Unit 12
CAREER CHOICES
LESSON 4: COMMUNICATION

WARM-UP

OPTION 1

- What job do you want to do in the future?
“I hope I will …”.

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

Wish Wall

WARM-UP

OPTION 2

- Write down on sticky notes your dream jobs, using the
phrase “I hope to someday …”.
Example:
I hope to someday become a doctor who brings
medical care to underserved communities.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.

Look at the exchange between Mi and Nick page 124.

Nick: Yeah. My art teacher says I have such a good
sense of style that I should get formal
training in fashion design after high school.
Mi: Hope you'll achieve your dream.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

1 Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the
highlighted parts.

Minh: I've filled in the registration form. Hopefully, I'll
be a member of the science club.
Duong: I hope so, too.
Student: Here's my teacher's reference letter. I hope
I'll get the job.
Staff: Thank you. Good luck.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

STRUCTURES:
Express hope:
Respond:

Hopefully, …
Hope / I hope …?
I hope so, too.
Thank you.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

2 Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following
situations.

Situations:
1. A friend has just taken part in a design
competition. She is looking forward to the result.
2. A teacher is asking a student to give a teacherparent conference invitation to his / her parents.
She hopes that the parents will come.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Suggested dialogues:
A: I've just taken
part in a design
competition.
Hopefully, I'll get
a good result.

B: I hope so, too

EVERYDAY ENGLISH

Suggested dialogues:
Teacher: Here's the invitation to
the teacher-parent conference.
I hope your parents will come.
Student: Thank you.
I hope they will, too.

Transition from Everyday English to What's your future job?

- Look at the mind map.

Characteristics

Skills
Job

Kind of training needed

Transition from Everyday English to What's your future job?

Example:
Characteristics:
patient,
persuasive

Teacher

Skills:
teaching and
explaining concepts,
persuading others,
managing time

Kind of training needed:
formal training at a teacher college or university

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want
to do. Then complete the summary table.

- Read Khang and An's descriptions of their favourite
future job in 1 minute.
- Close your books and try to recall as much
information as possible.
- Open your book, read the descriptions again and
circle the words / phrases about the skills, the kind of
training, and the personal qualities in the text.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want
to do. Then complete the summary table.

Khang: I've always dreamt of this job. I'll enter a medical
university. This seems to be a suitable job for me because I have
good hand-eye coordination. Besides, I'm calm and decisive, so I
can lead a surgical team.
An: I hope I can do this job as soon as possible. I've got handson training on how to use the scanner and calculator. I can do
this job well because I have good basic maths skills. I'm patient
and helpful to customers even when the store is busy.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want
to do. Then complete the summary table.

Khang: I've always dreamt of this job. I'll enter a medical
university. This seems to be a suitable job for me because I
have good hand-eye coordination. Besides, I'm calm and
decisive, so I can lead a surgical team.
An: I hope I can do this job as soon as possible. I've got handson training on how to use the scanner and calculator. I can do
this job well because I have good basic maths skills. I'm patient
and helpful to customers even when the store is busy.

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

3 Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want
to do. Then complete the summary table.
Training
(1) ________
medical
Khang
degree
An

Skills
hand-eye coordination

Personal
qualities
(2) _____
calm
and decisive

(3) _________
patient and
hands-on using some equipment
training
having basic (4) __________. (5) _______.

maths skills

helpful

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

4 Work in pairs. Look at the jobs below. Which job might be
appropriate for each person in 3? Explain your choice.

Jobs:
1. surgeon

2. mechanic

Khang – surgeon

3. nurse

4. cashier

An – cashier

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

4 Work in pairs. Look at the jobs below. Which job might be
appropriate for each person in 3? Explain your choice.

Example:
“I think Khang wants to be a surgeon because he says that he'll
study at a medical university. He also says he'll lead a surgical
team. A nurse will not lead this team. I think An'll be a cashier
because she says that she'll use a scanner and calculator, which
are common at supermarkets and stores. She also says she has
basic maths skills, and she is patient with customers. A
mechanic will not need to use scanner or calculator.”

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?

5 Work in groups. Think of a job that you like or know well.

Discuss the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities
which are necessary for it. Now present your group's ideas and
have the class guess the job you are describing.

Type of
training

Skill(s)

Personal
qualities
necessary
to do the job

WHAT'S YOUR FUTURE JOB?
Example:
This job requires informal training. You can take a short
course to learn the basic skills. In order to do the job well,
you need to have skilful hands and a creative mind. You
need to know the characteristics and meaning of different
flowers. You should be patient and helpful to the
customers.
The job: florist

EXTRA ACTIVITY
GUESS THE JOB
- Choose and write about one common job on a piece of paper.
- Swap pieces of paper. You are not allowed to see the job in the
paper.
- Show the paper you are having to other members and ask
Yes / No questions about the job.
Example: Do I need to have skilful hands and a creative mind?
Do I work with patients?

CONSOLIDATION

1

Wrap-up

What have we learnt in this lesson?
 Know how to express hope and respond.
 Talk about future jobs.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
- Do exercises in the workbook.

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