My Dream Job
This careers ESL lesson teaches jobs, workplaces, responsibilities and reasons for choosing a profession. Students mime occupations, match workers to locations and practise 'I'd like to be...' with because. They write about a future career and perform a dream-job interview as candidate and interviewer.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Intermediate
Age group
Ages 12–14
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students mime jobs for classmates to guess, match jobs to workplaces ('A chef works in a kitchen'), and drill 'What does a vet do? A vet helps animals.' The second lesson votes on dream jobs, drills 'I want to be a scientist' / 'I'd like to be a photographer because...', writes 'My Future Career' explaining what the job involves and why it matters, and roleplays a dream-job interview as candidate and interviewer.
Target language
- • 'What does a ___ do?' / 'Where does a ___ work?'
- • 'I want to be...' / 'I'd like to be...'
- • Present simple for duties
- • Jobs and workplace vocabulary
Key vocabulary
- career
- salary
- qualification
- interview
- CV
- ambition
- goal
- experience
- degree
- skills
Speaking questions students answer
- • What does a vet do?
- • Where does a firefighter work?
- • What's your dream job?
- • Why do you want to be a pilot?
- • Do you like working alone or in a team?
Recommended teaching contexts
Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Mime jobs in a What's My Job? warm-up, ask 'What does a ___ do?' matching jobs to workplaces, write about a future career and roleplay a dream-job interview. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.