LESSON PLANS

English

	THE WORLD OF JOBS	17
		May 2013
	The Final Lesson

INTRODUCTORY NOTE (Слайды 1–3):

I am working in classes 6 through 9 using the school curriculum based on English course books by Afanasyeva and Mikheeva. I am aware that nowadays lots of authors work at high pressure to issue various teacher-friendly tests and I am grateful to them. But, for me, as a creative teacher, these tests are not enough. So I try my hand at composing my own and today I want you to see in detail the way I usually make up the tests.

The student’s book for the 8th grade consists of 6 Units. After covering one of them I check how well the pupils have digested the material given at the lessons. This is the reason I create final tests for each Unit. I am in the habit of making them up on one and the same pattern: checking vocabulary, grammar, reading and listening, using authentic recordings. As a home assignment, I ask the pupils to solve a crossword puzzle thought up by myself. They do this willingly at home and broaden their vocabulary.

And now let’s have a look at the tasks themselves. Task I checks the vocabulary studied. Taking the words to be learned, I think up a story with some plot. The students should fill appropriate words in the gaps, using the first letter as a clue. They try to recollect the required word without making a mistake. Task II checks grammar. I use the new words of the Unit to write sentences on all the grammar material studied in the Unit and the multiple choice quiz. Task III is centered on reading a text selected on the topic in question. The tasks to the text are compiled in the format of the State Exam: True, False, Not Stated statements and Multiple Choice questions. Task IV is aimed at listening. A text read by a native speaker is selected and it is a comprehension exercise. I use various approaches: answers to questions, putting sentences in proper order, rewriting the text in reported speech if the text is in dialogue, forming five types of questions for the text, and multiple choice tasks.

ХОД УРОКА

I. VOCABULARY CHECK (Слайды 4–5)

John Smith is our classmate. He is the (1)s________ of us all and it is no wonder that everyone calls him “a mine of knowledge”. John is considered to be an honorable pupil and always finds himself at the (2)t________ of our class. He is a decent person for he never (3)s______ _____ his knowledge or brags. Moreover, he never (4)f________ j________

of his classmates’ success. John, I must say, chooses (5) t________ books and never reads (6)r________ ones. When it comes to going to the pictures and seeing some r________

films, he refuses point blank, as well. He is sure that such books and films have a strong effect on people and it stands to the reason that they (7)d________ more h________

than g________. Our classmate is also very (8)k________

h________. Everyone knows that his next door neighbour, Mrs. Evans, is (9) d________ from birth. John tries to find some time to (10)t________ c________ of her. He is good at creating things of beauty and it’s a piece of cake for him to (11)f________a lamp or a shelf if she asks him to. Mrs. Evans, in her turn, likes to treat him with her homemade cherry jam with such a good (12)f________. They are very happy to be (13)h________ to each other.

But our classmate Bob Brown, is a completely different story. He can be so (14)s________. You can’t even imagine how crazy he is. He pretended to be (15)d________and d________ when his teachers want him to answer a question. He is always (16)c________ at exams. He doesn’t (17) c________ for school and seldom studies, but he feels (18) j________ of his (19)s________ classmates who are at the (20)t________ of our class. He is a trouble-maker, capable of nothing but (21)s______ __.

Answer Key: 1. smartest; 2. top; 3. shows off; 4. feels jealous; 5. terrific; 6. rotten; 7. do more harm than good; 8. kind hearted; 9. deaf; 10. take care; 11. fix; 12. flavour; 13. helpful; 14. silly; 15. deaf and dumb; 16. cheating; 17. care; 18. jealous; 19. smart; 20. top; 21. showing off

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II. READING

Read the text and mark True, False or Not Stated (Слайд6).

Derek was a clever boy, but his parents were so poor that they could hardly keep their bodies and souls together. He had to work in his spare time and during his holidays to pay for his education. In spite of this, he managed to enter the University, but he knew that it would cost more money, so after weighing all the pros and cons, he decided to moonlight and work two jobs simultaneously. This idea did not frighten him at all as earning enough money to pay for his studies was his long-life dream.

