UNIT 9: Career path
LESSON 7

LESSON 7

COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL

Quiz.

• Task 1: Listen and complete the conversations.
• Task 2: Make similar conversations.

• Task 1: Read and answer the questions.
• Task 2: Discussion.

• Wrap-up
• Homework

TABLE OF
CONTENT
WARM UP
VOCABULARY

PRACTICE

VIDEO 1

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Who am
I?

?
?

1.

I catch criminals
and enforce the
law.
Who am I?

?

1.
I catch
criminals and
enforce the
law.
Who am I?

POLICE

VIDEO 2

2.

I use blueprints and
and my job requires
drawing and
planning skills.
Who am I?

?

2.
I use blueprints
and and my job
requires drawing
and planning
skills.
Who am I?

ARCHITECT

3.

I write code to
create software or
apps.
Who am I?

?

VIDEO 3

3.
I write code to
create software
or apps.
Who am I?

Software

4.

I serve food and
drinks during the
flight.
Who am I?

?

4.
I serve food and
drinks during the
flight.
Who am I?

FLIGHT ATTENDANT

VIDEO 4

5. I need creativity and
strong language skills.
My work could become
movies, plays, or
novels.
Who am I?

?

5.
I need creativity
and strong
language skills.
My work could
become movies,
plays, or novels.
Who am I?

WRITER/AUTHOR

6. I prepare financial
reports and
manage budgets.
Who am I?

?

VIDEO 5

6.
I prepare
financial
reports and
manage
budgets.
Who am I?

ACCOUNTANT

END GAME

VOCABU
LARY

(n)

_________

(n) recruiter

/rɪˈkruːtə(r)/

a person whose job is to find
new people to join a company,
an organization, the armed
forces, etc.

(adj) 
They _ _ _ _ _ _ _ me with
conflicting accounts of what
happened.

confused (v)
/kənˈfjuːz/

They confused me with conflicting
accounts of what happened.
• confuse somebody
• confuse somebody with
something

(n) d _ t _ _ _ _ _ _

(n) detective
/dɪˈtektɪv/

a person employed by
somebody to find out
information about
somebody/something

(n) /əˈfens/
~ crime/ illegal/ unlawful act

(n) offence /əˈfens/
an illegal act
•a criminal/serious/minor/
sexual offence
•a drug/firearms/traffic
offence

__-______
>< out of demand/
unwanted/ undesirable

In-demand
If someone or something is indemand, many people want or
need to have or to buy them

Vocabulary
recruiter

(n)

/rɪˈkruːtə(r)/

Nhà tuyển dụng

confused

(v)

/kənˈfjuːz/

Bối rối, lúng túng

detective

(n)

/dɪˈtektɪv/

Thám tử

offence

(n)

/əˈfens/

Sự phạm tội

In-demand

(adj)

/ɪn-dɪˈmænd/

Được ưa chuộng

PRACTIC
E

E V E RY D AY E N G L I S H

ASKING FOR AND GIVING CLARIFICATION
1. Listen and complete the conversations with
the expressions in the box. Then practise
them in pairs.
A. Can you clarify
B. to put it another
way
C.
Could
you
explain it

1. Mr Kien: The job application process can be challenging, so you must start
preparing yourself.
Mai: Mr Kien, I'm not sure I understand the process. (1) _________ for me,
please?
Mr Kien: Well, (2) _________, it means the steps you must follow when you apply
for a job. First, you find a job vacancy, get your CV ready, and send it with an
application letter. When you hear from the recruiter, prepare for the job
interview. If you're successful, you'll be offered the job.
Mai: I see. Thank you, Mr Kien.
Mr Kien: You're welcome.
2. Mark: Mai, have you got references in your CV?
Mai: I'm still confused about this section. (3) __________ what it should include?
Mark: Well, it should include names of teachers, career advisors, or former
employers, (4) __________, people who can provide useful information about
you.
Mai: Oh, I understand now. Thank you.

1. Mr Kien: The job application process can be challenging, so you must start
preparing yourself.
Mai: Mr Kien, I'm not sure I understand the process. (1) Could you explain it
for me, please?
Mr Kien: Well, (2) _________, it means the steps you must follow when you apply
for a job. First, you find a job vacancy, get your CV ready, and send it with an
application letter. When you hear from the recruiter, prepare for the job
interview. If you're successful, you'll be offered the job.
Mai: I see. Thank you, Mr Kien.
Mr Kien: You're welcome.
2. Mark: Mai, have you got references in your CV?
Mai: I'm still confused about this section. (3) __________ what it should include?
Mark: Well, it should include names of teachers, career advisors, or former
employers, (4) __________, people who can provide useful information about
you.
Mai: Oh, I understand now. Thank you.

