UNIT 6: FUTURE JOB
PERIOD 33: SECTION C - LISTENING
Mai Trần Quỳnh Chi
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Answer the following questions;
2. Which is the most popular job in Viet Nam?
1. Which job do you like to do in the future?
VOCABULARY:
- Workforce (n): lực lượng lao đông
- Wholesale (n): bán sĩ, bán buôn
- Retail (n): bán lẻ
- Service (n): dịch vụ
- accountant (n): kế toán
- lawyer (n): luật sư
- computer programmer: lập trình viên máy tính
- prediction (n): lời tiên đoán
- shift (n): sự thay đổi
- category (n): phạm trù, lãnh vực
- transportation (n): sự vận tải
- finance (n): tài chính
- economy (n): kinh tế
- economist (n): nhà kinh tế
- manufacture (v): sản xuất
- goods (n): hàng hoá
- job market : thị trường việc làm
- nine out of ten workers: chin trong số 10 công nhân
Task1: Listen to the passage and fill in the missing words in the boxes
American workforce
(1) _________ jobs
(2) ________ jobs
(3) ________
companies
Wholesale companies
Retail
companies
(4) ________
companies
(5) Personal
___________
manufacturing
service
transportation
finance
services
Listen again and choose the best answer
1. American worker have changed __________________
A. from manufacturing jobs to service jobs.
B. from service jobs to manufacturing jobs.
C. Into manufacturing jobs.
2. ____________are jobs in which people make something or produce things
A. Service jobs
B. Manufacturing jobs
C. personal services
3. Generally, service jobs are grouped into ______categories
4. One hundred years ago, _____ of workers produced goods

5. By the year 2020, __________ workers will work in service jobs.
A. Seven out of every ten
B. Eight out of every ten
C. Nine out of every ten
A. two
B. Three
C. five
A. 30%
B. 70%
C. 80%
Let`s look at some of the recent changes in the US job market and see if we can make some predictions for future jobs.
A good way to begin is to look at the American workforce and how it is changing. The most important change has been the shift from ____________ jobs to __________jobs.
____________ jobs are jobs in which people make something or produce things. For example, people produce cars. Service jobs are those in which workers provide services, or we may say, they do something, like washing people`s cars. Generally, service jobs are grouped into _______
categories:
One: ______________ companies
Two: Wholesale companies
Three: Retail companies
Four: ______________ companies
Five: Personal ____________, such as hotels, cars repair, accounting, education and medicine
Now the point here is that people have changed from manufacturing jobs to service jobs. For example, one hundred years ago, ______ of workers produced goods, today only 30% do. Economists predict that by the year 2020, _________________ workers will work in service jobs.
Fill in the blanks with the missing words
manufacturing
service
Manufacturing
five
Transportation
Finance
services
80%
nine out of every ten
1. I take care of people`s health and help to save people`s lives. Who am I?
Congratulations !
I am a doctor .
Sorry.
I am a doctor .
2. I find good and safe hotels for customers
and take people to places of interest
Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a tourist guide
Sorry.
I am a tourist guide.
3. I apply new farming techniques and work on a farm. Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a farmer
Sorry.
I am a farmer
4. I work 8 hours a day. I work in a factory. Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a worker.
Sorry.
I am a worker.
5. I fly a plane. I travel around the world. Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a pilot
Sorry.
I am a pilot.
6. I work at a university. I often give lectures to students. Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a lecturer
Sorry.
I am a lecturer.
7. I work in a hospital. I take care of people`s teeth. Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a dentist
Sorry.
I am a dentist.
8. I create imaginary characters and event. I tell stories through pictures. Who am I?
Congratulations!
I am a writer
Sorry.
I am a writer.
Try again
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