Once in summer, strolling along a street, he noticed an ad posted on the shop window that said “A butcher’s assistant WANTED”. He popped into the shop, had a word with the owner and, luckily, got the position at once. It was a day job. Then, while waiting in a queue, he overheard that the local hospital needed male nurses and he immediately applied for the vacancy. This work at hospital was on night shift and that suited him greatly.

Derek’s work in the shop went well, as he followed the butcher’s directions in everything. Time went by and soon enough he learnt to cut meat up quite nicely. The butcher saw that the boy could handle the shop, so he did not think twice about leaving him to run the business while he went into the back room to do the accounts.

In the hospital his tasks were light and without anything serious appearing to be a matter of life and death. Frankly speaking, he was only allowed to do the simplest jobs, like helping to lift patients and carry them from one part of the hospital to another. For both Derek had to be dressed in white at the butcher’s shop and at the hospital.

One evening at the hospital, Derek was called to give a hand to carry a woman from her bed to the operating theatre. When Derek appeared in the doorway, he noticed that the woman was trembling all over. He assumed that the thought of the forthcoming operation frightened her so much that she was in danger of collapsing. He stood waiting till the moment the woman threw a glance at him. Her expression was one of complete horror and she yelled at the top of her voice, “No! No!” she cried. “Not my butcher! I won’t be operated on by my butcher!”

1.Derek worked hard because he wanted to earn a lot of pocket money. T, F, NS

2.Derek’s parents were happy when their son managed to find the jobs. T, F, NS

3.The butcher was pleased with Derek’s work and he let Derek to take over the shop while he was busy with calculations in the warehouse. T, F, NS

4.Derek’s work at the hospital, compared to the butcher’s, wasn’t so challenging. T, F, NS

5.The lady was overjoyed when she saw Derek; she wanted him to operate on her. T, F, NS

6.The boy had to wear white clothes in the hospital and at the butcher’s. T, F, NS

7.In some years Derek’s name was known to everyone in his country. He had become a skillful plastic surgeon. T, F, NS

8.Derek’s parents were too poor to give their son good education. T, F, NS

Answer Key: 1. F; 2. NS; 3. T; 4. T; 5. F; 6. T; 7. NS; 8. T

III. GRAMMAR REVISION

Choose the right item (Слайды 7–16):

1.No wonder Mr. Gregory is a good Geography teacher. He ____________ almost all the countries in the world.

a)visited

b)had visited

c)has visited

2.My uncle ________ as a surgeon since 1983.

a)works

b)has been working

c)has worked

3.When ________ Mr. Smith ________ his business?

a)has ... begun

b)did ... begin

c)had ... begun

4.Mary’s parents didn’t expect their daughter ________ a trapeze-acrobat.

a)to become

b)become

c)became

5.I want my children ________ the right profession.

a)choose

b)to choose

c)will choose

6.The dentistry profession ________ already in the 15th century.

a)has been known

b)was known

c)had been known

7.If Cecil ________ more patient she ________ a very good teacher, but unfortunately she isn’t.

a)were, would be

b)had been, would have been

c)is, will be

8.For how long ________ Mr. McGregor _______ as a firefighter?

a)has been working

b)works

c)has worked

9.If 20 years ago my parents ________ me to choose the right career now I ________ a good architect. I was good at drawing in my childhood & youth.

a)helped, would be

b)had helped, would have been

c)had helped, would be

10.If not for my cousin’s advice, I ________ become a sailor ________ so many countries of the world.

a)wouldn’t have, wouldn’t have visited

b)wouldn’t, wouldn’t visit

c)didn’t, didn’t visit

Answer Key: 1. c; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. b; 6. b; 7. a; 8. a; 9. c; 10. a

IV. LISTENING

Listen to the dialogue and put TRUE, FALSE or NOT STATED next to the statements. Make sure you know these words and expressions (Слайд 17):

employer	работодатель
marketing	маркетинг
challenging	трудный

to be very good at motivating people уметь мотивировать людей

conglomerate конгломерат

a new acting CEO новый исполняющий обязанности генерального директора

Now listen to this dialogue. In this conversation Petra is at a job interview.

