Unit 12
CAREER CHOICES
LESSON 7:
LOOKING BACK & PROJECT

LESSON
7: LOOKING
BACK & PROJECT
LESSON
1: GETTING STARTED
WARM-UP

Brainstorming

VOCABULARY

• Task 3: Combine each pair of sentences into
one, using the given word in brackets.
• Task 4: Fill in each gap in the text with a
conjunction from the box.

GRAMMAR

PROJECT
CONSOLIDATION

• Task 1: Put the words and phrases in the
appropriate column.
• Task 2: Complete the text, using words /
phrases from the box.

Your future jobs
• Wrap-up
• Homework

WARM-UP

BRAINSTORMING

- Work in teams.
- Members of each team take turns to write as many
vocabulary in Unit 12 as possible in 2 minutes.
- The group having more correct
answers is the winner.

VOCABULARY

1 Put the words and phrases in the appropriate column.
surgeon
designing

demanding

assembly worker

software engineer
Jobs

repetitive

well-paid
teamwork

hand-eye coordination

Job features

Job skills

VOCABULARY

2 Complete the text, using words / phrases from the box.
job

creative

career

rewarding

sewing

My mum first learnt (1) sewing
_______ skills from my grandmother. She
job as a tailor when she was 16. Now she owns a
got her (2) ____
small tailor shop in the village. She is (3) ________
creative and
hardworking. She has such an excellent sense of style that many
ladies love the clothes she makes. Though sometimes she has to
work late at night, she finds her job (4) __________
rewarding because she
can satisfy her customers. I think my mum has had a successful
(5) ______
career in tailoring.

GRAMMAR

3 Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the given word in brackets.
1. The salary was low. She accepted the job. (though)
She accepted the job though the salary was low
2. My sister is too shy. She can't be an MC. (such)
My sister is such a shy girl that she can't be an MC

GRAMMAR

3 Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the given word in brackets.
3. Life in the city was too demanding, so he came back to his
village. (because)
He came back to his village because life in the city

was too demanding.

4. Her backache was too painful. She had to stop working in
the factory. (so)
Her backache was so painful that she had to stop

working in the factory.

GRAMMAR

3 Combine each pair of sentences into one, using the given word in brackets.
5. Clara didn't like academic subjects. Her mum insisted that
she go to university. (although)
Clara's mum insisted that she go to university

although she didn't like academic subjects.

GRAMMAR

4 Fill in each gap in the text with a conjunction from the box.
4
although

because

since

so

such

Making career choices is (1) _____
such a difficult process that conflicts
happen in many families when they discuss their teenager's future
career. (2) ______some
parents consider their child's dream job
Since
unrealistic, they try to stop him / her from pursuing it. Sometimes, the
parents force their child to study for a job which is (3) ___
so demanding
that he / she feels stressed just (4) _________
because they overestimate their
child's ability. (5) __________
Although parents want to help their children make
good career decisions, they really need to understand their teenaged
children's passions and abilities.

PROJECT

1/ Self-assessment
Tick where
appropriate
DELIVERY
1. I greeted the audience.
2. I spoke clearly and naturally.
3. I cooperated with my group members when delivering the talk.
4. I interacted with the audience.
5. I concluded the talk appropriately.
DESIGN OF THE POSTER
1. Our poster was clearly organised.
2. Our photos and drawings were suitable.
CONTENT: Our presentation includes the following information.
What the jobs are
What type(s) of training the jobs require
What skills and personal qualities we need to do the jobs well
Whether the jobs will be popular in the future (and/or which job
will be more popular in the future)

Comments
(in English or
Vietnamese)

1/ Peer-assessment
Tick where
appropriate
DELIVERY
1. I greeted the audience.
2. I spoke clearly and naturally.
3.I cooperated with my group members when delivering the talk.
4. I interacted with the audience.
5. I concluded the talk appropriately.
DESIGN OF THE POSTER
1. Our poster was clearly organised.
2. Our photos and drawings were suitable.
CONTENT: Our presentation includes the following information.
What the jobs are
What type(s) of training the jobs require
What skills and personal qualities we need to do the jobs well
Whether the jobs will be popular in the future (and / or which job
will be more popular in the future)

Comments
(in English or
Vietnamese)

PROJECT

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Complete the self-assessment table.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Review the vocabulary and grammar of Unit 12.
 Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and grammar)
into practice through a project.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Prepare for the next lesson.

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