English 12 e 12 UNIT 8 SPEAKING

What skills and qualities did he need to be successful in these jobs?.3. Unit 8: THE WORLD OF WORK Skills and qualities... Choose a job in the box and decide on the skills and qualities

Welcome to our class

Watch a video clip and answer the questions

1. What jobs did the man do?

2. What happened when he did each job?

3 What skills and qualities did he need to be successful in these jobs?

Unit 8: THE WORLD OF WORK

Skills and qualities

Task 1 Look at the lists of skills and qualities Can add more of them? Choose a job in the box and decide on the skills and

qualities needed for the job Tell your partner about the job

Jobs Skills Qualities

Shop assistant Working in a team Polite

Farmer Applying new skills Trustworthy

Flight attendant Solving problems Self-motivated

Engineer Working under pressure Energetic

Teacher Meeting deadlines Enthusiastic

Police officer Prioritising tasks Creative

Task 1 Tell your partner about the job

Example

Chef

Self-motivated Creative

Hard - working

Good at planning menu and instructing cooks.

I think a chef needs to be self-motivated, he working, and

creative He/She also needs to good at planning menus and

instructing cooks.

 S + needs to be + adj

 S + needs to be good at + doing

Task 1 Tell your partner about the job

Example

A lot of pressure Challenging

Kind and caring Compassionate

 S + has to + v

 Very important for + O + to be + adj

Doctor

I think the job of a doctor is very challenging She has to work under

a lot of pressure The also involves a lot of interaction with patients,

very important for a doctor to be kind, caring, and compassionate.

Task 1 Choose a job in the box and decide on the skills and qualities needed for the job Tell your partner about the job

Jobs Skills Qualities

Shop assistant Working in a team Polite

Farmer Applying new skills Trustworthy

Flight attendant Solving problems Self-motivated

Chef Communicating ideas Confident

Doctor Following orders Compassionate

Engineer Working under pressure Energetic

Teacher Meeting deadlines Enthusiastic

Police officer Prioritising tasks Creative

- S + needs to be + adj

- S + needs to be good at + doing

- S + has to + v

- Very important for + O + to be + adj

Task 2 Complete the conversation between Lan and Nam using the information in the box Then practice the conversation in pairs.

Lan would

like to wo rk

as a chef in

the future

She is hard

-working, creative an d

self-motivated

She is als o

good at pla

nning men u and can giv e clear

instruction s

od

e

can

as

r

.

Nam: What kind of job would you like to have in the future?

Lan: I’d like to work (1)………

Nam: Really? Why do you want to be a chef?

Lan: Well, I think I have (2)………

I’m (3)………

Nam: I agree I’ve always admired your creativity

Lan: I am also good at (4)………and can (5)

………

Nam: Yes, you have excellent communication skills I hope you will become a master chef one day

Lan: Thank you What about you?

Nam: I don’t really know My parents want me to study medicine, but I don’t think

I’d like to be a doctor I want (6)……….instead

Lan: Great, but do you think you can be a good teacher

Nam: Actually, I’m very good at (7)……… I’m (8)………., I love children, and

I can (9)

……… My

biology teacher also advised me to consider becoming a teacher

Lan: I think she is right I believe that you will become a great biology teacher

Task 2 Complete the conversation between Lan and Nam using the information in the box Then practice the conversation in pairs.

as a chef

the qualities needed to be a chef hard-working, creative, and self-motivated

planning menus

to be a teacher

science subjects friendly

communicate my ideas very clearly to other people give clear instructions

Task 3 Work in pairs Make a similar conversation

to the one in 2 Use the words and phrases in 1 and your own information.

Thank you