Jobs and Occupations PowerPoint – ESL Lesson for Beginners

This simple PowerPoint is designed to introduce the names of common jobs and occupations in English. There are 40 slides in total, each showing a clear picture of the job along with the job title.

Since 40 jobs can be too many for one beginner lesson, teachers can choose how many to cover depending on their students’ level. The slideshow is organized so that the most common jobs appear first, ones usually taught in beginner ESL courses, such as teacher, firefighter, doctor, and police officer. As the presentation continues, it introduces less common and more advanced job vocabulary, such as architect, surgeon, and optician, which are more suitable for higher-level learners.

More Resources to Teach Jobs in English

If you’re teaching a whole unit on jobs, you’re going to need more than just a PowerPoint. Here are some more useful resources you can use in your lessons:

• Jobs and Occupations Worksheets – Printable exercises to practice job vocabulary and related expressions.
• Jobs Vocabulary Guessing Game – A fun warm-up activity where students guess the job name from hidden pictures.
• Jobs Quiz Game – An interactive “What am I?” style quiz about jobs, great for review or lesson wrap-up.
• Jobs Lesson Plan – A complete ESL lesson plan for teaching job names and beginner expressions in context.
• Jobs Flashcards – Printable PDF cards you can use for practice or displaying in class.
• Vocabulary List of Jobs – An extensive illustrated list of jobs and occupations to expand students’ vocabulary.