, notebooks |
| Introducing Professions 10 min |
New material explanation:
Present the words teacher, doctor, firefighter, driver, chef, and farmer with clear pictures.
Model each word’s pronunciation and the sentence frames “What does he/she do?” and “He’s/She’s a …”.
Show a short illustrated text and guide students to identify and sound out the profession words with support.
Slide 1 — Professions
Slide 2 — A firefighter helps put out fires, while a farmer grows food. These familiar jobs look ve…
Slide 3 — Today we will find out…
Slide 4 — Six Job Words
Slide 5 — More Job Words
Slide 6 — Ask and Answer
Slide 7 — The Sentence Frame
Slide 8 — Read and Listen
Slide 9 — What We Learned
Slide 10 — Remember and Say
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Students look at the pictures, repeat each profession word, and follow the short text. Students identify the professions and practise saying the sentence frames. | Correctly identify six profession words — 1 point each, max 6 points. Pronounce two words intelligibly with support — 1 point each, max 2 points. Stage maximum — 8 points. | |
| Pair Speaking Practice 8 min |
Questions to the class:
Ask: “What does a doctor do?” “What does a chef do?” “What does a firefighter do?”.
Ask pairs to take turns asking and answering, “What does he/she do?” using the profession words.
Answers:
A doctor helps sick people.
A chef cooks food.
A firefighter puts out fires.
Sample exchange: “What does she do?” “She’s a doctor.”.
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Students answer the teacher’s questions: a doctor helps sick people, a chef cooks food, and a firefighter puts out fires. Students take turns asking and answering the model question in pairs and listen to their partners. | Give a relevant answer to each of the three job questions — 1 point each, max 3 points. Complete a two-turn pair exchange using the question and answer frame — 2 points. Stage maximum — 5 points. | picture cards, board |
| Profession Guessing Game 7 min |
Instructions:
Explain that one student silently mimes a profession while classmates guess using “Are you a …?” or name the job.
Invite several students to take a turn and prompt the class to listen and wait for their turn.
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Students mime or guess professions, use the target words, and take turns without interrupting. | Correctly guess or mime a profession — 1 point. Use an English profession word — 1 point. Take turns appropriately — 1 point. Stage maximum — 3 points. | |
| Independent Practice 7 min |
Task directions:
Give students a short matching and sentence-completion task: match each profession word to its picture, then complete “He’s a …” or “She’s a …”.
Ask students to work independently and check their answers against the word bank when finished.
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Students match profession words to pictures and complete the sentence frames independently. Students review their answers using the word bank. | Match six words to the correct pictures — 1 point each, max 6 points. Complete two sentence frames correctly — 1 point each, max 2 points. Stage maximum — 8 points. | |
| Quick Knowledge Check 5 min |
Quiz directions:
Give a short quiz with four prompts: identify a pictured profession, choose the matching word, complete “She’s a …”, and answer “What does he do?”.
Read each prompt aloud and allow students time to respond individually.
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Students complete the four quiz prompts individually, identifying professions and using the sentence frame to answer. | Correct response to each of four prompts — 1 point each. Stage maximum — 4 points. | |
| Reflection 3 min |
Runs the "Reflection" reflection. End the lesson with quick student feedback — emoji vote and share the results.
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Students complete the "Reflection" reflection and assess their understanding of the topic. | Name one profession correctly — 1 point. Produce a relevant sentence using the frame — 1 point. Stage maximum — 2 points. |
Health and safety compliance
| Health and safety compliance | Keep walkways clear and remain in place during the mime game; use gestures only and do not run or push. Handle picture cards and classroom materials carefully. |
Material details
- Material type
- Lesson Plan
- Subject
- English
- Grade
- Grade 4
- Language
- English
- Education direction
- Humanitarian
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