Spotlight 2, Unit 1: “My dad is a mechanic.” Complete Lesson Plan (Sessions 1 & 2)
A complete 2-session lesson plan covering 16 common occupations, workplace matching, job duty reading, and interactive peer career counseling surveys for 8th-grade Moroccan classes.
Launching Unit 1 (I want to be a graphic designer!) in Spotlight 2 introduces students to target career vocabulary, indefinite article usage (a vs. an), and job responsibilities. This comprehensive 2-session lesson plan structures classroom delivery across two complete 55-minute periods.
Designed specifically for large Moroccan 2nd Year Middle School classes (2ème ASC), both sessions feature row-based choral drilling, silent action pantomimes, reading-for-detail grids, and communicative peer surveys that maximize speaking practice while maintaining orderly classroom management.
8th Grade (2ème ASC)
Unit 1, Lesson 1 (Sessions 1 & 2)
Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing
2 × 55 minutes (110 min)
Lesson Objectives
- Session 1: Identify 16 common jobs, connect them to their respective workplaces (e.g., field, kitchen, garage, salon), and express career ambitions using “I want to be a/an…” with 80% accuracy.
- Session 2: Read job profiles for specific detail, categorize professional duties (researching, helping, selling, designing), and conduct a structured peer career survey using “Do you like to…?” with 80% accuracy.
Two-Session Structure Breakdown
Session 1 (Jobs & Workplaces): Tool mime riddle warm-up, row-by-row audio repetition of 16 occupations, picture numbering, workplace sentence matching on page 20, “Act & Guess” row mime competition, and pair future career interviews.
Session 2 (Job Activities & Career Survey): Family jobs recap, duty verbs pre-teaching (interview, research, take care of), 6-profile reading and activity ticking on page 21, job role categorization chart, board collocation race, and desk career counselor survey.
Classroom Teaching Tips for 8th Grade
💡 Article Board Highlighting: Write articles in distinct colors (e.g., green for a teacher / red for an entrepreneur) during presentation to prevent vowel-sound confusion before students start writing.
💡 Managing Row Mime Games: Keep volunteers at the front silent during the “Act & Guess” stage; require guessers to formulate full question forms (“Are you a mechanic?”) to score a team point.
💡 Rapid Collocation Drill: Call out duty phrases (“fixes engines”, “works in a clinic”) between alternating rows to rapidly consolidate vocabulary before the communicative survey stage.
💡 Shoulder-Partner Surveys: Keep students seated side-by-side for the Career Counselor activity on page 22 so pair interviews execute smoothly without classroom disruption.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Spotlight 2 pages are covered in this plan?
This document covers pages 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of Spotlight 2 across Sessions 1 and 2.
Is this resource editable?
Yes, the file is available as a fully editable Microsoft Word document (.docx) tailored to Moroccan ELT formatting standards.
Can I adapt the timing for single-hour periods?
Yes, each session is pre-divided into an exact 55-minute timetable with independent warm-ups, practice drills, and homework tasks.
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