Petra: Hi, I’ve come about the job interview.

Employer: Oh, yes. Please take a seat. So, I can see from your CV that you were working in marketing. What was that like?

Petra: Oh, it was really interesting, but I think I’m looking for something a bit more challenging. I wasn’t given much responsibility.

Employer: OK and you’re applying for the job here as sales manager. What makes you suitable for this job?

Petra: Well, I’m really organized, I’ve got good experience in sales, I know how to manage a team and I’m very good at motivating people.

Employer: OK, tell me a little bit about yourself now. What do you do in your free time?

Petra: Well, I love reading. I do a lot of sport too. Employer: OK, and what do you know about our company. Petra: Well, the company was recently bought out by an

Australian conglomerate, and the new acting CEO is Jane Mayers.

Employer: Impressive. Not a lot of people know that. OK, well, I can say that we’re definitely interested. I’m going to be interviewing a few more people this week. We’ll be in contact with you some time towards the end of the week.

Petra: So, did I get the job?

Employer: Don’t call us – we’ll call you.

STATEMENTS (Слайд 18):

1.Petra was working in a logistics company. T, F, NS

2.The girl was satisfied with the job offered to her by the employer. T, F, NS

3.Petra is very organized and has good experience in sales. T, F, NS

4.Petra is very busy so she has no time for hobbies. T, F, NS

5.The company was recently bought out by a Japanese conglomerate. T, F, NS

6.She has been working in marketing more than 4 years. T, F, NS

7.Everybody knows that the new acting CEO is Jane Mayers. T, F, NS

8.The employer asks Petra to call him at the end of the week. T, F, NS

V. EXTRA TASK

Wordsearch: Office characters – see if you can identify the words. Then, try to find the words in the Wordsearch

(Слайд 19).

LESSON PLANS English

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1.A student who is doing temporary work in an office in order to get work experience = an in_______.

2.The person who is employed to do office work, including typing letters and answering phone calls = the s______.

3.The person who does administrative work for one particular person, usually an office manager or a boss = a personal a_______ (also known as a P.A.).

4.The person in charge of the office = the b_______.

5.The person who likes to play jokes on other people or do funny things = the office j_______.

6.Someone who loves to ridicule or threaten others = the office bu_______.

7.Someone who seems to be very kind but who will report you for arriving late or for not doing your work properly

=the backst_______.

8.The person who spreads stories about other people’s private lives = the office go_______.

9.The person who tells stories that no one else is interested in = the office bo_______.

10.The person who likes to get things finished as quickly as possible, and whose standard of work is usually poor = the sl_______ worker.

11.Someone who will do anything for attention at work = the attention se_______.

12.The newest employee = the new b_______.

13.Someone who deliberately causes trouble at work = the office sab_______.

14.A man who is constantly flirting with female employees

=the office le_______.

15.The person who always defends the boss = the boss’ p_______.

16.The person who is given all the worst jobs in the office = the office dog_______.

17.Someone who will never break any rules or regulations, even if it is the sensible thing to do = a jobs________.

D R J P H Y R S H C T E L B W E O Y R A T E R C E S E O G K K U B Z K C D J T E P Y O E E S I E E Q B M O X E M S E R Z Y S U C F Z Q H H S S S S H S E W S S O B P T A I P Y O J U Z M N C F U R B P R E B B A T S K C A B O O Y C J J O V P Y A N F I W T P Y D O B S G O D K Y N S E P X H C E R O B D V E T B U O B U L L Y A Y L P D E O R L U A S S I S T A N T R J Y S K X I E X O A T P B N E D

Answers: 1. intern; 2. secretary; 3. assistant; 4. boss; 5. joker; 6. bully; 7. backstabber; 8. gossip; 9. bore; 10. sloppy; 11. seeker; 12. boy; 13. saboteur; 14. letch; 15. pet; 16. dogsbody; 17. jobsworth

By Maksim Ryzhichkin,

Center of Education No. 1862, Moscow

See presentation on CD.

