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Career paths

Q&A

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GETTING
STARTED

LESSON I

WARM-UP

The race

PRESENTATION

Vocabulary

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PRACTICE

PRODUCTION

CONSOLIDATION

Task 1: Listen and read.
Task 2: True or False.
Task 3: Match each word with its definition.
Task 4: Complete the sentences.

Take action!

• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP
CONGRATULATIONS RABBIT TEAM

CONGRATULATIONS TIGER TEAM

5

5

4

4

3

3

2
1

Overtop

2
1

RABBIT TEAM
TO LET SOMEONE GO FREE AFTER HAVING KEPT THEM
SOMEWHERE 

RELEASE

RABBIT TEAM
A SUBSTANCE LIKE ROCK, FORMED IN THE SEA BY GROUPS
OF PARTICULAR TYPES OF SMALL ANIMALS,
OFTEN USED IN JEWELRY

CORAL

RABBIT TEAM
TO WATCH AND CHECK SOMETHING CAREFULLY OVER A
PERIOD OF TIME

MONITOR

RABBIT TEAM
ABLE TO BE EASILY PHYSICALLY OR MENTALLY HURT,
INFLUENCED, OR ATTACKED

VULNERABLE

RABBIT TEAM
A PLACE WHERE FISH LEAVE THEIR EGGS FOR
FERTILIZATION

SPAWNING GROUND

TIGER TEAM
PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE LIKELY TO
BECOME ENDANGERED IN THE NEAR FUTURE

THREATENED SPECIES

TIGER TEAM
PLANTS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE IN DANGER
OF DISAPPEARING

ENDANGERED SPECIES

TIGER TEAM

BROKEN OR TORN PIECES OF SOMETHING
LARGER

DEBRIS

TIGER TEAM

AN AREA SURROUNDED BY FENCES OR WALLS

ENCLOSURE

TIGER TEAM
A SYSTEM OF HAND AND BODY MOVEMENTS
REPRESENTING WORDS, USED BY AND TO PEOPLE
WHO CANNOT HEAR OR TALK

SIGN LANGUAGE

PRESENTATIO
N

automate (v)
/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/

to make a process in a factory or office
operate by machines or computers, in order
to reduce the amount of work done by
humans and the time taken to do the work

PRESENTATIO
N

adapt (v)
 /əˈdæpt/

to change, or to change
something, to suit different
conditions or uses

PRESENTATIO
N

pursue (v)
/pəˈsjuː/

to follow someone or
something, usually to try to
catch him, her, or it

PRESENTATIO
N

applicant (n)
/ˈæplɪkənt/

a person who formally
requests something,
especially a job, or to study
at a college or university

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. automate
(v)

/ˈɔːtəmeɪt/

to make a process in a factory or office
operate by machines or computers, in
order to reduce the amount of work done
by humans and the time taken to do the
work

2. adapt (v)

/əˈdæpt/

to change, or to change something, to
suit different conditions or uses

3. pursue (v)

/pəˈsjuː/

to follow someone or something, usually
to try to catch him/her, or it

4. applicant
(n)

/ˈæplɪkənt/

a
person
who
formally
requests
something, especially a job, or to study
at a college or university

PRACTICE
1 Listen and read.

• What can you see?
• Can you name some of the jobs in the photo?

PRACTICE
2 Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. According to Mr Kien, school-leavers need to have a
university degree to start a career.

F

2. Mr Kien mentions three jobs that you can do
without a degree.

T

3. Mr Kien encourages students to start thinking about
their future careers when they leave school.

F

4. Mr Kien advises students to develop soft skills,
which will help them deal with difficult situations.

T

PRACTICE
3 Find words and phrases in 1 with the following meanings.
1

2

to try to achieve something
ursue
Pp__________
over a period of time
utomate
a__________

done by machines or
computers

PRACTICE
3 Find words and phrases in 1 with the following meanings.
3 i_________
n
d emand
________
4 Ps_________
oft
s_________
kills

5

Pa______
dap

wanted by a lot of people
personal qualities that enable you
to communicate well with other
people
to change your behaviour in order to
be more successful in a new situation

PRACTICE
4 Complete the text using phrasal verbs from the conversation
in 1.

The career adviser hopes that students will continue to (1)
keep up with
_____________the
rapid changes in the job market. He
assures Nam that employers don't (2) ____________
look down on
people without a university degree. The adviser also tells
students to develop soft skills, which can help them (3)
 come up with solutions to challenging problems in the
_____________
workplace.

PRODUCTION

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• Describe an interesting job that you would
• Do you think this job will be replaced by
like to do in the future, but DON'T say the
machines/AI in the future?
name of it!
• What do you need to do to develop your
• Use
your actions or give the information for
career?
your partner to guess what job is it!

CONSOLIDATI
ON
1 Wrap-up

What have you learnt today?
• An overview about career paths
• Reading for specific information

CONSOLIDATI
ON
2 Homework
• Learn by heart new vocabulary.
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 2 - Unit 9.

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