Урок англійської мови для 10 класу на тему "Choosing a Career"

Theme: Choosing a Career

Aims:

• to develop communicative and listening skills;
• to introduce new grammar material (the Gerund);
• to promote the development of conscious attitude to the choice of future profession;
• to bring up respect to  people of other professions .

Learning outcomes:

Pupils will be able to

• to understand the main content of the sounding text;
• to express their opinion about advantages and disadvantages of some professions;
• to give advice on choosing a career

Methods and Techniques:

• describing pictures
• completing the sentences
• defining the words
• discussion in groups
• filling in the table
• matching up activity
• speaking group activity
• creative writing

Resources:

• worksheets 1-7
• sheets of paper A4
• video/the Internet

Additional materials:

Worksheet 1 –Describing pictures

Worksheet 2 – Completing the sentences

Worksheet 3 –Defining the words

Worksheet 4 –Filling in the table

Worksheet 5 –Grammar introduction

Worksheet 6 –Matching up activity

Worksheet 7 –Speaking group activity

Procedure

1. Introduction

1.1. Warming up. Describing pictures

Start the lesson by informing pupils that today we are going to speak about choosing a career, to study such grammatical phenomenon as the gerund and to watch a video “The career planning process”.

Ask pupils to look at the pictures and say which job they may enjoy doing and why. They should substantiate their choice.

Then ask pupils to think about advantages and disadvantages of each job.(See Worksheet 1)

 

1.2. Completing the sentences

Hand out worksheet 2. Ask pupils to complete the sentences. Tell them to work individually.

With the whole class check the answers. (See Worksheet 2)

 

1.3. Defining the words “job”, “career”, “occupation” and “profession”. Small group activity

Assemble pupils into groups of four. Hand out the blank sheets of paper, markers and ask them to define the words “job”, “career”, “occupation” and “profession”. They are going to choose one representative of the group to present their group definition. Then compare their answers with those in the dictionary. (See Worksheet 3)

Ask pupils to make up sentences with these words.

2. The main part of the lesson

2.1. Watching the video “The career planning process”

Pre-watching activity. Discussion in groups

Inform pupils that they are going to watch the video“The career planning process”. Ask them to think over 5 steps they would undertake to choose a future career. Then discuss their answers in groups.

While-watching activity.Filling in the table.(See Worksheet 4)

Before playing the video give out the worksheet 4 and ask pupils to write down their own steps in career planning process. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYLR9-PH10M).

Play video twice if necessary.

Follow-up activity.Comparing

Compare their steps with those they’ve watched in the video. Ask pupils to think over their actions on each step. Have them share their thoughts.

2.2. Grammar introduction (The Gerund). Matching up activity

Explain to pupils rules of formation and use of the Gerund. Ask them to write down common verbs followed by the Gerund. (See Worksheet 5)

Hand out worksheet 6 and tell pupils to match both parts of sentences. (See Worksheet 6)

Then ask them to make up 5 sentences with the Gerund.

2.3. Speaking group activity

Ask pupils to divide in 3 groups. The leader of each group chooses the card with a task. The task is to advise the classmate to make the right choice. Pupils should consider the personal qualities of the classmates and the traits of character. Discuss the task in groups. (See Worksheet 7)

3. Conclusion

Creative writing

For homework get pupils to watch the video “The career planning process” again and to make up a composition about choosing a career based on steps in the video.

(URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYLR9-PH10M)

References

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYLR9-PH10M
2. http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/gerund/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional materials

Worksheet 1

Describing pictures

 

Worksheet 2

Completing the sentences

Complete the sentences with the following words:

successful, occupation, career, creative, architect, vet, responsible, prestigious, noble, librarian, firefighter.

1. The profession of a photographer is very …

2. My sister says that teaching is a … profession.

3. We have always thought that any job in the hospital is …

4. Careers of computer programmers are very … nowadays.

5. My cousin wants to be an …

6. Will you write your … on this form?

7. A … is a person who works in the library and helps people to choose books.

8. I am sure that the profession of a … is rather dangerous.

9. His … as a driver came to an end after a bad road accident.

10. I am going to be a … because I like animals and birds.

Keys:

1 – creative

2 – noble

3 – responsible

4 – successful

5 – architect

6 – occupation

7 – librarian

8 – firefighter

9 – career

10 – vet

Worksheet 3

Defining the words “job”, “career”, “occupation” and “profession”. Small group activity

A job is the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money.

A career is the series of jobs that a person does in his/her life.

A profession is a job that requires special training and brings a rather high social status.

An occupation is a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; a vocation.

Worksheet 4

While-watching activity. Filling in the table

The career planning process

Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
Step 5

 

Key:

Step 1	Know yourself
Step 2	Identifying alternatives
Step 3	Researching
Step 4	Decision making
Step 5	Action planning

 

 

Worksheet 5

Grammar introduction (The Gerund)

Common verbs followed by the Gerund:

to enjoy       to start to finish to stop to keep

to practice to recommend to regret to suggest to (dis)like

 

Worksheet 6

Matching up activity

1. I don’t like… 2. Ann enjoys… 3. My teacher suggested… 4. Phil recommended… 5. Working too much… 6. My mum suggested… 7. John practiced… 8. Searching the Internet…

a)…participating in sport activities. b)… working in summer. c)… is very harmful for teenagers. d)… learning oriental languages. e)… entering the Pedagogical University. f)… trying computer techniques. g)…is hard but pleasant work. h)… choosing the career of an ecologist.

 

Keys: 1-b, 2-a, 3-e, 4-f, 5-c, 6-h, 7-d, 8-g

 

Worksheet 7

Speaking group activity

Card № 1

 

Pupil 1 wants to be a video games developer.
What personal qualities should he have?

 

Card № 2

 

Pupil 2 wants to be a designer.  
What personal qualities should she have?

 

Card № 3

 

Pupil 3 wants to be a lawyer.
What personal qualities should she have?