¿Cuál es el mejor trabajo de verano?

Yago busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Iria busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Joel busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Aroa busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Ivan busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Carla busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Sabela busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Antia busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Saray busca

un trabajo de verano.

Le recomendaría…

Le recomendaría…

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Grammar in Context: Conditional (I would…), indirect pronoun (him/her)

Vocabulary: summer jobs for teens (salary, requirements, responsibilities)

Prep:

• Print “summer jobs” sheet for everyone.
• Print “research” sheet: 1 sheet for each group.
• Scissors: Give the group scissors to cut their own papers apart.
• Print one copy of the “looking for summer job scenarios” script to read.
• Optional: 3 clothes pins for each student

Introduce Objective 

Start by introducing the daily objective that they should be able to do at their proficiency target at the end of class.

Question – Why do adolescents (ages 15-19) work?

Discuss as a class. Possible answers: money, experience, to try a new area, to be social/meet new friends, to help someone/community, to support family business, to volunteer, to improve college application, to learn new skills, etc.

Summer Jobs for Teens

Here are 7 summer jobs that are considered the best for teens based on ChatGPT. Give each student this “summer jobs” sheet.

Let them rate these by drawing a heart, star or circle with line next to the jobs.

Discuss: Which jobs would they enjoy? Why or why not?

Video

Show Lalo’s video. 

Model

Together complete this form about being a Lalo’s job. There is not one right answer, but model for them how to search the internet in Spanish to find answers.

If you project this image on a white board or hang a piece of white paper, you can “write” on this form on the board.

There are related links under the video if you students want to know more.

Research / Jig Saw Part 1

Put students in groups of 4. Give each group a “research” sheet. They will cut this apart so each member has one to complete. Note: There is a different symbol on each t-shirt of each section. That will be used to regroup them in part 2.

Assign a “summer job” to each group. You can use the ones from the previous task or add more specific ones that relate to your area. Examples: A  specific theme park nearby, a popular ice cream place.

They will fill out the information for it. They may need to research and use the “tasks/chores” vocabulary for the previous lesson.

“Looking for” Scenarios / Jig Saw Part 2

Now have them regroup based on the t-shirts at the bottom of their page: All the popsicles together, all the suns together, all the splashes together and all the shoes together. There will be ±7 people in a group. If that is too big, you can divide the groups.

Print the script to read. It is also below in case you want to edit it to make your own version. Since they are intermediates, it is intentional that the script is not typed on the screen so they can develop their listening skills. You can alter the script as needed (add more details, simplify the language, etc.).

Show a person looking for a summer job. Read that person’s scenario to them. 

Then in their groups they will discuss the jobs to decide what order they would recommend them (best to worst). There should be one “expert” for each job in the group.

Model the first one if needed. You could use “Le recomendaría este trabajo porque…” as a sentence starter or see if there are other phrases they want to use.

Extension: The last image is a blank person so it can be you or let students write their own “se busca” scenarios to use as real examples.

SCRIPT

• Yago busca un trabajo en el que le paguen un buen dinero rápidamente para comprar un camión nuevo. Creció en una granja, por lo que no tiene miedo a sudar. Le gusta ser independiente si es posible.
• Iria no puede esperar a que llegue el verano. Su parte favorita es estar bajo el cálido sol y en una piscina fresca. Sabe que es tímida, por eso quiere un trabajo que la desafíe a ser más líder.
• Joel está obsesionado con los deportes, especialmente el baloncesto. Le gusta trabajar con niños. Lo que más le preocupa es mantenerse en forma y perfeccionar sus habilidades deportivas. Está bien con estar afuera.
• Aroa es una apasionada de la música y de los niños. Ha estado en la banda durante los últimos 2 años. Además, ya ha trabajado como niñera, por lo que busca algo diferente. Prefiere estar adentro/en el interior porque no le gusta el calor.
• Ivan quiere conocer gente nueva y probar nuevas habilidades. Trabajó en un restaurante el verano pasado, por lo que no quiere volver a hacerlo. Le gusta estar al aire libre y los animales, pero no le gustan los deportes.
• A Carla le encanta divertirse. La única razón por la que quiere trabajar es para hacer nuevos amigos en un ambiente social. Le encantan los nuevos desafíos y mencionó que le gustaría estar fuera de casa este verano.
• Sabela planea ser chef, por lo que está buscando un trabajo de verano que le brinde nuevas habilidades culinarias. Le gustaría aprender sobre una nueva cocina o cultura.
• A Antia le gusta trabajar con niños, especialmente con los más pequeños. Su último trabajo fue en YMCA, así que algo así estaría bien. Ganar dinero no es su prioridad, por lo que también estaría interesada en oportunidades de voluntariado.
• A Saray le encanta aprender, por eso quiere un trabajo que le ayude a aprender algo nuevo y a tener buena apariencia en su solicitudes para la universidad. Ella cree que quiere ser maestra o bibliotecaria.

Check for Learning / Reflect

Let them answer the question at the end to see if they can do it at their proficiency target.

If they are using the “Unit Vocabulary Sheet,” give them time to write down what they learned today.

Extension Ideas:

• https://www.decentjobsforyouth.org/
• https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@dgreports/@dcomm/@publ/documents/publication/wcms_853321.pdf
• How many teens work in different countries? They create a graph with the information that they find. Note: These statistics vary depending on the source due to including different factors (part-time, full-time, official vs unofficial jobs, volunteer, ages, etc).
• Do a role play: Give them a situation for them to solve. “You are working at this restaurant. Decide who will do what task (review of the chores).”
• They write a “looking for summer job” scenario.
• They find 3 summer job postings in Spanish and then explain why they would like it.

Research

They will pick one job that they would like to do and fill out the information for it. They may need to research a bit.

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