English

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May 2013

Открытый урок в 8-м классе

Цели и задачи:

Образовательные: актуализация знаний и умений устной речи по пройденному материалу “Мир профессий”. Развивающие: развитие логического и ассоциативного мышления, умение систематизировать и обобщать полученные знания.

Воспитательные: воспитание культуры общения, развитие познавательной активности.

Практические: формирование и развитие навыков монологической речи; активизация лексики; аудирование незнакомого текста с последующим заполнением таблицы; расширение лексического запаса; активизация грамматических навыков в письменной речи (сослагательное наклонение), умение написать эссе.

Оснащение урока: учебник английского языка для 8 класса О.В. Афанасьевой, И.В. Михеевой, Enterprise 3 (pre-intermediate), Express Publishing, PET Practice Tests Plus 2, Pearson Longman, аудиомагнитофон, DVD-плеер,

раздаточный материал.

ХОД УРОКА I. Организационный момент

Teacher: Good morning, pupils. Sit down, please. Today we’re going to speak about jobs and professions, revise some grammar material (Conditionals Types 1, 2, 3), listen to the texts and do the task after the text including filling in the table and learn how to write an essay.

II. Now I’m going to ask you a few questions. Let’s get started. Open your books and let’s check your home task, exercise 62, page 37. Give names to the descriptions of these jobs:

1.A person whose job is to help people with the law or represent them in court.

2.A person whose business is to buy, sell or look after houses/land for people.

3.A person who does work to improve bad social conditions and help people in need.

4.A person who welcomes or deals with people arriving at a hotel, at a place of business, or visiting a doctor.

5.A person trained to look after sick and hurt animals.

6.A person whose job is to work with electricity and wiring.

7.A person who prepares or organizes a newspaper, periodical or book.

8.A person who studies chemistry, a scientist specializing in chemistry.

9.A person who produces and sells medicines.

10.A person who owns a travel agency or works there and whose business is to arrange travels.

Keys: 1. a lawyer; 2. an estate agent; 3. a social worker; 4. a receptionist; 5. a vet; 6. an electrician; 7. an editor; 8. a chemist; 9. a pharmacist; 10. a travel agent.

III. Choose the correct adjectives to complete the sentences and characterize the occupations mentioned.

1.Linda says that teachers must be __________ and

__________. It’s a demanding profession.

2.John was a really __________ businessman, but last year he gave up his career and moved to a remote area to become a farmer.

3.– You are not telling me that the life of an engineer is not as __________ as the life of an architect? – Well, I spend a lot of time travelling. Sometimes five or six hours a day in my car. It’s very __________.

4.People who work as firemen should be brave as their job is very __________.

5.I have always thought that any job in the theatre is very

__________.

6.People who work as accountants love numbers but I think that working with numbers is very __________.

7.The careers of fashion models are very _____ nowadays.

8.Do you agree that the jobs of photographers, writers and journalists are __________?

9.The work of plumbers and carpenters can be characterized as __________.

Keys: 1. patient/intelligent/hard-working/careful; 2. prosperous; 3. interesting/creative, boring/tiring; 4. dangerous/ demanding; 5. creative/interesting/exciting; 6. tiring/monotonous; 7. popular/prestigious; 8. well-paid/creative; 9. useful/practical/exhausting.

