Unit 4 - Jobs - Mario

LESSON 1- DESCRIBING DREAM JOBS
VOCABULARY- PERSONAL QUALITIES

1. Read about the qualities people need to do their Jobs. Which jobs do you think they are talking
about?
1. A coach
2. A teacher
3. A businessman
b. match the words and phrases in bold above with the definitions1-9.
1) Work with a lot of effort – hard working
2) Have problems making a decision - indecisive
3) Think differently or in a new way – think outside the box
4) Want to be more successful than others - competitive
5) Eager to be successful or powerful - ambitious
6) Willing to work hard to achieve something - motivated
7) Person who does things that are dangerous – a risk taker
8) Person who has the qualities to manage a group of people – a good leader
9) Person who can express ideas or feelings clearly to others – a good communicator
c. Which qualities do you think you have?
I am competitive, motivated and a good leader

READING
2. Which of the personal qualities discussed in Exercise 1 do you think are qualities you need to
become a millionaire?
Hard working, competitive, ambitious, motivated, a good communicator
b. Are the statements 1-6 about millionaires true (T) or (F)?
1) Most millionaires are born rich F
2) Millionaires think that money is more important than love
or marriage T
3) They work more than sixty hours a week T
4) They don´t like to work when they are in college F
5) They do well at school and usually go to college F
6) They like spending money on designer goods. F
c. Read the article and check your answers. Do you agree with
the article? Do any of the facts surprise you? Why?
3. Underline words or phrases in the article that match meanings 1-6

1) Their family didn´t have much money (paragraph 2)
2) They never stop thinking about work (paragraph 3)
3) Having enough time for work and for the things you enjoy (paragraph 3)
4) Work long hours (paragraph 3)
5) Find something for a good price (paragraph 5)
6) Do what you want without worrying about what other people think (paragraph 5)
GRAMMAR
MUST/ HAVE TO/ SHOULD (OBLIGATION)
4. Match the words in bold in sentences 1-6 with the meanings a)- e). One meaning matches with two
sentences.
5. Make sentences with the prompts. Use the positive or negative form of the word in parenthesis.
2) Window cleaners mustn't to be afraid of heights

3) Nurses should be patient and care about other people
4) Businessmen often have to travel a lot
5) Politicians shouldn't do their job because they want fame
6) Teachers should enjoy working with children
7) Doctors have to train for several years before they can work
8) Police officers don´t have to be good communicators.
b. Think about three different jobs. Make sentences to describe what qualities are/aren´t important for
these jobs.
For example: Teachers should be motivated. They should be good communicators, especially when
talking to children. And they have to be very patient.
1) Athletes have to work hard, exercise a lot and eat healthy.

2) Lawyers must read a lot and be good communicators.
3) Firefighters have to be brave and train a lot.
LESSON 2- DESCRIBING PAST HABITS

GRAMMAR- USED TO, WOULD
1. Read the texts. What did children dream of doing? Have they achieved their dreams?
Chang used to imagine he had his own rocket and explored the universe, now he's a rocket scientist.
Lowri used to collect little insects and take care of them, now she is a vet.
b. Look at the underlined words in sentences a)- d) and match them with rules 1-3.
a) I would invite my cousins and
my friends to join my crew.
D
b) We used to live in France
c) I always used to collect small
insects A C
d) One day I found a butterfly
B
2. Complete the texts. Where
possible, use would. Where neither used to or would are possible, use the past simple.
1 used to 3 would 5 used

to 7 would
2 would 4 used to 6 used to 8 would 9) used to
WRITING-
3. Answer these questions on your notebook.
a) What were your childhood dreams? Have you achieved them?

When I was a child my dream was to be a soccer player and to travel around the world
b) Did you have any interests or hobbies in the past that relate to your life (job/studies) now?
What were they?
Yes, when I was a child I liked to create new things with different materials
c) How have your ideas, opinions, hobbies, etc., changed? Think about food you liked/hated as
a child, television programs you enjoyed, etc.) Are there any things that you used to do that
you don´t do now? Why did you stop? Would you do these things again?
I used to play soccer every day with my friends, but now I don't have time, I used to go with my family
to visit my grandparents every weekend, I also used to watch television every afternoon, now I don't
have time to do all that.

Unit 4 - Jobs - Mario

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Unit 4 - Jobs - Mario

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Description:

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Unit 4 - Jobs - Mario

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

LESSON 1- DESCRIBING DREAM JOBS

VOCABULARY- PERSONAL QUALITIES

I am competitive, motivated and a good leader

3. Underline words or phrases in the article that match meanings 1-6

2) Window cleaners mustn't to be afraid of heights

1) Athletes have to work hard, exercise a lot and eat healthy.

LESSON 2- DESCRIBING PAST HABITS

1 used to 3 would 5 used

a) What were your childhood dreams? Have you achieved them?

You might also like