UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS
C - SPEAKING
WARM UP
Look at the pictures and tick the jobs you see
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TASK 1
Work in pairs and match a job with its description
1. doctor
2. farmer
3. actor/ actress
4. accountant
5. journalist
6. waiter/ waitress
7. firefighter
8. housewife
9. teacher
10. lawyer
11. tour guide
12. cashier

A. take care of people’s health
B. take people to places of interest
C. construct irrigation systems and apply new farming techniques
D. give lectures to the students
E. do the calculations
F. act on the stage
G. help to protect people by law
H. count and get money from the customers
I. put off the fire and save people’s lives
J. do the housework and take care of the children
K. serve food in the restaurants
L. take photos and write the articles

Eg: 1 - A


A: I think the doctor helps to protect people by law
B: No, in my opinion, the doctor takes care of people’s health.
A: Yes, that’s right/ I agree.



TASK 2
Work in groups of four and find out adjectives to describe the jobs
rewarding
boring
challenging
difficult
interesting
fantastic
time-consuming
fascinating
exhausting
dangerous
helpful
hard
TASK 3
Work in pairs and discuss which of the jobs in column A you would or wouldn’t like to do. Explain why/ why not?
A
pilot
secretary
waiter/ waitress
taxi driver
electrician
farmer
policeman
journalist
teacher
hotel receptionist
chef
lawyer
computer programmer
worker



B
boring
rewarding
time-consuming
difficult
interesting
fascinating
dangerous
challenging
fantastic
creative
exhausting
hard
patient
helpful

I would (not) like to work as a ____.
Working as a ____ would be a/an (adj) job,
because I would (not) + V ____.
TASK 4
Work in groups of four and give out questions to ask somebody’s jobs
Is it a well-paid/ low-paid job? Or Do you get high/low salary?
Do you work outside/ inside?
Do you work with machines/ computers?
Do you work with hands?
Do you need any diplomas or degree? Or Did you graduate from a university?
Do you travel a lot?
Do you need to speak a foreign language (English/ French/ Chinese)?
Do you have to wear uniform?
Do you have to work at weekend?
Are you famous/ poor/ rich/careful/ ...?
.....




FURTHER PRACTICE
Work in groups of four

Choose a job

Ask your friends yes-no questions to guess the jobs.
GUESSING GAMES










Ask your friends some questions and guess the jobs
TASK 4
Work in groups of four and give out questions to ask somebody’s jobs
Is it a well-paid/ low-paid job? Or Do you get high/low salary?
Do you work outside/ inside?
Do you work with machines/ computers?
Do you work with hands?
Do you need any diplomas or degree? Or Did you graduate from a university?
Do you travel a lot?
Do you need to speak a foreign language (English/ French/ Chinese)?
Do you have to wear uniform?
Do you have to work at weekend?
Are you famous/ poor/ rich/careful/ ...?
Do you .....?




HOMEWORK



Write a short paragraph about the job you like to do in the future.
Suggestions

Where will you work?
How many people will you work with?
What kinds of company will you work?
How much money may you get paid a month?
How many hours would you like to work?
When will you start/ finish work?
...