Monday / Tuesday
Today in class we will:
- Watch Apply for one of the Best Jobs in the World and then discuss the following questions in pairs or small groups.
- What did you want to be when you were a child?
- What are some of the best and worst jobs you can think of?
- If every job paid the same amount of money, which job would you prefer to do?
- Do you think what job someone has determines who they are?
- If you have children would you ever dissuade them from choosing a particular career?
- Artistic performer e.g. musician / actor
- Journalist
- Doctor
- Soldier
- Footballer
- This will lead into exam practice for speaking part 2 and listening part 2
- Learn 7 expressions/ phrasal verbs connected to the world of work using this Kahoot
Homework
Watch the video on page 147 about emphasis
Complete the part 4 exam practice (see below)
- A competitor has recently bought the company that Tim founded.
OVER
The company that Tim founded ……………………. a competitor.
- Brian’s grandfather founded the company over 50 years ago.
UP
The company ……………………. a century ago.
- Due to the economic crisis, we unfortunately have no choice but to make well over 100 employees redundant.
LAID
Well over 100 employees will have……………………., owing to the economic crisis.
- You’ll be sacked if you don’t get to work on time,
GIVEN
Unless you get to work on time ……………………..
- If we want to survive the next quarter we must significantly reduce rising costs.
CUTBACKS
Rising costs mean we have ……………………. we want to survive the next quarter.
- The unions are adamant they won’t give in and are threatening to continue strikes well into next year.
BACK
The unions are refusing ……………………. threatening to continue strikes well into next year.
Wednesday/Thursday
We will focus on cleft sentences in the first part of today’s class. We will review the explanations from the videos you watched for homework, and then look at a few variations in the following PDF:
Since cleft sentences are useful when speaking and writing, we will work in pairs to complete the sentences in the PDF, as well as the following part 1 speaking questions:
- What sort of job would you most like to have in the future?
- “All I have ever wanted to do was… because…”
- Who is the person that has had the greatest influence on you?
- “The person who has had the greatest influence on me is…because…”
- “It was my…who had the greatest influence on me because…”
- What would you consider to be your greatest achievement?
- “What I would consider to be my greatest achievement is…because…”
- What possible drawbacks could shopping online have?
- “In my opinion, it is…which is the biggest drawback…because…”
- “What I consider to be the biggest drawbacks of online shopping are…”
- Have you ever had a nightmare trip? Why?
- “Oh my god! Absolutely! So, what happened was…”
- What are the advantages and disadvantages to owning a mobile phone?
- “There are so many advantages to owning a mobile phone, but what I would say is the biggest advantage is… because….
- On the other hand, it is…which is the biggest disadvantage. This is because…”
- Would you say you value the opinion of your friends or family more?
- “Obviously both opinions are important, but the one I value more is…because…”
Homework:
- Watch the grammar video on page 150
- Complete the report question on page 146
