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Lesson Plan: Talk about Professional Profiles

Published on September 10, 2024 | Updated on May 19, 2025

In this lesson, you will find tasks that will help you speak about your professional profile.

Most sentences used today will be made using:

#1Simple Present
#2Simple Past

Course Introduction (30 Mins)

Course Intro

Let’s talk about who we are and what will do during the next 13 weeks

#1Course Chronogram & Evaluation
#2Course: True or False

Task #1: Unscramble the Sentences (20 Mins)

Task 1A

Unscramble the word to create correct grammatical sentences

Instructions:

  1. Make pairs.
  2. Unscramble the words to create a sentence.
Information TechnologyWordwall
Energy EngineeringWordwall

Task 2A

Find a synonym from the previous exercise for these

WordSynonym
Express
Hold
Competent
At the moment
Diploma
Expert
Abilities
Focus
Company
Lecture
Bad
Begin

Task #2: Reading (40 Mins)

Task 2A

Read the text and understand it

“(1) Hi, my name is Liza. (2) I’m an IT professional with a strong focus on front-end development, specializing in JavaScript. (3) I hold a degree from the University of North Alabama. (4) I have experience working at companies like Meta. (5) I currently work at Tech Genius. (6) I’m Cisco certified, (7) I am fluent in English, Portuguese, and French, and (8) I have strong presentation skills. (9) While math isn’t my strongest suit, (10) I’m passionate about technology and innovation, and (11) I’m currently working toward starting my own business”


Task 2B

Match the sentences and the questions that generate it by writing the number

What do you do for a living? -

Do you hold any certifications? -

Where did you go to college? -

What’s your name? -

What is one of your weaknesses? -

Where have you worked before? -

What are you passionate about? -

Where are you working right now? -

What are your future goals? -

What languages do you speak? -

What are some of your strengths? -


Task 2C

Practice asking and answering the previous questions

Instructions

  1. Make pairs
  2. One student asks the question and the other responds

Task 2D

Prepare your own version of your professional profile

Instructions

  1. Create your own version of professional profile.
  2. Include realistic elements from your life.
  3. You may use fictitious details.

Break (30 Mins)

Task3A

Take some time off and be back on time

I need a break

Main Task: Talk about Yourself (90 Mins)

Task 4A

Since this is our first class, we’ll talk about ourselves

During this task, you will be given three minutes to talk about yourself

  1. Make Pairs
  2. Tell me anything about yourself during five minutes.
  3. I will ask you a question based on what you shared with me.

Main Task: Talk about Yourself (90 Mins)

Task 5A

If you finish early or while you wait, work on these exercises

Instructions

  1. Work in pairs if you feel like it
  2. Click on the course link
  3. Don’t rush it, finish what you can
  4. Take time to understand the vocabulary
CourseFuture Simple 01 to 04

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Manuel Campos

I am Jose Manuel, English professor and creator of EnglishPost.org, a blog whose mission is to share lessons for those who want to learn and improve their English