Unit 12 CAREER CHOICES
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

What will you do
in the future?

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Use the words related to Jobs
o Gain vocabulary to talk about Future Jobs.

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Future Vision

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
Task 3: Match the words and phrases in the conversation
with their pictures.
Task 4: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each sentence

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Game: Guess My Jobs
Wrap-up
Homework

OPTION 1

WARM-UP

Look at the pictures and name
the jobs
THINK

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

HA LONG
BAY
IT ENGINEER

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

HA LONG
BAY
Banker

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

HA LONG
BAY
Police

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

HA LONG
BAY
Teacher

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

WARM-UP

OPTION 2
- Imagine yourselves ten years from now
in your ideal job.
Questions:
- What does your daily routine look
like?
- What skills do you need to get there?
- What challenges and rewards do you
face?
- Describe your future job in detail.

PRESENTATION

career (n)
/kəˈrɪə/
sự nghiệp

The series of jobs that a
person has in a particular area
of work, usually involving
more responsibility as time
passes.

PRESENTATION

orientation (n)
/ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn/
sự định hướng

training or preparation for a
new job or activity.

PRESENTATION

vocational (adj)
/vəʊˈkeɪʃənl/
thuộc về nghề
nghiệp, hướng
nghiệp

providing knowledge and skills
that prepare you for a
particular job

Ex: The school offers
vocational programs in
electrical work.

PRESENTATION

garment worker
/ˈɡɑːmənt ˈwɜːkə/

công nhân may

a person whose occupation is
making and altering garments.

PRESENTATION

bartender (n)
/ˈbɑːtendə/

thợ pha chế đồ
uống có cồn

someone who makes
serves drink in a bar

and

PRESENTATION

theoretical
(adj)
/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/

(thuộc) lý thuyết

based on the ideas that relate
to a subject, not the practical
uses of that subject.

Ex: theoretical physics

PRESENTATION

New words
1. career (n)

Pronunciation

Meaning

/kəˈrɪə/

sự nghiệp
sự định
hướng
thuộc về
nghề nghiệp,
hướng
nghiệp

2. orientation (n)

/ˌɔːriənˈteɪʃn/

3. vocational (adj)

/vəʊˈkeɪʃənl/

PRESENTATION

New words
4. garment worker
5. bartender (n)
6. theoretical (adj)

Pronunciation

Meaning

công nhân
/ˈɡɑːmənt ˈwɜːkə/
may
thợ pha chế
/ˈbɑːtendə/
đồ uống có
cồn
(thuộc) lý
/θɪəˈret.ɪ.kəl/
thuyết

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Future Vision

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

PRACTICE

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
Task 3: Match the words and phrases in the conversation
with their pictures.
Task 4: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each sentence

PRACTICE
- The girls and the boys are thinking about their
career.
Questions:
1/ Who can provide the girl with advice?
2/ What did they do yesterday?
Suggested answers:
1/ parents, teachers at their school, brothers/ sisters,
friends, consultants, teachers at vocational schools, etc.
2/ Mi attended a career orientation session and Nick did
his project.

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

Mi: Did you attend the career orientation session yesterday?
Nick: No, I didn't. I had to complete my project. How was it?
Mi: It was really informative. There were three guest speakers from
vocational colleges. They introduced their job training courses for lower
secondary leavers.
Nick: My teacher told us that if we didn't like academic subjects, we should
apply for courses which would prepare us for a job such as mechanic,
hairdresser, or garment worker. That way, we could start working and earn a
living earlier.
Mi: My cousin did that. He learnt bartending after finishing grade 9. Now he's
a skilful bartender and makes lots of money.

PRACTICE

1 Listen and read.

Nick: And you? What will you be in five years from now?
Mi: Well, I'll be studying at a teachers' college because I want to be a teacher.
How about you?
Nick: I'll be a fashion designer.
Nick: I'll be a fashion designer.
Mi: You really want to be a fashion designer?
Nick: Yeah. My art teacher says I have such a good sense of style that I should
get formal training in fashion design after high school.
Mi: Hope you'll achieve your dream. Nick: Thanks. I think we should know our
passions and abilities to make a good career choice.

