At the beginning of a unit about jobs and job skills, hand out pictures of people cut from magazines with short descriptions: for example, “Max is 28 and has a degree in business but no experience. He is hard working and organized.” Have students get in groups and create a business that they “run.” They can then look over their pictures of the job candidates and discuss who they would hire for their business and why.
This exercise provides not only valuable group discussion skills and practice with target vocabulary but also provides critical thinking skills as students make a judgment on the best job candidates.