Unit 12
CAREER CHOICES
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
o Know how to express hope and respond.
o Talk about Jobs

LESSON
4: COMMUNICATION
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Future Job
Option 2: Dream Job Wish Wall

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the
following situations.
Task 3: Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An
want to do. Then complete the summary table.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Look at the jobs below. Which job might be
appropriate for ach person in 3? Explain your choice.
Task 5: Work in groups. Think about the job that you like or know
well. Discuss the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities
which are necessary for it. Now present your group's ideas and
have the class guess the job you are describing.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE
JOB?

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- Ask some Ss about the job they want to do in the future.
When Ss answer, say to them “I hope you will…”
- You will learn to express hope and respond to it, and they
will talk about their future jobs, too.

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- Some Yes / No questions:
Is it possible to travel the world without flying?
Is the Amazon rainforest the largest rainforest in the world?
Is it possible to protect the world's natural wonders for
future generations?

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Dream Job Wish
Wall

WARM-UP

How to play:

OPTION 2

- There is “Dream Job Wish Wall”
- On sticky notes, you write down your dream jobs,
using the phrase “I hope to someday…..”
Example:
“I hope to someday become a doctor who brings
medical care to undeserved communities”
“I hope to someday design educational video games
that make learning fun and engaging”

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
- Look at the exchange between Mi and Nick page 124

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.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.

Minh: I've filled in the registration form. Hopefully, I'll be a
member of the Science club.
Duong: I hope so, too.
Student: Here's my teacher's reference letter. I hope I'll get the
job.
Staff: Thank you. Good luck.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Structures:
Express hope:
Hopefully,…
I hope……………?
Respond:
I hope so, too
Thank you.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Work
in
pairs.
Make
similar
conversations
with
the
following
2
situations.

- Work in pairs to make similar dialogues, using the
language you have learnt.
- Then, swap roles.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
Work
in
pairs.
Make
similar
conversations
to
ask
for
permission
2
and respond in the following situations.

Situation:
1. A friend has just taken part in a design
competition. She is looking forward to the result.
2. A teacher is asking a student to give a teacherparent conference invitation to his / her parents. She
hopes that the parents will come.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Suggested dialogues:
A: I've just taken part in a
design competition. Hopefully,
I'll get a good result.

B: I hope so, too

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Suggested dialogues:
Teacher: Here's the invitation to
the teacher-parent conference. I
hope your parents will come.
Student: Thank you. I
hope they will too.

Transition from Everyday English to
What's your future job?

- Look at the mind map.
Skills

Characteristics
Job
Kind of training
they may need

Transition from Everyday English to
What's your future job?

- Example:
Characteristics:
patient,
persuasive
Teacher
Kind of training they may need:
formal training at a teacher college
or university

Skills:
teaching and
explaining concepts,
persuading others,
managing time

LESSON
4: COMMUNICATION
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Future Job
Option 2: Dream Job Wish Wall

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the
following situations.
Task 3: Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An
want to do. Then complete the summary table.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Look at the jobs below. Which job might be
appropriate for ach person in 3? Explain your choice.
Task 5: Work in groups. Think about the job that you like or know
well. Discuss the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities
which are necessary for it. Now present your group's ideas and
have the class guess the job you are describing.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE
JOB?

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?
Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want to do. Then
3 complete the summary table

- Read Khang and An's descriptions of their favourite future
job in 1 minute.
- Close your books and try to recall as much information as
possible
- Open your book, read the descriptions again and circle the
words/ phrases about the skills, the kind of training, and the
personal qualities in the text.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want to do. Then
complete the summary table

Khang: I've always dreamt of this job. I'll enter a medical
university. This seems to be a suitable job for me because I have
good hand-eye coordination. Besides, I'm calm and decisive, so I
can lead a surgical team.
An: I hope I can do this job as soon as possible. I've got hands-on
training on how to use the scanner and calculator. I can do this job
well because I have good basic maths skills. I'm patient and
helpful to customers even when the store is busy.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want to do. Then
complete the summary table

Khang: I've always dreamt of this job. I'll enter a medical
university. This seems to be a suitable job for me because I have
good hand-eye coordination. Besides, I'm calm and decisive, so I
can lead a surgical team.
An: I hope I can do this job as soon as possible. I've got hands-on
training on how to use the scanner and calculator. I can do this job
well because I have good basic maths skills. I'm patient and
helpful to customers even when the store is busy.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want to do. Then
complete the summary table

Training Skills
Personal qualities

Training Skills Personal
qualities

Khang (1) medical
_________ hand-eye coordination
degree
An

Training Skills
Personal
qualities
(2) ______
calm and
decisive

(3) hands-on
_________ using some equipment patient and (5)
training
having basic (4) ______ ___________

maths skill

helpful

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?
Work
in
pairs.
Look
at
the
jobs
below.
Which
job
might
be
4
appropriate for ach person in 3? Explain your choice

- Work in pairs.
- Look at four jobs and decide which one is
appropriate for which person in Activity 3.
- Explain your choice to their partner.
Jobs:
1. surgeon 2. mechanic 3. nurse 4. cashier

Khang – surgeon

An – cashier

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?
Work
in
pairs.
Look
at
the
jobs
below.
Which
job
might
be
4
appropriate for ach person in 3? Explain your choice

Example:

“I think Khang wants to be a surgeon because he says that he'll
study at a medical university. He also says he'll lead a surgical
team. A nurse will not lead this team”; “I think An'll be a cashier
because she says that she'll use a scanner and calculator, which
are common at supermarkets and stores. She also says she needs
basic math skills, and she must be patient to customers. A
mechanic will not need to use scanner or calculator.”

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

5

Work in groups. Think about the job that you like or know well.
Discuss the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities
which are necessary for it. Now present your group's ideas and
have the class guess the job you are describing.

- There are 3 aspects to describe the jobs:
Type of
training

Skill(s)

Which are
necessary to do
the job

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?
- Work individually to make note of a job that you like or know
well.
- Note the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities which
are necessary to do the job.
- Then, work in groups of four or five to describe the jobs to other
members and let them guess by using your notes.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?
Example:
This job requires informal training. You can take a short course to
learn the basic skills. In order to do the job well, you need to have
skilful hands and a creative mind. You need to know the
characteristics and meaning of different flowers. You should be
patient and helpful to the customers.
The job: Florist.

EXTRA ACTIVITY
- There are some common jobs on the board and you have to choose
one to write on a piece of paper.
- Work in groups to swap their pieces of paper among the group
members. You are not allowed to see the job in the paper.
- Show the paper you are having to other members and ask Yes/No
questions about the job.
Example: Do I need to have skilful hands and a creative mind? Do I
work with patients?
- Guess the job.

LESSON
4: COMMUNICATION
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED
Option 1: Future Job
Option 2: Dream Job Wish Wall

WARM-UP

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Task 1: Listen and read the conversations. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.
Task 2: Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the
following situations.
Task 3: Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An
want to do. Then complete the summary table.
Task 4: Work in pairs. Look at the jobs below. Which job might be
appropriate for ach person in 3? Explain your choice.
Task 5: Work in groups. Think about the job that you like or know
well. Discuss the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities
which are necessary for it. Now present your group's ideas and
have the class guess the job you are describing.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE
JOB?

CONSOLIDATION

Wrap-up
Homework

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Know how to express hope and respond.
 Talk about Jobs

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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