IV. Let’s move on to Comprehension. Look at the instructions. (See Handout № 1)

1.How many questions are there? (six)

2.Whom will you hear? (a man called Toby)

3.What will he talk about? (his job as an engineer with a company called Atkins Engineering)

4.What do you have to do? (put a tick in the correct box for each question)

5.How many times will you hear the recording? (twice)

V. Read the questions and make guesses about what you will hear. Which of the following questions do you think the interviewer will ask Toby? Put a tick (√) next to them.

1.Is there anything about the job that you don’t like?

2.Why aren’t you working at present?

3.What do you hope to do in the future?

4.Is your job what you expected?

5.Did you want to be an engineer when you were at school?

6.How long have you worked for Atkins Engineering?

7.What is your opinion of the people you work with?

8.What kind of work do you do?

9.What do you like best about your present job?

10.Why isn’t engineering a very popular occupation with young people?

You will hear a man called Toby Merchant talking on the radio about his job as an engineer with a company called Atkins Engineering. For each question, put a tick in the correct box. You now have 45 seconds to look at the questions for Part 2. (See Handout 1)

Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. You will hear the recording twice.

Interviewer: On Jobwise this week, Toby Merchant is going to talk about his job. Welcome Toby.

Toby: Thank you.

Interviewer: Now you work for a large engineering company called Atkins Engineering. How long have you been there?

Toby: I’ve worked there for three years. While I was at university I worked for a small company during the holidays. And when I left university they offered me a job. I stayed there for six months and then I succeeded in getting a much better job at Atkins Engineering.

Interviewer: What kind of work do you actually do? Toby: Most people in my company work on motorways and

road-building. But since I started here I’ve spent all my time working on the new airport. We haven’t finished the designs yet, so building won’t start for a while. In the future, I’d really like to work on something smaller like houses and flats.

Interviewer: And do you enjoy your job? Is it what you expected?

Toby: I do enjoy it and no, it’s not really what I expected. I thought I’d spend most of my time in the office designing buildings and roads and bridges. I was surprised to find that I actually spend a lot of my time discussing things with other people. I work very closely with architects, for example. And I’m mostly outside, away from the office.

Interviewer: Sounds interesting. It’s not a very popular occupation though, is it? Why is that do you think?

Toby: Most people know that engineers earn a good salary, so it’s not that. No, it’s because young people think it’s not going to be interesting. But I find it a very exciting job. And there are lots of opportunities for both men and women.

Interviewer: Are there any disadvantages to the job? Toby: Well, some people don’t like the long hours. That

doesn’t worry me because I love my work. What I find difficult is that I can’t plan my free time. Sometimes there’s an emergency or I have to travel to talk to someone. But I always look forward to going on holiday

– we have six weeks off a year so I can’t really complain!

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Interviewer: Did you always want to be an engineer? Toby: I was always good at maths and science at school.

My father’s an architect and he was keen for me to do that but I wanted to do something different. So I was thinking of becoming a doctor. But I got a job on a building site after I left school and decided to be an engineer.

Interviewer: Thank you, Toby, for coming to talk ....

Now listen again. Answer the questions to the text.

1.Where did it work while he was at university? (for a small company)

2.Where did Tobi work when he first left university? (for the same small company)

4.Where did he get a job six months later? (at Atkins Engineering)

4.Is he working on the airport now? (Yes)

VI. Let’s move on to Grammar (See Handout 2)

VII. Read the text below “Becoming a costume designer” and choose the correct word for each space. (See Handout 3)

VIII. Let’s practice some writing. Here are some sentences about a journalist. (See Handout 4) For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. Write only the missing words on your answer sheet.

IX. Read the composition and fill in to begin with, furthermore, however, firstly and in addition to this. Then list the advantages and disadvantages of the job. (See Handout 5)

X. Read the table, then listen to the tape and fill in the missing information. (See Handout 6)

Tapescript Tricky Jobs

Teacher: As a part of our careers’ advice week we have two guests with us here today to tell us a bit about their work. Our first speaker is Miss Rachael Banner who’s going to talk about her work as a news reporter.

