UNIT 8: TRENDING

AGENDA

Ø Vocabulary related to trending

Ø Structures to describe trends

Ø Reviewing: listening sentence

completion

Ø Describing a trending social

media platform you use

Ø Reading statistical data and

answering short questions

Ø Writing a report describing

trends

1. OVERALL OBJECTIVES
By the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Listen to conversations/ talks related to trending and complete sentences
- Describe a trending social media platform you use
- Read statistical data and answer short questions
- Write a report describing trends

2. KEY LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

v VOCABULARY
• Accessible /əkˈsesəbəl/ • Innovation /ˌɪn.əˈveɪʃən/
• Accomplishment /əˈkʌmplɪʃmənt/ • Job search /dʒɒb sɜːtʃ/
• Addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/ • Job seeker / dʒɒb ˈsiːkər/
• Aptitude /ˈæptɪtʃuːd/ • Manual work /ˈmænjuəl wɜːk /
• Bite- sized /ˈbaɪtsaɪzd/ • Online profile /ˈɒnlaɪn ˈprəʊfaɪl/
• Concise /kənˈsaɪs/ • Resume /rɪˈzjuːm/
• Cyberbullying / ‘saɪ.bəˌbʊliɪŋ/ • Shift /ʃɪft/
• Diversity /daɪˈvɜːsəti/ • Statistical /stəˈtɪstɪkəl/
• Generate /ˈdʒenəreɪt/ • Viral /ˈvaɪərəl/
• Heavy workload /ˈhevi ˈwɜːkləʊd/ • Well-crafted /wel krɑːftɪd/
• Influencer /ˈɪnfluənsər/ • Well-paid /ˌwel ˈpeɪd/

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 v GRAMMAR: Structures to describe trends

3. ONLINE LEARNING CHECKLIST

Look at the list of online learning tasks below and tick the tasks you have completed.

Online
Task focus Completed
learning task
Vocabulary
Presentation 1 Words/ Phrases related to trending …………
Task 1 Picture- Matching …………
Task 2 Word spelling …………
Task 3 Picture- Matching …………
Task 4 Word meaning- matching …………
Task 5 Word meaning- matching …………
Task 6 Word meaning- multiple choice …………
Section test Gap- filling …………
Grammar
Presentation Structures to describe trends …………
Task 1 Sentence completion …………
Task 2 Multiple choice …………
Task 3 Sentence completion …………
Task 4 Sentence rearranging …………
Task 5 Verb tenses in a report …………
Section test Error correction …………

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 Listening
Task 1 A conversation- Multiple choice …………
Task 2 A conversation- Gap filling …………
Task 3 A conversation- True- False …………
Task 4 A conversation- Dictation …………
Task 5 A talk- Short answers …………
Task 6 A talk- Dictation …………
Reading
Task 1 A passage - True False …………
Task 2 A passage – Matching …………
Task 3 A passage – Multiple choice …………
Task 4 A passage - Matching …………
Task 5 A passage – Sentence completion …………
Task 6 A passage - True False …………
Writing
Presentation Structure of a report on trends …………
1 Gap-filling …………
Task 1 Rewriting sentences. …………
Task 2 Gap-filling …………
Task 3 Sentences completion …………
Task 4 Writing a report …………

4. FACE-TO-FACE CLASS MATERIALS

LESSON 1: LISTENING & SPEAKING

Objectives: After this lesson, you will be able to:
- Listen to a short talk talking about social trends to complete sentences.
- Describe trending social media platform you use.

Warm-up: Trends around the world

Work in pairs. Put a tick next to the current and future trends and explain your choices
Food trend

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 Fashion trend

Advertising trend

Shopping trend

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Activity 1: Pre-Listening
Work in pairs. Look at the logos and name the trending social platforms below.
Discuss and share the information you know about these social platforms.

Activity 2: While-Listening
Work individually. Listen to information about the trending social platforms and fill in
the blanks with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER.

1. More than ………… people enjoy watching short videos online

2. Because of limited time, the content creators as well as the communicators
have to be ………………
3. As a consultant and a mother, the speaker learns ………….. thanks to bite-
sized videos
4. Businesses take advantages of short clips to look for new consumers and
……… of their followers.
5. In 2019 bite- sized clips not only generated about 95 billions US dollars
but also created approximately ………….. globally.

Activity 3: Trending part-time jobs

Work in groups. Look at the pictures below and name the job trends for students.
Can you name other trending part-time jobs for students?

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Now, choose one job which interests you the most. Discuss and complete the table
below.
JOB: …………. YOUR ANSWERS
Duties
Time

Salary

Benefits

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Activity 4: Role- play
Work in pairs. Make a conversation with your partner with the following situation.
Student A: You are looking for a part-time job for this summer. Discuss the part-
time job trends with student A to find a suitable job for you.

Student B: You discuss the part-time job trends with student A and give him/ her
some advice to choose a suitable job.

