Free A2 (Elementary) ESL lesson plan — 45 minutes of speaking activities, conversation questions and Past Simple: Skills and Jobs grammar practice for online English classes. Student can write basic CV sections using past simple for work experience.

A2⏱ 45 min

Writing a CV

🎯 Goal: Student can write basic CV sections using past simple for work experience

📐 Past Simple: Skills and Jobs

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#CV#Job Applications#Work Experience

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🎯 Click hotspots to explore vocabulary in context

Let's talk about jobs and CVs! I want to hear about your work life.

“What job would you love to have one day?”

“Do you think experience is more important than good grades?”

“What skills are you good at?”

“If you wrote a CV today, what would you put first?”

“Would you prefer a quiet job or a busy job with many duties?”

Fresh topic questions — none repeat until you have seen them all

🎲 Speaking Activity 1

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Ranking Activity

Put the things in order. Then tell me why. Use full sentences.

7 minutes

🗣️ “For me, the most important is...”

Rank these from most to least important on a CV:

🎲 Speaking Activity 2

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Picture Discussion

Look at the picture. Answer my questions in full sentences.

6 minutes

🗣️ “In the picture, I can see...”

QUESTION 1 / 5

What position do you think this person has?

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Writing a CV

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