Unit 12
CAREER CHOICES
LESSON 6: SKILLS 2

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

MIMING

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- Go to the board. Mime some
jobs. Other Ss to guess the jobs.

MIMING

LISTENING
1 Work in pairs. Which of the reasons below is the most
important to you when choosing a job?

1. passion

2. family tradition

4. salary

5. opportunity to travel

3. ability

LISTENING

Example:
Picking a job might feel like choosing a superpower, but you need
to focus on your ability (what you are good at, what makes you
stick, what challenges you to tackle). That's your secret weapon.
When you pick a job that lets you use those powers, you'll feel
awesome at work, learn faster and work better. Remember,
choosing a job that fits your abilities is like wearing a perfectlysuited costume.

LISTENING

2 Listen to two people talking about their career paths and tick (√)
T (True) or F (False).

T
1. Minh's parents were farmers.
2. Minh is now working for an agricultural
company.
3. Ann first learnt cooking from a family
member.
4. Ann is now a chef in a famous restaurant.

F

√
√
√
√

LISTENING

3 Listen again. Choose the correct answers A, B or C.
1. Why did Minh decide to learn agriculture engineering?
A. Because he wanted to help the farmers.
B. Because he could get a well-paid job.
C. Because he had no other choice for university.
2. What does Minh's job involve?
A. Using technology in farming.
B. Solving problems among farmers.
C. Creating new kinds of plants.

LISTENING

3 Listen again. Choose the correct answers A, B or C.
3. How did Ann earn her cooking certificate?
A. By taking a short course in cooking.
B. By attending a vocational college.
C. By enrolling in an online course.
4. In the future, Ann wants to ______.
A. work in a hotel restaurant
B. get another cooking certificate
C. open her own restaurant

Transition from Listening to Writing

- What is his / her job?
- What training did they have?
- What does his / her job involve?
- What skills does the job need?
- How is the job?

Transition from Listening to Writing
+ What is his / her job?
+ What training did they have?

Minh

An

agricultural engineer chef
university degree

vocational training

+ What does his / her job involve? help farmers grow
make tasty and
better crops by using healthy food
+ What skills does the job need? farming technology
farming technology; cooking skills
+ How is the job?
persuading skills
well-paid
demanding

WRITING

4 Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.
1. What is your favourite job?
2. What does this job involve?
3. What skills does this job need?
4. What personal qualities do you need to have for
this job?

WRITING

5 Write an email (100 - 120 words) to your friend telling him / her
about your future favorite job. You can use the ideas from 4.

Dear ______,
It's nice to hear from you again. Let me tell you about _______
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Write to me soon.
Cheers,

WRITING

Example:
Dear Tom,
It's nice to hear from you again. Let me tell you about the job I want to do in
the future.
When I was a child, I decided that I would be a teacher like my mother. Now I'm
sure that teaching English is my future favourite job. As a teacher, I will prepare
interesting lessons, explain difficult concepts to my students, mark their exams
and help them to make progress in English. I will need excellent knowledge of
English and good skills of reading, listening, speaking and writing in English. I
also need teaching skills and time management skills. I think this is the job for
me because I'm confident, creative and persuasive.
How about your future job?
Write to me soon.
Cheers,

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Listen for specific information in two talks about
career paths.
 Write an email about their favourite future job.

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

- Rewrite the paragraph in the notebooks.
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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