Activity 5: Free talk

Work individually. Brainstorm your ideas and prepare a short talk for the given topic
below.
Describe a trending social media platform you use. You should say:
• What it is
• Why you use it
• What benefits it offers
• How this social media platform affects your life

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 LESSON 2: READING & WRITING
Objectives: After this lesson, you will be able to:
- Read statistical data and answer short questions
- Write a report on a current trend

Activity 1: Ranking
Work in pairs. Discuss and decide which methods you think are most useful for
finding a job? Rank them according to their usefulness for finding a job. (1 = least
useful and 6 = most useful)

Rank Methods
A. Business or professional networking websites
B. Newspaper listings
C. Job postings on a company’s website
D. Social networking websites (Facebook, Twitter)
E. Referral from someone you know at a company
F. University career center

Activity 2: Career trends

Work individually. Read the article “Career trends” and answer the questions below.
1. What type of document is it? What is its purpose? ……………….
2. Who might find the information useful? ……………….
3. According to the article, what is changing for job seekers?
What about for employers? ……………….
4. What do you think the three main points to remember are
from the article? ……………….

CAREER TRENDS
This paper summarizes the findings of this year’s Global Career Conference, organized by the
employment industry think tank, Career Thought Leaders. The meeting included 250 career
leaders from Canada, the U.S., and the U.K. Discussion topics included innovations and trends
impacting global employment, recruiting, hiring, and job search practices.

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WHAT’S HAPENNING NOW? WHAT WILL THE
JOB SEARCHING: FUTURE BRING?
Contrary to some past predictions, JOB SEARCHING
the traditional resume is still the More applicants will be
basic starting point for any job including high-tech
search. While there has been a multimedia features, such as
surge in the use of online videos, and interactive
professional profiles and personal graphics in their application
Web pages, most employers still packets. They’ll be uploading
prefer a well-crafted, concise them onto a professional
resume, which summarizes the network site, and providing
applicant’s experience and employers with the link on
highlights their most valuable their resumes. While this is an
skills. In a flooded job market, option for candidates wanting
‘extras’ such as volunteer work, to make an impression,
special training, or membership in employers from some
professional organizations can help institutions said they still rely
get employers’ attention and more in the information in the
distinguish a candidate from others. resume itself.
When it comes to making contact Employers will be using social
with employers, job seekers say networking sites more
they prefer professional networks, frequently to both recruit and
such as LinkedIn and check out prospective
Careerbuilder, over social media, employees. As a consequence,
such as Facebook. (See chart 1) Internet privacy will become
of greater concern, as job
applicants try to separate their
professional and personal
profiles.

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 HIRING HIRING
Web searches are the primary Social networking sites, such
method employers use to gain as Facebook and Twitter, will
knowledge about job candidates. likely be providing more
Applicants need to be cautious services for professional
about their online image and the networking. They’ll be
information they post on social expanding options for
networks, even those with so-called recruiters to post job openings
privacy settings. and for job seekers to create
Most companies recruit new people professional profiles.
through direct referrals to the
company or online job boards. (See
Chart 2)
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES CONCLUSION
The fields of healthcare, In summary, a traditional
technology, and retail remain resume is still the best way to
strong, while the education job represent your professional
market is weak. (See Chart 3) It is accomplishments.
estimated that in the coming years Technology, including social
the nursing, retail, and customer media, will continue to play an
service sectors will be enjoying the even larger role in
most growth. professional networking, so
job seekers should make
efforts to keep a clean online
profile.

Activity 3: Reading statistical data

Reading skill: Reading statistical data
For academic assignments and on some standardized tests, you may need to be able
to read and interpret this information, or summarize it in writing.
Focus on key information and trends shown in charts and graphs by asking yourself
questions, for example:
• Which is the largest/ smallest/ tallest/ shortest bar, section, or line?
• How do the bars/ lines/ sections compare to each other?
• How does the trend change over time? At what point did it change?
• Which point shows the average number?
• What overall pattern does the graph or chart show?
• Look for additional useful information outside the actual chart, such as
statements or summary information.

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Work individually. Use information in the charts of the article “Career trends” to
answer these questions. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

1. What activity are job seekers most likely to use professional networking sites for?
2. Which activity are they least likely to use a social network for?
3. What is the least common way that companies find new hires?
4. What is the most effective way for applicants to connect with a company?
5. Which career sector saw the most job growth in the past month?

Activity 4: A report on a trend

Work individually and do the following task. Look at the graph below and write a report
(at least 150 words) on population figures for India and China since the year 2000 and
predicted population growth up until 2050.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make
comparisons where relevant.

Suggested questions:
1. What does the line chart show?
2. Which key trends should you describe?
3. What comparisons will you make?
4. How many paragraphs will you need?
5. What will your overview include?
Now, write your report in this section:

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Activity 5: Peer checking

Work in pairs. Exchange your writing with your partner. Use the rubrics below to give
suggestions for improving your partner's writing.

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 Checklist Yes/ If No, note the details in
No the paragraph

1 Does the report fulfill criteria for length?

2 Is the report in a good and clear

structure?

3 Is the introduction paraphrased?

4 Are main sets of data compared and

contrasted?

5 Is there clear focus on the different

trends?

6 Are important features of the graph, (e.g.

cross-over point) included?

7 Is the information summarized in

conclusion

8 Is the information well organized?

9 Are there a range of linkers and

referencing expressions used?

10 Are range of vocabulary and structures

used accurately?

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5. STUDENT’S SELF-ASSESSMENT
Look at the objectives specified at the beginning of the unit and write down what you
have (not) achieved and what you need to do to improve your English.

Self- evaluation

…………………………………………………….
I can

I still can’t ……………………………………………………

I will ……………………………………………………

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