Unit 6

LESSON 3: LISTENING
Friday, November 7th , 2008.
I play music. Who am I ?

2.I direct traffic at the crossroads.

3.I fly a plane.

4. I protect the country.

5. I help people when they are sick.

6. I travel a lot and show tourists around interesting places.

7. I advise people about the law.

8. I keep or check financial accounts.

musician
Policeman / traffic warden
pilot
soldier
doctor
Tourist guide
lawyer
accountant
These jobs are popular in US. Which job do you think popular in Vietnam?
Before listening: Vocabulary
Predict (v) → tiªn ®o¸n
Wholesale (n) → b¸n bu«n, b¸n sØ
Retail (n) → b¸n lÎ
Shift (n) → b¶n chÊt, thay ®æi vÞ trÝ
Workforce (n) → lùc l­îng lao ®éng
Manufacturing job→ngµnh c«ng nghiÖp
Service job → ngµnh dÞch vô
Category (n) → lo¹i, h¹ng

Listen and repeat
-workforce - wholesale
-Manufacturing - category
-retail - goods
-service - job market
-Economy



While you listen
Task 1: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words in the boxes.
American
workforce
1………………jobs.
3…………………
companies
Wholesale
companies
Retail
companies
4………………….
companies
Personal
5……………….
2……………..jobs.
manufacturing
servive
transportation
finance
service
Task 2.Listen again and decide whether the statements are True (T) or Fasle (F)
1………American workers have changed from manufacturing jobs to service jobs.
2………Manufacturing jobs are jobs in which workers make something.
3………Personal services are one of the five service jobs.
4………70% of workers produced goods one hundred years ago.
5………80% workers will work in the service sector by the year 2020.
T
F
T
F
F
After you listen
Choose the correct answer A,B,C or D .
1.Is it easy for a high school student to find a job in the US ?
A.Yes, it is B. No, it isn’t C.None are correct
2.Are there any changes in American workforce?
A. No, there aren’t B.Yes, there are C.No change
3. Manufacturing jobs are jobs in which people…………something or produce something.
A.Make B.do C.produce
4.Servise jobs are jobs in which workers ………service such as : washing people’s cars, reparing cars…
A. Produce B.change C. provide
5.How many categories are service jobs grouped into ?
A. 6 B. 5 C.4

Summarise the passage based on the questions in
after you listening.
Suggsest answers:
It is not easy for a high student to find a job in the USbecause there are some changes in the US job market. The most important change has been the shift from manufacturing jobs to service jobs. Manufacturing jobs are jobs in which people make or produce something, service jobs are those in which workers provide service like washing, reparing cars… . Service jobs are grouped into 5 categories: They are Transportation companies,
Wholesale companies, Retail companies, Finance companies and Personal service.