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Uni
7 t school-leavers

Unit

LESSON 5

LISTENING

Vocational courses

LESSON 5

WARM-UP

LISTENING
Task 1: Look at the picture and answer the questions

PRE-LISTENING

Task 2. Choose the correct meanings of the
underlined words.
• Task 3. Listen to a conversation.
• Task 4. Complete the notes.

WHILE-LISTENING

POST-LISTENING

CONSOLIDATION

Task 5: Discussion
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

1 Look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. What kind of vocational
course are they taking?

They are taking a
cooking course.

WARM-UP

1 Look at the picture and answer the questions.
2. Do you think students need
any special qualifications to apply
for this course?
No, I don't think students need
any special qualifications to apply
for this course. Students just
need to be passionate about food
and cooking.

WARM-UP

1 Look at the picture and answer the questions.
3. What do you think students
expect to learn from this course?
I think students expect to learn
efficient and safe knife skills, how to
make sauces and stocks, and how to
plate and present dishes. They will
also learn the science behind food
changes when food is cooked, and
the latest food trends to stay current.

PRE-LISTENING

2 Choose the correct meanings of the underlined words and
phrase.

1. I want to become a restaurant cook, so I'm looking
for a professional cooking course.
A. connected with real situations and time
B. connected with a job that needs special training and
skills

PRE-LISTENING

2 Choose the correct meanings of the underlined words and
phrase.

2. Once you join a course, you'll have the opportunity
to work as an apprentice in a restaurant.
A. a person working for an employer to learn a skill or a
job
B. a skilled chef in a famous restaurant

PRE-LISTENING

2 Choose the correct meanings of the underlined words and
phrase.

3. We can learn a lot about a particular school from its
school brochure.
A. a map of the school
B. a small book giving information about something

WHILELISTENING
Listen to a conversation between Mai and the receptionist at ABC

3

Vocational School. What are they talking about?

A. Vocational schools in the area.
B. Cooking courses at the vocational school.
C. Qualifications needed to study at ABC Vocational School.

WHILELISTENING

4 Complete the notes below.

ABC Vocational School

Courses

Tour guide training, hotel and restaurant management,
cooking, etc.

Types of cooking courses Short courses:
• for all ages and abilities
• duration: two to three (1) ___________
(2) ________________ courses:months
professional
• for people
training to be (3) ________________
• duration: two years
restaurant cooks
Hands-on experience

Work as a(n) (4) ________________
in a real restaurant.
apprentice

Information about the
school

Parents and students can study the (5)
__________________.

(school) brochure

POST-LISTENING

5 Work in groups. Discuss the following questions.
Would you be interested in a cooking course?
Why/Why not? If yes, what kind?

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Vocational courses
• Listening for main ideas and specific
information

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 6 - Unit 7.

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