Unit 6. Future jobs

TASK 1Work in pairs and match a job with its description 1.. take care of people’s health B.. help to protect people by law H.. put off the fire and save people’s lives J.. take photos

UNIT 6: FUTURE JOBS

B SPEAKING

WARM UP

WARM UP

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

rewardi

ng

borin g

challengi

ng

difficult interesting

fantastic

time-consumin

g fascinating

exhaustin

g

dangerou

s

helpf ul

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

1 Is it a well-paid or low-paid job?

2 Do you get high or low salary?

3 Do you work outside or inside?

4 Do you work with machines or

computers?

5 Do you work with hands?

6 Do you have any diplomas or degree?

7 Did you graduate from a university?

8 Do you travel a lot?

9 Do you need to speak a foreign language

(English/ French/ Chinese)?

10 Do you have to wear uniform?

11 Do you have to work at weekend?

12 Are you famous/ poor/ rich/careful/ ?

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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

Write a short paragraph about the job you like to

do in the future

month?

work?

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