Unit 6. Future jobs

Welcome to our class 12B7
GAME: WHO AM I ?
Writer
Farmer
Tourist Guide
Doctor

Tuesday, November 4th 2008

Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS

Lesson 2: SPEAKING

Task 1: Match a job in A with at least two descriptions in B: ( 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?
- to apply (V) :
put into operation; use
* Ex: S1: What does a teacher do?


S2: A teacher is the person who loves children and brings knowledge to children.
- imaginary (adj) :
unreal
Suggested answers:
A doctor is the person who helps save people’s lives and takes care of people’s health

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

A tourist guide is the person who takes people to places of interest and finds good and safe hotels for customers.
A writer is the person who tells stories through pictures and creates in imaginary characters and events.
pilot
policeman
teacher
journalist
Computer
programmer
engineer
Taxi driver
Hotel receptionist
Electrician
waiter
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. ( 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
- challenging (adj) :
not easy
- fantastic (adj) :
wonderful
* 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 of _____.
+ 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 you will work ( The place to work)
+ Who you will work with (The people to work with)
+The salary you may get paid ( The suggested salary)
+ The working conditions
Model
After finishing school, I would like to work for a foreign tourist company. It would be a challenging and fascinating job because I would have a chance to work with foreigners and meet many interesting people. I think that I will get high salary and improve my English speaking and listening skills and the working condition are good.
Homework:
In not more than 80 words, write about the job you would like to work in the future you have just talked about.
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.