Unit 6. Future jobs

Welcome to class 12A
LESSON PLAN ENGLISH 12
COMPOSED BY NGUYEN VAN MINH DUNG.
TEACH WELL STUDY WELL
WARM UP: WHO AM I ?
Writer
Farmer
Tourist Guide
Doctor
Friday, October 17th 2008

Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS

Lesson 2: SPEAKING

Task 1: Match a job in A with at least two descriptions in B: (T.book, page 66)
a doctor
a farmer
a tourist guide
a writer
A
B
create in imaginary characters
take care of people’s health
and events
find good and safe hotels for
customers
take people to places of interest
construct irrigation systems
apply new farming techniques
help save people lives
tell stories through pictures
* Vocabulary
to construct: (v)
= to build (v)
irrigation: (n)
= taking water into the field for crops
* Useful expressions:
+ What is a __________ ?
+ What does a __________ do?
* Ex: S1: What does a teacher do?
S2: A teacher is the one who loves children and brings knowledge to children.
Suggested answer:
A doctor is the one who helps save people’s lives
and takes care of people’s health

A farmer is the one who constructs irrigation
systems and applies new farming techniques.

A tourist guide is the one who takes people
to places of interest and finds good and
safe hotels for customers.
A writer is the one who tells stories through
pictures and creates in imaginary characters
and events.
pilot
policeman
teacher
journalist
Computer
programmer
engineer
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

* Vocabulary
rewarding: (adj)
= worth doing
fascinating: (adj)
= attractive (adj)
challenging: (adj)
= not easy
fantastic: (adj)
= unlikely/ unbelievable
* Useful expressions:
+ What would you like to be?
+ I would like to be a/ an _____.
+ Why do you like it?
+ Working as a _____ would be a fascinating/
boring/ difficult job because _____ have chance to travel/ to go/ to take care _____.
+ What is interesting/ boring about being a _____?
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.
S1: What is boring about being a teacher?
S2: The boring thing about being a teacher is grading
exam papers.
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 speaking and listening skills. 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.