WARM UP: WHO AM I ?
Writer
Tourist Guide
Doctor
Farmer

Unit 6: FUTURE JOBS

Lesson 2: SPEAKING
Task 1: Match a job in A with at least two descriptions in B:
a doctor
a farmer
a tourist guide
a writer
A
B
take create in imaginary characters
and events
care of people’s health
find good and safe hotels for
customers
take people to places of interest
construct irrigation systems
apply new farming techniques
help save people lives
tell stories through pictures
Suggested answer:
A doctor is the one who helps save people’s lives
and takes care of people’s health.

A farmer is the one who constructs irrigation
systems and applies new farming techniques.
A tourist guide is the one who takes people
to places of interest and finds good and
safe hotels for customers.
A writer is the one who tells stories through
pictures and creates in imaginary characters
and events.
pilot
policeman
hotel
receptionnist
journalist
Computer
programmer
electrician
taxi driver
waiter
What job would you like to be ?
Task 2: Work in pairs to discuss which of the jobs in column A you would / would not like to do. Explain why or why not? You can use the cues in column B.

pilot
waiter
taxi driver
electrician
policeman
journalist
hotel receptionist
computer programmer
A
B

boring
rewarding
difficult
interesting
fascinating
dangerous
challenging
fantastic
I would like to work as a doctor.
Working as a doctor would be a fascinating job because I would have a chance to take care of people’s health.
Task 3: Work in groups to talk about a job you may do after you finish school, using the following cues:
+ Where will you work
+ Who you will work with
+ The salary you may get paid
+ The working conditions
Model:
After I finish high school I would like towork as a tourist guide. It would be a challenging and fascinating job because I would have a chance to travel all over Vietnam and meet many interesting people. If I work for a foreign tourist company, I can get high salary and improve my English speaking and listening skills.
Homework:
Write about the job you would like to work in the future you have just talked about.
Learn by heart the new words.