Unit 6. Future jobs

WARM UP: WHO AM I ?
Writer
Farmer
Tourist Guide
Doctor


Unit 6 : FUTURE JOBS

Lesson 2 : SPEAKING

* Vocabulary
to construct: (v)
= to build (v)
irrigation: (n)
= taking water into the field for crops
Task 1: Match a job in A with at least two descriptions in B: (T.book, page 66)
Task 1: Match a job in A with at least two descriptions in B. (T.book, page 66)
a/a doctor
b/a farmer
c/a tourist guide
d/a writer
A
B
1. create in imaginary characters
2. take care of people’s health
and events
3. find good and safe hotels for
customers
4. take people to places of interest
5. construct irrigation systems
6. apply new farming techniques
7. help save people lives
8. tell stories through pictures
d : 1 , 8
b : 5 , 6
c : 3 , 4
a : 2 , 7
pilot
policeman
teacher
journalist
Computer
programmer
engineer
* Vocabulary
rewarding: (adj)
fascinating: (adj)
challenging: (adj)
fantastic: (adj)
= worth doing
= attractive (adj)
= not easy
= unlikely/ unbelievable
Task 2 : Work in pairs to discuss which of the jobs in column A you would / would not like to do. Explain why or why not? You can use the cues in column B. (T.book, page 66)
Task 2: Work in pairs to discuss which of the jobs in column A you would / would not like to do. Explain why or why not? You can use the cues in column B. (T.book, page 66)

pilot
waiter
taxi driver
electrician
policeman
journalist
hotel receptionist
computer programmer
A
B

boring
rewarding
difficult
interesting
fascinating
dangerous
challenging
fantastic

* Useful expressions:
A: What would you like to be ?
B: I would like to be a/ an ____ N-jobs ____.
A: Why do you like it ?
B: Working as a (n) ____N-jobs______ would be a(n)___Adj_________job because I would have a chance to ______V-inf______.
Model:
S1: What would you like to be?
S2: I would like to be a teacher.
S1: Why do you like it?
S2: Working as a teacher would be an interesting job
because I would have a chance to work with children.
* Useful expressions:
A: What would you like to be ?
B: I would like to be a/ an ____ N-jobs ____.
A: Why do you like it ?
B: Working as a (n) ____N-jobs______ would be a(n)___Adj_________job because I would have a chance to ______V-inf______.
Task 3 : Work in groups to talk about a job you may do after you finish school, using the following cues:
+ Where will you work
+ Who you will work with
+ The salary you may get paid
+ The working conditions
Model:
I would like to work as a tourist guide. It would be a challenging and fascinating job
Because : - I would have a chance to travel all over Vietnam and meet many interesting people.
- If I work for a foreign tourist company, I can get high salary and improve my English.
- Also, I am a sociable and a confident person and I can work hard for a long time so I want to work far away from home to know more about the world around me.
Homework:
In not more than 80 words, write about the job you would like to work in
the future you have just talked about.