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Miss Banner: Thank you for inviting me here today, Mr. Peacock. Well, first of all, I’d like to say that one of the best things about being a news reporter is that it’s so exciting. I get to travel around the world and meet lots of people. My job is interesting too. The news stories I do are different every day, so it never gets boring. Of course, there are disadvantages – as there are with any job. It is often very stressful as we have to do everything in a very short time. It can be dangerous, too, because we often have to work in places where there are wars.

Teacher: Thank you Miss Banner. Next we have Dr. Geoff Chalmers who is a surgeon at Branston City Hospital. Thank you for coming, Dr. Chalmers.

Doctor: Thank you. Well, I must admit that I am very well paid, but there’s a good reason for that: the job needs a lot of skill, and for that you need to spend many years studying. It’s a very rewarding job too as it’s great being able to save people’s lives. Unfortunately, there are also a couple of things that I don’t like much about my job. Firstly, it is tiring because we work long unsteady hours. It can also be stressful as you are responsible for people’s lives.

Teacher: Thank you Dr. Chalmers. Now, if you have any questions ...

NEWS REPORTER

Advantages	Reasons
_____________	Travel around and meet lots of
	_____________
interesting	The news stories I do are
	_____________ every day

	Disadvantages	Reasons
	stressful	Have to do everything in a very
	_____________	_____________time
		Often work in places where there
		are _____________

SURGEON

	Advantages	Reasons
	_____________	The job needs a lot of
		_____________
	rewarding	It’s great being able to
		_____________ people’s lives

	Disadvantages	Reasons
	_____________	Work long, _____________ hours
		_____________ for people’s lives
	stressful

XI. The lesson is coming to the end and I’d like to give you marks for your work…

Writing (Advantages and Disadvantages)

Before writing a composition about the advantages and disadvantages of a certain topic you should make a list of the good and bad points, giving reasons for each one. Start your composition by briefly stating the topic, then present the points for and against in two separate paragraphs, giving reasons. End your composition by restating the fact that the topic has both advantages and disadvantages. Remember to use appropriate linking words

(e.g. furthermore, to start with, also, what is more, on the other hand, in conclusion, etc). Also begin each paragraph with a topic sentence (a sentence which summarises what the paragraph is about).

XII. Home task: you are to write an article for your school magazine about the advantages and disadvantages of being either a reporter or a surgeon. Use the notes and the plan below to write your article. The beginning and ending, as well as the linking words/phrases, have been written for you.

By Svetlana Myakisheva,

School No. 1862, Moscow

See Handouts on CD.

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CHOOSING A CAREER			23
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Урок в 10-м классе

Цель урока: усвоение умений самостоятельно в комплексе применять знания, умения и навыки, осуществлять их перенос в новые условия.

Обучающий аспект: формирование специальных умений (чтение, аудирование с разными стратегиями, письмо и говорение), а также совершенствовать лексические, произносительные и грамматические навыки; формирование общеучебных умений (умений работать во времени, умений работать в паре и группе, вырабатывать темп учебной работы, умений контролировать деятельность по конечному результату).

Развивающий аспект: совершенствовать навыки связанной речи; развивать умения выделять главное, развивать мышление, память; Совершенствовать умения анализировать ответы одноклассников; развивать самостоятельность учащихся в ходе выполнения творческих заданий; развивать познавательный интерес к предмету путем формирования мотивов деятельности и использования разнообразных форм работы.

Воспитательный аспект: осуществлять нравственное воспитание; дать установку на развитие положительных черт характера, силы воли, усердия и трудолюбия, стремления к образованию.

Оснащение урока: презентация в программе POWER POINT; экран, проектор, магнитофон; ксерокопии учебного материала и творческих заданий.

Активная лексика по темам: Работа и карьера; Черты характера.

Грамматика: словообразование (suffixes: -er, -or, -ist, -ologist, -ant, -ian); “+”, “-”, “?” – предложения в Present Simple, Present Perfect, Past Simple, Future Simple, First Conditional.