PRACTICE
Questions:
1. What they did yesterday?
2. Have you had attended any career orientation session at your
school or somewhere else and what happened.

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. Where did the guest speakers come from?
vocational colleges
2. According to Nick's teacher, who should apply for vocational
courses?
students who don't like academic subjects
3. What did Mi's cousin do after finishing grade 9?
learnt bartending

PRACTICE

2 Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
4. What quality does a fashion designer need to have?
a good sense of style
5. What do we need to know to make a good career choice?
our passions and abilities

PRACTICE

3 Match the words and phrases in the conversation with their
pictures.

1. bartender
2. fashion designer
3. garment worker
4. hairdresser
5. mechanic

PRACTICE

3 Match the words and phrases in the conversation with their
pictures.

1. bartender
2. fashion designer
3. garment worker
4. hairdresser
5. mechanic

PRACTICE

3 Match the words and phrases in the conversation with their
pictures.

1. bartender
2. fashion designer
3. garment worker
4. hairdresser
5. mechanic

PRACTICE
Choose
the
correct
answer
A,
B,
C,
or
D
to
complete
each
4
sentence.
1. Subjects like maths, physics, English, and literature are called
______ subjects.
A. theoretical

B. art
D. physical

C. academic
2. She earns a ______ by selling home-made foods.
A. life
C. money

B. salary
D. living

PRACTICE
Choose
the
correct
answer
A,
B,
C,
or
D
to
complete
each
4
sentence.
3. He went to college to get ______ training in business
management.
A. life-long
C. formal

B. informal

A. teacher
C. taught

B. teaching
D. teach

D. online
4. Finding a ______ job in big cities is rather difficult.

PRACTICE
Choose
the
correct
answer
A,
B,
C,
or
D
to
complete
each
4
sentence.
5. Career ______ programmes are useful because they help
students make good decisions about their future jobs.
A. orientation
C. tradition

B. pressure
D. income

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Future Vision

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

Vocabulary
Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
Task 3: Match the words and phrases in the conversation
with their pictures.
Task 4: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each sentence

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

Task 5: Game: Guess My Jobs

PRODUCTION
GAME: Guess My Job.
5 Work in two groups. Take turns to explain and guess the jobs
the teacher shares. The group with more correct answers wins.
- Work in two big groups A and B.
- Each group to send a person to the board.
- Show the picture or the name of a job. The
group explains the job to their member.
- The person who can guess the job correctly
and most quickly gains a point for their
group.

PRODUCTION
GAME: Guess My Job.
5 Work in two groups. Take turns to explain and guess the jobs
the teacher shares. The group with more correct answers wins.
E.g:
Group members: This person works in a
garage. He repairs cars or motorbike.
Student A: mechanic.

LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Think!
Option 2: Future Vision

WARM-UP

PRESENTATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: Read the conversation again and answer the
questions.
Task 3: Match the words and phrases in the conversation
with their pictures.
Task 4: Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete
each sentence

PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Vocabulary

Task 5: Game: Guess My Jobs
Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Prepare for the Project of the unit
- Open book p.133, look at the picture and say what the
topic of the project is
- Work in groups to design a poster.
- You will show and present in Lesson 7 – Looking back and
Project.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- In groups, Ss choose two jobs that your members want to do
in the future. Yoy compare the jobs.
- Then, you prepare a poster presentation to explain the
similarities and differences between the two jobs
- Your poster should include pictures, drawings and/or photos
to illustrate the features of the jobs. The poster should be
well-organised so that readers see key points on it.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
Information:

What are the jobs?
What types of training does each job require?
What skills and personal qualities do they need to do the
jobs well?
Which job will be more popular in the future?

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