1. Mr Kien: The job application process can be challenging, so you must start
preparing yourself.
Mai: Mr Kien, I'm not sure I understand the process. (1) Could you explain it
for me, please?
Mr Kien: Well, (2) to put it another way, it means the steps you must follow
when you apply for a job. First, you find a job vacancy, get your CV ready, and
send it with an application letter. When you hear from the recruiter, prepare for
the job interview. If you're successful, you'll be offered the job.
Mai: I see. Thank you, Mr Kien.
Mr Kien: You're welcome.
2. Mark: Mai, have you got references in your CV?
Mai: I'm still confused about this section. (3) __________ what it should include?
Mark: Well, it should include names of teachers, career advisors, or former
employers, (4) __________, people who can provide useful information about
you.
Mai: Oh, I understand now. Thank you.

1. Mr Kien: The job application process can be challenging, so you must start
preparing yourself.
Mai: Mr Kien, I'm not sure I understand the process. (1) Could you explain it
for me, please?
Mr Kien: Well, (2) to put it another way, it means the steps you must follow
when you apply for a job. First, you find a job vacancy, get your CV ready, and
send it with an application letter. When you hear from the recruiter, prepare for
the job interview. If you're successful, you'll be offered the job.
Mai: I see. Thank you, Mr Kien.
Mr Kien: You're welcome.
2. Mark: Mai, have you got references in your CV?
Mai: I'm still confused about this section. (3) Can you clarify what it should
include?
Mark: Well, it should include names of teachers, career advisors, or former
employers, (4) __________, people who can provide useful information about
you.

1. Mr Kien: The job application process can be challenging, so you must start
preparing yourself.
Mai: Mr Kien, I'm not sure I understand the process. (1) Could you explain it
for me, please?
Mr Kien: Well, (2) to put it another way, it means the steps you must follow
when you apply for a job. First, you find a job vacancy, get your CV ready, and
send it with an application letter. When you hear from the recruiter, prepare for
the job interview. If you're successful, you'll be offered the job.
Mai: I see. Thank you, Mr Kien.
Mr Kien: You're welcome.
2. Mark: Mai, have you got references in your CV?
Mai: I'm still confused about this section. (3) Can you clarify what it should
include?
Mark: Well, it should include names of teachers, career advisors, or former
employers, (4) in other words, people who can provide useful information
about you.

E V E RY D AY E N G L I S H

2. Work in pairs. Use the models in 1 to make
similar conversations for these situations. One of
you is A, the other is B. Use the expressions
below to help you.
1. A is a Grade 12 student. B is a career adviser. B is
explaining career path options. A is asking for
clarification. B is giving clarification.
2. B is a new teaching assistant at a language
centre. A has worked as a teaching assistant at the
centre for several years. A is describing their job
responsibilities. B is asking for clarification. A is
giving clarification.

USEFUL EXPRESSION
Asking for clarification

Giving clarification

• I'm not sure I understand

• In other words,…

• Can you clarify ... for me?

• Let me clarify that.

• Could you be more specific?

• To put it another way,…

• What do you mean by...?

• What I mean is...

• Sorry, I'm confused about...

• I'd like to explain that..

Could
again?

you

explain

that

answer the question
CLI 1. Read the text andIn-demand
careers for the
future
L Technology
1 has brought a lot of changes to our lives. The introduction of new technologies and the growth
of artificial intelligence have also created a lot of career opportunities. Here are some jobs that we'll be
seeing more of in the coming years.

Software developers and other coding careers
Nowadays, coding - or the process of writing computer programs - is becoming a
valuable skill that recruiters are looking for. A recent survey of tech workers and
employers has found that the job of a software developer will be the most
important tech job in the future. Not surprisingly, in many countries, coding has
even been added to the primary school curriculum.

Content creators
Over the past few years, the demand for content creators - those creating
content for digital channels - has increased dramatically. There are a lot of job
opportunities for content creators in different industries such as media, IT,
fashion, pop music, travel and food services. Companies need to communicate
with their customers, so they will always need talented content creators to help
them. As a result, content creation will continue to grow and will still be a career
in the future.

1. Read the text and answer the question

In-demand careers for the
future
Data protection jobs
Personal data should only be collected and used for specific
purposes. However, personal data can also be misused or used
illegally to commit offences. Therefore, the demand for data
protection officers, who educate employees about data handling,
and data detectives, who examine data and detect issues, will go
up. There will be plenty of data privacy jobs for people with the
right technical and legal skills.

The above-mentioned jobs are among the many in-demand jobs of the future. If you are really
interested in any of them, try to spend some time exploring them, so you can prepare for your
future career.

1. Read the text and answer the question

Which job(s) involve(s)...
1. stopping or detecting illegal actions?
2. helping businesses to understand their customers
better?
3. a skill that some students can start learning from a
young age?

1. Read the text and answer the question
Which job(s) involve(s)...
1. stopping or detecting illegal actions?
Data protection jobs involve stopping or detecting illegal actions.

Data protection jobs
Personal data should only be collected and used for
specific purposes. However, personal data can also be
misused or used illegally to commit offences. Therefore,
the demand for data protection officers, who educate
employees about data handling, and data detectives, who
examine data and detect issues, will go up. There will be
plenty of data privacy jobs for people with the right
technical and legal skills.