Unit 9 grade 12: Choosing A Career – Speaking
Future jobs: ambitions and dreams (Future occupation: ambitions and dreams)
1. Task 1 Unit 9 grade 12 Speaking
Choose sentences af to complete the discussion between Linda, Lan, and John. (Choose af to complete the discussion between Linda, Lan and John)
Guide to answer
John: OK, the topic of today’s discussion is our ambitions and dreams, and our possible future jobs or careers. So let’s start with Linda. (first) e. What kind of career are you looking for?
Linda: I’ve always wanted to be a doctor because I love taking care of kids. (2) d. I’d like to work overseas. I have to get into a medical school first to gain the necessary knowledge and skills.
John: OK. What about you, Lan? What are your plans after you leave secondary school?
Lan: I’d like to go straight into university. (3) b. I’d like to study journalism. You know I love writing, and I’m very keen on improving my English. One thing I’d like to do one day is to work for an international newspaper.
Linda: (4) a. Sounds great!. I’m confident you’ll be very successful. And how about you, John? What kind of job do you have in mind?
John: Well, my dream is to be a computer programmer.
Lan: What are you going to do after leaving school?
John: I’d like to take a year off and travel abroad. (5) f. I could work as a volunteer in Thailand.
Lan: Really? So what would you like to do after that?
John: (6) c. What I’d love to do one day is to run my own software company.
Linda: I think that would be a great thing for you to do, John.
Translated:
John: Okay, the topic of today’s discussion is our ambitions and dreams, and our future jobs or careers. So let’s start with Linda. What job are you looking for?
Linda: I have always wanted to be a doctor because I love taking care of children. I want to work abroad. I had to go to medical school first to get the necessary knowledge and skills.
John: OK. And you, Lan? What are your plans after graduation?
Lan: I want to go to university. I want to study journalism. You know I love to write, and I’m very interested in improving my English. What I’ve always wanted to do one day is work for an international newspaper.
Linda: It sounds great! I believe you will be very successful. And you, John? What do you think about your future job?
John: Yes, my dream is to become a computer programmer.
Lan: What will you do after graduation?
John: I want to take a year off vacation and go abroad. I can work as a volunteer in Thailand.
Lan: Really? So what do you want to do then?
John: One day I want to run my own software company.
Linda: I think that’s a great thing, John.
2. Task 2 Unit 9 grade 12 Speaking
Find the expressions that John, Lan, and Linda used to talk about their ambitions and dreams in the conversation. Write them in the correct space. (Find ways that John, Lan, and Linda use to talk about their ambitions and dreams in conversation. Write them in the correct space.)
Expressions
John
Example: My dream is…
(1) I’d like to…
(2) What I’d love to do one day is…
Lan
(3) I’d like to…
(4) One thing I’d like to do one day is…
Linda
(5) I’ve always wanted to…
3. Task 3 Unit 9 grade 12 Speaking
Work in groups of three. Practice the conversation in 1. (Work in groups of three. Practice the conversation in lesson 1.)
4. Task 4 Unit 9 grade 12 Speaking
Work in groups of three. Use the expressions in 2 to make a similar conversation about your own ambitions and dreams. (Work in groups of three. Use the expressions in lesson 2 to have a similar conversation about your own ambitions and dreams.)
Guide to answer
– What I’d love to do one day is having a big house (What I want one day is to have a big house)
– One thing I’d like to do one day is to work for an international company. (What I want to do one day is work for an international company.)
5. Practice Task 1
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has different stress pattern from others.
Question 1: A. viable B. occasion C. stimulate D. altitude
Question 2: A. ambitious B. conclusive C. correspond D. extensive
Question 3: A.optional B. operate C. orally D. commercial
6. Practice Task 2
Choose the letter A, B, C or D the word that has the underlined part different from others.
Question 1: A. inect B. flared C. ueful D. tourim
Question 2: A. bride B. enineer C. finer D. manae
Question 3: A. aritecture B. ain C. annel D. icken
8. Conclusion
At the end of the lesson, students need to complete the exercises, practice their speaking skills, and know how to create a similar dialogue about their ambitions and dreams, using the expressions expressed in the lesson. .
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