Why do you think students choose this or that speciality?
Active vocabulary
Task 1
Read the Active Vocabulary of the lesson after the teacher
1. artificial intelligence – искусственный интеллект
2. since – как правило
3. school-leaver – выпускник
4. to face − cталкиваться
5. computer science – вычислительная техника (область знаний)
теория вычислительных машин и систем
6. support engineer – инженер технической поддержки
7. eliminate – исключать
8. to provide – обеспечивать
9. hardware design – проектирование оборудования
10. in one’s own right – сам по себе, благодаря собственным
заслугам, самостоятельный
11. consumer – потребитель
12. remote – удаленный
13. troubleshoot – искать локализовать
14. systems software – системное программное обеспечение
15. to be in demand in – пользоваться спросом в
16. to be likely – быть вероятным
17. to cope with – справляться с ч.–л.
18. to take a post-graduate course – поступить в аспирантуру
19. to make final decision – принимать окончательное решение
20. to be qualified – получить диплом
21. would-be specialist – потенциальный, будущий специалист
Lead-in
Task 1
Look at the job titles and say where each person works.
Researcher Physicist Flight Attendant
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Executive Teacher Programmer
Task 2
Which of the jobs: are
- done indoors/ outdoors?
- require qualifications?
- have career prospects?
- are well-paid/poorly-aid?
- need the most training?
- are the hardest?
- need a degree?
Which of the jobs do you personally find: rewarding, secure, creative, stressful?
Task 3
Think of a job and talk about it without telling anyone what the job is.
The class have to guess which job you have chosen. Talk about
- What you do
- Qualities you need for the job
- Salary
- Reasons you like/dislike it
Task 4
Paraphrase the quotations. Which do you agree with? Why? Why not?
Discuss them in pairs
I’d rather be a happy street cleaner than an unhappy millionaire.
It doesn’t matter what job you do. It’s how you do it.
Task 5
Which of the following people could help you most in choosing a career? Why?
Parents, teachers, friends, relatives
Model: To me, the people who could help me most in choosing a career would be my teacher because…
Task 6
Which of the following is the most important to you when deciding on a career? Rank them (starting with the most important) and then compare your list to your partner’s.
· long-term career prospects
· personal satisfaction
· a good salary
· an opportunity to travel
· using your initiative
· a chance to meet a lot of people
· a possibility to use your creativity
Task 7
Look at these nouns describing positive qualities: patience, emotional strength, intelligence, care, calmness, honesty, punctuality, decisiveness, creativity.
Task 8