UNIT 12:
MY FUTURE CAREER
Lesson 4: Skills 2

I. Vocabulary:
1. acquire (v) /əˈkwaɪər/ - giành, đạt được
2. adaptable (adj) /əˈdæptəbl/ - thích nghi
3. appreciation (n) /əˌpriːʃiˈeɪʃən/ sự đánh giá cao
4. appreciate your efforts (phrase)
5. behind the scenes (phrase)
/bɪˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz/ - ở phía sau.
6. calm (adj) /kɑːm/ - bình tĩnh
7. creative (adj) /kriˈeɪtɪv/ - sáng tạo
8. do the marking (phrase) /duː ðə
ˈmɑːrkɪŋ/ - chấm điểm
9. dynamic (adj) /daɪˈnæmɪk/ - năng động
10. emphathetic (adj) /ɛmˌpæθɪˈtɪk/ cảm thông

11. extra pay (phrase) /ˈɛkstrə peɪ/ tiền thưởng thêm
12. focus on (phrase) /ˈfoʊkəs ɒn/ tập trung vào
13. give feedback (phrase) /ɡɪv ˈfidbæk/ đưa ra phản hồi
14. logical (adj) /ˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/ - logic
15. mountains of work (phrase)
/ˈmaʊntənz ʌv wɜːrk/ - núi công việc
16. naughty (adj) /ˈnɔːti/ hư, nghịch ngợm
17. overtime (n) /ˈoʊvərˌtaɪm/ làm thêm giờ
18. patient (adj) /ˈpeɪʃənt/ - kiên nhẫn
19. preparing lessons (phrase)
/prɪˈpɛrɪŋ ˈlɛsənz/ - chuẩn bị bài giảng
20. rewarding (adj) /rɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ/ - đáng giá

II. LISTENING
1. Work in pairs and answer the
questions below.

1. What job do you want to do in the future?
a teacher, an engineer, a designer, a doctor, a businessman, a police,
a lawyer, a model, a singer, an actor/ actress, a writer, a journalist, a
I
want
to
be
a
psychologist, an astronaut, …

teacher.
2. What qualities do you think
you need to do that job?

teamwork, calm, strong, patient, creative, decisive, sympathetic,
considerable, careful, knowledgeable, …

I think teachers need kindness, patience.

2. Phong is talking to Mrs. Warner, Nick's mother, about future jobs he and his
friends want to do. Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks with no
more than THREE words.

mountains of work to do behind the
1. Phong's mother has ______________________
scenes.
work overtime
2. Phong's mother has to ______________________
without extra
pay.
rewarding
3. It is ______________________
for teachers when their students
are successful.
sociable
4. Trang is a ______________________
girl.
applied skills
5. Nick prefers to acquire some ______________________.
good with his
6. Nick is ______________________
hands.

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III. WRITING:
Ex4. (p79) Work in pairs. Choose a job that you like. Discuss which three qualities would be necessa
for people doing that job. You use some of the ideas below. Remember give reasons.
empathetic (đồng cảm),
dynamic (năng động, sôi nổi),
creative (sáng tạo),

calm (bình tĩnh),
patient (kiên nhẫn),
technical (có kĩ thuật),
logical (logic, hợp lí)
skillfully (điêu luyện),
professional (chuyên
nghiệp),
hard – working (chăm chỉ),
adaptable (thích nghi được)

To be a business person, you have to ………
- be adaptable so that you can respond quickly to changes. 
- be calm to deal with difficult problems which can appear anytime and you can't predic
- be creative to think out new ideas and make new products to serve customers. 

Ex5. (p79) Based on your discussion in 4, write a paragraph about the three most important qualities
person needs to be able to do a job well. Remember to give reasons and examples to support your
opinion.

To be a business person, you have to be adaptable so that you can respond quickly to changes.
Besides, you also should be calm to deal with difficult problems which can appear anytime and you
can't predict. Lastly, a successful businessman has to be creative to think out new ideas and make n
products to serve customers.

HOMEWORK:
- Learn newwords by heart.
- Prepare for the next period.