E12. UNIT 9. READING

- They can find a temporary job; they can take a year out and go traveling; they may work somewhere abroad; they can speak to career advisers to help them come up with a plan; they [r]

Advice for secondary school leavers

UNIT 9 CHOOSING A

CAREER

READING

1 Guess what the students in the pictures may

do after they leave school (page 50, textbook)

P1: She may go straight to university/ continue studying

P2: They may work as apprentices/ join the workforce P3: He may take a gap year and go travelling

2 Read some career advice for secondary school leavers Choose the appropriate

heading for each paragraph

a For those going to university 

b. For those who have no plans

c. For those going to be apprentices

d For those about to start a job

1

2

3

4

1 Without problems or difficulties ………

2 Someone who works for an employer or expert to learn a particular skill or job

………

3 To begin to understand and deal with something difficult ………

4 To follow someone else why they are at work to learn about that person’s job

………

5 To become used to something very easily

………

6 Written work in an office, such as filling in forms, writing letters, etc

………

smooth(er) apprentice

get(ting) to grips with

3 Find the words or expressions in the reading text which are closest in meaning to the following:

shadow(ing) them take to (something) like a duck to water

paperwork

- smoother /smu:ð r/ ə (adj) tr n m ơ ượ t, trôi tr i h n ả ơ

- apprentice / 'prentis/ ə (n) (ng ườ i) h c ngh ọ ề

- shadow /' ædou/ ʃ (v; n) theo dõi; (che) bóng mát

- grip /grip/ (n) s am hi u; n m v ng ự ể ắ ữ

get to grips with : b t đ u hi u và gi i quy t khó ắ ầ ể ả ế

khăn

- duck d k/ ʌ (n) con v t ị

like a duck to water (exp) nh cá g p n ư ặ ướ c, quen thu c ộ

-paperwork /'peip w :k/ ə ə (n) công vi c/ th t c ệ ủ ụ

gi y t ấ ờ

4 Read the text again and answer the

questions: (p51)

1 What kind of website are available for

school leavers in the Uk.

2 What advice is offered to school leavers

who want to start a job?

3 What is the best thing for apprentices?

4 What do students do in the first week at

university?

5 What can students do if they have no plans after leaving school?

4 Read the text again and answer

the questions: Task 4(p51)

1 What kind of website are available for school leavers in the Uk?

- Some websites that provide school

leavers with practical advice about

leaving school and taking the next step

in their careers (paragraph 1)

4 Read the text again and answer

the questions: Task 4(p51)

2 What advice is offered to school leavers who want to start a job?

- They should learn to take responsibility when things go wrong (line 6-paragraph 2)

4 Read the text again and answer

the questions: Task 4(p51)

3 What is the best thing for apprentices?

- The best thing for apprentices is that

they have the opportunity to earn while they learn ( line 11-paragraph 3)

4 Read the text again and answer

the questions: Task 4(p51)

4 What do students do in the first week at university?

- They have their timetables and other

paperwork sorted in the first week at

university (line 10-paragraph 4)

4 Read the text again and answer

the questions: Task 4(p51)

5 What can students do if they have no plans after leaving school?

- They can find a temporary job; they can

take a year out and go traveling; they may work somewhere abroad; they can speak to career advisers to help them come up with a plan; they can go back to school (line 6-

paragraph 5)

4 Answers:

1. Some websites that provide school leavers with practical advice 

about leaving school and taking the next step in their careers. 

2. They should learn to take responsibility when things go wrong.

3. The best thing for apprentices is that they have the opportunity to 

earn while they learn.

4. They have their timetables and other paperwork sorted in the first 

week at university.

5. They can find a temporary job; they can take a year out and go 

travelling; they may work somewhere abroad; they can speak to career  advisers to help them come up with a plan; they can go back to school.

1 Write and Learn by heart the new words/ phrases

2 Prepare for the next lesson