Unit 6. Future jobs

What do you want to be in the future?
Teacher : Trần Anh Dũng
HÀ HUY TÂP U.S.S
Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS

Lesson 2: SPEAKING

Presented by: Đặng Hồng Quân_ELT
A
2
3
4
6
Prime Minister
Singer
Teacher
businessman
Farmer
Doctor
What would you like to be in the future?
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5
Our topic today
Asking and giving opinions about jobs
WARM UP: WHO AM I ?
Writer
Farmer
Tourist Guide
Doctor
* 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.
take care of (v )
chăm sóc
imaginary (adj )
tưởng tượng
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
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

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.
Groupwork: Tell in your group what you’ d like to become and the reasons
I would like to work as a .................. Working as a ........ would be a .............job because i would have chance to ...........................The boring thing about being a ..............is ................

engineer


pilot


teacher

Computer
programmer
taxi driver
farmer

journalist


policeman

writer
tourisr guide
doctor
Groupwork: Tell in your group what you’ d like to become and the reasons
I would like to work as a .................. Working as a ........ would be a .............job because i would have chance to ...........................The boring thing about being a ..............is ................

engineer


pilot


teacher

Computer
programmer
taxi driver
farmer

journalist


policeman

writer
tourisr guide
doctor

In not more than 80 words, write about the job you would like to work in the future you have just talked about.
A pilot:
have chance to watch everything from the height / to visit many countries / to know a lot of things in the world.
Boring thing:
not to stay at home with
the family very often
A teacher
have a chance to work with children / to teach them to be good people
- Boring thing: grade exam paper
A policeman :
have a chance to help people to follow the rules and regulations
Boring thing:

A doctor :
take care of people’s health /help save people’s lives
A tourist guide – to
have a chance to take
people to places of
interest / to find good
and safe hotels for
customers
A farmer:
have a chance to construct irrigation systems / to apply new farming techniques
A writer:
have a chance to
tellstories through
pictures / to create
imaginary
characters and events
Engineer :
have a chance to work in factories / to work with machines
Computer programmer:
have chance to work with computers / to help people do their work better
Taxi driver:
have a chance to
take people to
everywhere / to
talk to tourists
from other
countries.
Journalist :
have a chance to go
everywhere / to
write about things
and people around
the world
→ Learn new words
→ Summerize what you should prepare for an interview of job (based on the passage)
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