Friday, April 18th, 2014Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school... Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school 1.. Unit 9: To err is huma
Trang 2A Checking the old lesson
Task 1: Decide if the sentences are T or F? (violet) Task 2: Choose the best answer (violet)
Task 3: Put the words in the correct order to
complete the sentences Start with the
words in italic.
Task 4 Change the direct speech into the
reported speech.
Trang 3A Checking the old lesson
Task 3: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences Start with the
words in italic.
1 said/He/ on /that/was/phone/talking/he/the.
He said that he was talking on the phone.
2 told/She/would/then/the /report/me/write/she.
She told me she would write the report then.
3 me/He/if/met/teacher/my/asked/my/I/had.
He asked me if I had met my teacher.
4 when/asked/She/me/class/finished/my.
She asked me when my class finished.
5 He/where/the/left/next/train/inquired.
He inquired where the 8.30 train left.
Trang 4A Checking the old lesson
Task 4 Change the direct speech into the reported speech.
1 We must tidy our room.
They said
2 A plane has crashed on my car.
She complained ………
3 Is there a bus to the city centre at 3pm?
She asked………
4 Where have you been?
She asked me………
5 How long does it take from your house to your school?
He asked me ………
they had to tidy their room
a plane had crashed on her car
where I had been.
how long it took from my house to my school
if there was a bus to the city centre at 3pm.
Trang 5Friday, April 18th, 2014
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life
after school
Trang 6Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
1 Pre-reading questions
1 What can you see in the
picture?
2 How does the man look?
3 Is he worried about
breaking the eggs?
4 What kind of job do you
think he has?
5 Would you like a job like
this? Why?
Trang 7Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
2 While reading
Task 1: Work in pairs to read the article and order the paragraphs.
Answer:
1F
2A
3G
4E
5C
6D
7B
Trang 8Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 2: Read the text again and answer the questions
1 Why did Alan not complete his degree the first time he was at university/
2 Was it easy for him to find a job? Why?/Why not/
3 How did he lose his job in the tea room?
4 How did he feel when he was unemployed?
5 What did Alan do in the egg factory?
6 How did he lose his job in the egg factory?
7 What did Alan do after that?
8 What is he doing now?
Trang 9Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
1 Why didn’t Alan complete his degree the
first time he was at university?
2 Was it easy for him to find a job? Why?/Why
not?
or overqualified.
3 How did he lose his job in the tea room?
and saucers.
4 How did he feel when he was unemployed?
Trang 10Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
5 What did Alan do in the egg factory?
At first he was in charge of the machine
that packed eggs and was then promoted to
a job as a fork-lift truck driver.
6 How did he lose his job in the egg factory?
He crashed into a huge pile of eggs and
broke more than 12.000 of them.
7 What did Alan do after that?
He did some odd jobs for family friends and then went back at university studying Law.
8 What is he doing now?
He is a health and safety inspector.
Trang 11Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 3
After Alan left school, he began a (1) degree in Law However, he was soon (2) from
university Although he(3) for lots of jobs,
he didn't get any For a while he did some (4) for family friends And then he got a(5)
job in a tea room That didn't work out and
he started working in an egg factory where he was soon(6) to the position of
folk-lift-driver Unfortunately, he(7) after an
accident He returned to university and(8) with an Honours degree Then he began his(9)
expelled applied
odd jobs part-time
promoted resigned graduated career
Trang 12Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 4: Matching a-f with sentences 1-6
a Alan
b the boss of the egg
factory
c the manager of the tea
room.
d a university professor
e a worker in the egg
factory
f Alan's parents
1 …… wanted him to study Law.
2………… said Alan had missed too many classes.
couldn't employ Alan any more.
giving him a better job.
wouldn't be happy with Alan.
back to university.
Trang 13Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 5: Find the words and phrases underlined below in the article and check their meaning
1 I want a permanent full-time position
2 Apply for a job in the building industry.
3 The wages are too low, and I don't like the long
hours.
4 Last year I was out of work.
5 My boss sacked me because I was always taking time off.
6 You graduated with a Physics degree and now you are
in charge of a burger bar.
Trang 14Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 5: Match sentences 1-6 with their continuations a-f.
1 I want a permanent full-time position
2 Apply for a job in the building industry.
3 The wages are too low, and I don't like the long hours.
4 Last year I was out of work.
5 My boss sacked me because I was always taking time off.
6 You graduated with a Physics degree and now you are in
charge of a burger bar.
a And I usually clocked in late, too.
b Aren't you a little overqualified?
c Not a temporary part-time job.
d I resign.
e It offers good career opportunities.
f Now, I have got a job and I earn a lot of money, but I have to work a lot of overtime.
Trang 15Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 5: Answer:
1 I want a permanent full-time position Not a temporary part-time job.
2 Apply for a job in the building industry It offers good career opportunities.
3 The wages are too low, and I don't like the long hours I resign.
4 Last year I was out of work Now, I have got a job and I earn a lot of money, but
I have to work a lot of overtime.
5 My boss sacked me because I was always taking time off And I usually clocked
in late, too.
6 You graduated with a Physics degree and now you are in charge of a burger bar Aren't you a little overqualified?
Trang 16Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 6: Do a vocabulary game to remember the key words or phrases of the lesson.
Trang 17Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
3 Post reading
Task 1: Work in pairs to answer the questions
1 What happens to students who often play truant?
2 Why do you think some people drop out of university?
3 Are you going to apply for a job as a teacher?
4 What is you ideal job?
Trang 18Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 2: Watch a video about being famous and answer the questions
1 How many words can we use to describe a celebrity?
2 What are the ways to become famous?
3 Why do people want to become famous?
4 Is fame always good?
5 What are advantages and disadvantages of being famous?
Trang 19Unit 9: To err is human Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
C Homework (5ms)
1 Exercises (p70-75 Workbook )
2 Summarize the article about Alan.
3 Make a presentation on your ideal job.
4 Make a presentation on advantages
and disadvantages of being famous.
5 How to report requests, advice,
imperatives (p 82 Students book).
6 www Mister Dunkan lessons