Формыработы: фронтальная(ответынавопросы); индивидуальная(аудирование, письмо, чтение); работавпарах (составление диалога); групповая (анкетирование).

ХОД УРОКА

I. Организационный момент (1 мин.)

Teacher: Good morning, students. Take your seats and get ready for the lesson. The theme of our lesson is “Choosing a Career”. You are leaving school next year, so choosing a career is a matter of great urgency for you. Let’s talk about it. (Слайды 1–3)

What shall we do during the lesson? We’ll talk about jobs and professions, practice asking and answering questions. You’ll listen to the conversations of three youngsters and discuss them. Then you’ll make up and act out a dialogue about your future plans. After the dialogue you’ll read a text and find out some characteristics matching to different jobs and the most important thing for making a brilliant career and gaining a success in the future. Now let’s start our lesson. Each of you has 3 papers. Fill in you names on them.

II. Warming-Up (7 мин.)

Teacher: What jobs do you know? Name at least three of them.

Student 1: A doctor, a librarian, a pilot.

Student 2: An economist, an accountant, a banker. Teacher: Oh, I’m sure you are going to work with money in

the future!

Student 3: A waiter, a shop-assistant, an actress, etc. Teacher: Let’s revise the rules of word formation. How are

the words of professions formed? (Слайд 4)

Student 1: There are many suffixes that can be added to a noun or a verb to form these words. For example: The endings -er or -or can be added to verbs to form the following nouns: reader, driver, teacher, sailor, actor etc.

Teacher: Let’s practice pronouncing these words (Слайд 5) (Учащиеся повторяют за учителем слова под ритмы синтезатора.)

Now look at the screen (Слайд 6). There are some words: a job, an occupation, a profession, work, a post, a career. What’s the deference between them?

The students read the words and their definitions. Let’s do an exercise (Слайд 7). Take Paper 1. Put the words into the sentences. One of the words can be used twice. I’ll give you two minutes. Then check your answers (Слайд 8).

III. Подготовка к основному этапу (8 мин.)

Teacher: Who knows how many jobs there are in the world? A hundred? A thousand? A million? Well just guess!

The students try to guess.

There are more than 2000 professions! It’s not easy to choose a job out of them. (Слайды 9–10)

Of course, you have changed your mind many times. I’d like to know what your choice was when you were 5 years old. What are you going to be now? Work in group of four or three. Fill in the table on Paper 1. One in each group interviews the others and fills in the table. Then he or she tells the class the students’ answers. You have 5 minutes to do this task (Слайды

11–12)

Follow the example: Ann is going to be an economist, but when she was 5, she wanted to be a ballerina.

Answer the teacher’s questions:

Do you want to go into the same field as your parents? How have your parents’ jobs affected your career choice?

What do your parents and friends think about your chosen career?

What’s more important to you – earning a lot of money or having a job that you enjoy?

What career would you definitely not like to do? How much do you want to earn?

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IV. Основной этап (15 мин.)

Teacher: You are going to listen to three youngsters speaking about their ambitions and career plans (Слайд 13). Take Paper 2. Task A is to listen to the conversations and answer the questions (Слайд 14):

1)Have they decided what they are going to do yet?

2)What career does each of them want to start with? These are the answers (Слайд 15). Task B is to listen to the conversations again and decide if the sentences are True or False (Слайд 16). Before listening read the sentences carefully. Here are the answers (Слайд

17).Check them and correct your mistakes. Please, make corrections in red ink. If you have more than two mistakes, your mark is “three”. Now work in pairs and correct false statements. Then check your answers.

VI. Обобщение (10 мин.)

Teacher: Work in pairs and discuss your future plans. Make up a dialogue and then act it out. The words on the blackboard will help you (Слайд 18). You have three minutes. The students act out their dialogues.

