Try to give all the possible answers to the following question

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 – с тех пор, как; так как; с

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 – вероятно

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

Executive Teacher Programmer

Task 2

Which of the jobs: are

- done indoors/ outdoors?

- require qualifications?

- have career prospects?

- are well-paid/poorly-paid?

- 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, a person 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