You have already decided what to do, and of course, you’re going to have a job that you enjoy and earn a lot of money. But can you be a good specialist? What does that depend upon? What is necessary to make a brilliant career? (Слайд 19) Take Paper 3. Read the text and you’ll find out the main things for gaining a success in the future (Слайд 20–21). Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the correct form using First Conditional. I’ll give you five minutes.

Time’s up! Put your pens down and pass forward the test papers. Check your answer. (Слайд 22) Answer the teacher’s questions. What does choosing a career depend upon? (Слайд 23)

Student 1: It depends upon a person’s character, intellect, abilities and talent.

Teacher: You’re absolutely right! Can a singer or musician make a success if they have no good ear for music?

Student 2: No, they can’t.

Teacher: Can an actor or dancer become famous if they have no special talent? Will a person become a sailor if he is afraid of being on the open sea during a storm? Can you trust the doctor if he is not responsible? The students give their own answers.

Now work on your own; choose one job and at least 5 qualities in order of their importance for the job (Слайд

24). Follow the example: An economist is very good at Maths. He/she plans everything weeks in advance and thinks deeply about things. Economists are very good with money. You’ve got two minutes to do this task.

The students give their own answers.

VII. Подведение итогов (1 мин.)

By Tatyana Ivanova, School No. 258, Moscow

PAPER 1 Name ______________

Writing. Choose the right word: a career, a job, an occupation, a post, work, a profession.

1.She has got …… in a bank.

2.Please state your …… on the form.

3.Her political …… began 20 years ago.

4.He was appointed to the …… of lecture in English at Oxford University.

5.The pupils complained that their teacher set them too much …

6.The vacant …… was advertised in today’s paper.

Speaking

name	Have you chosen		What was your choice
	your future job yet?		when you were 5?
PAPER 2		Name ______________
Listening

A.Listen to the dialogues and then answer the questions:

1. Have they decided what they are going to do yet? 2. What career does each of them want to start with?

Craig _____________________________

Phillip ____________________________

Katie _____________________________

B.Listen to the dialogues and decide if it is True or False. If it’s False, correct the mistake.

1.Craig is going to be a music journalist. ___

2.Craig hasn’t decided yet what he is going to do. ___

3.Craig wants to go to university to receive a BA degree. ___

4.It’s more important to Craig to earn a lot of money. ___

5.Phillip is dreaming of becoming a soldier. ___

6.His parents’ jobs affected his career choice. ___

7.His parents don’t like this idea. ___

8.It’s more important to Phillip to enjoy his job. ___

9.Katie thinks her father’s job is very interesting. __

10.Her father is a doctor. ___

11.Her mother is excited about Katie’s choice. ___

12.She wants to be as beautiful as Jennifer Lopez. ___

PAPER 3 Name ______________

Reading. Put the verbs into the correct form (Ifsentences).

Choosing a career depends upon your character, intellect, abilities and talent. Do you think someone (1) ___ (be) a good teacher if he (2) ___ (not love) children or someone (3) ___ (be) a good vet if he (4) ___ (not like) animals?

You (5) ___ (be) never be a respectable judge if you (6) ___ (not be) just and honest. Only he who (7) ___ (have) a creative mind (8)

___ (be) a successful businessman. Do you think (9) ___ (be) an excellent economist if he (10) ___ (not have) a good head for figures?

The profession of a doctor requires special education and long training. But great responsibility must be one of a doctor’s most necessary traits because this profession deals with the most precious thing that people have – their health. If he (11) ___ (not be) responsible, how (12) ___ he ___ (help) people to solve their serious problems?

There are a lot of interesting and noble professions, and many roads are opened before school leavers. Nowadays most professions are available only to educated people. So if you (13) ___ (want) to be a professional you (14) ___ (have to) enter an institute. You (15)

___ enter an institute only if you (16) ___ (study) hard. But how (17)

___ you (study) hard if you (18) ___ (have) no strength of will.

So, it is necessary to develop this important quality of character.

If you (19) ___ (steel) your strength of will, your dreams (20) ___

(come) true soon.

Good luck to all of you!

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