Singer

Lead-in

  • Where do you want to be five years from now?
    • Five years from now, I want …

Presentation

Pre

  • Do you agree that money doesn’t bring happiness?
  • What do you think brings happiness?

Top Down

  • What is important when choosing a career? Read the text and check.

The importance of choosing a carrear

When a person finishes school or university, they start their career. It’s not easy to choose the right profession. It might also be hard to find a good job with a high salary. 

I always believed that you should choose the profession which is interesting to you. It is impossible to achieve success in something that you don’t like. If you have to do something that is boring or makes you unhappy day after day, your life becomes miserable.

I think that one of the reasons why a lot of people are poor and depressed is because they work only for money. Even if it is good money, but the job is very hard, eventually you would start to hate your job. 

It’s not important what you do, but it’s a lot more important if you get joy and energy from what you do. You might be an actor, a director, a writer, a tailor, an inventor. If you like it, then you have a chance to be successful. So, ask yourself some questions: “What profession can give me money with minimum efforts?” Be honest with yourself. Don’t do something because it’s prestigious or popular. Remember, that it’s your lifetime that you’re going to spend.

Source

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

  1. I always believed that you should choose the profession which is interesting to you.

  2. It’s pretty easy to choose the right profession.

  3. It’s not important what you do, and it’s not important if you get joy and energy from what you do.

  4. One of the reasons why a lot of people are poor and depressed is because they work only for money.

  5. If you like what you do, then you have a chance to be successful.

  1. I always believed that you should choose the profession which is interesting to you. True

  2. It’s pretty easy to choose the right profession. False

  3. It’s not important what you do, and it’s not important if you get joy and energy from what you do. False

  4. One of the reasons why a lot of people are poor and depressed is because they work only for money. True

  5. If you like what you do, then you have a chance to be successful. True

Post

  • Do you agree with the text? Why?
  • What’s important to consider when choosing a career?

Target Language

Occupations

Verb + Er 

  • Singer
  • Dancer
  • Writer
  • Diver
  • Designer
  • Software Developer

Verb + Or

  • Actor
  • Director
  • Inventor
  • Sculptor
  • Translator
  • Tailor

Controlled Practice

  • Practice substitution drills with the target language.
  • Teacher: You want to be a singer.
  • Student: You want to be a singer.
  • Teacher: He
  • Student: He wants to be a singer.
  • Teacher: She / I / You / It / They / We
  • Student: …

Freer Practice

  • Ask and answer questions using the occupations from the Target Language.

SINGER – DANCER – WRITTER – DIVER – DESIGNER – SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – ACTOR

– DIRECTOR – INVENTOR- SCULPTOR – TRANSLATOR – TAILOR

Do you want to be a Singer?

  • Yes, I do.
  • No, I don’t.

Do you know a Software Developer?

  • Yes, I do.
  • No, I don’t.

Do you like Sculptors?

  • Yes, I do.
  • No, I don’t.

Production

  • Separate the occupations from the Target Language in two categories – amazing and awful.
  • Explain your work.
    • I think … because …

Homework

Match the occupations with their respective definitions

Example: Singer > A person that sings as a regular occupation.

  1. Translator

  2. Dancer

  3. Actor

  4. Writer

  5. Sculptor

(   ) A person that acts in a play or a movie.

(   ) A person that writes books, stories, or articles as a job.

(   ) A person that makes sculptures.

(   ) A person that translates from one language to another.

(   ) A person that dances as a regular occupation.

  1. Translator

  2. Dancer

  3. Actor

  4. Writer

  5. Sculptor

(3) A person that acts in a play or a movie.

(4) A person that writes books, stories, or articles as a job.

(5) A person that makes sculptures.

(1) A person that translates from one language to another.

(2) A person that dances as a regular occupation.

Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

Example: this / developer / solve / A / puzzle / software / can > A software developer can solve this puzzle

  1. teacher / is / school / Sheldon / the / Mr. / in / most / the / respected

  2. for / are / a / Sharks / animals / diver / dangerous

  3. with / director/ in / wife / The / lives / a / his / mansion

  4. necessary / your / is / say / wash / it / frequently / to / hands / Doctors

  5. frescoes / church / Michelangelo / the / contains / by / This / painter

  1. Mr. Sheldon is the most respected teacher in the school.

  2. Sharks are dangerous animals for a diver.

  3. The director lives in a mansion with his wife.

  4. Doctors say it is necessary to wash your hands frequently.

  5. This church contains frescoes by the painter Michelangelo.

Fill the gaps

Example: Many lawyers / actors want to become judges. > Many lawyers want to become judges

  1. The songs of this famous dancer / singer are very successful among young people. 

  2. I want to hire a designer / diver to decorate my new apartment.

  3. Look! Isn’t that the main singer / actor in the Harry Potter movie? 

  4. The suits made by Italian sculptors / tailors have an impeccable fit.

  5. NASA astronomers / drivers discovered a new planet this week.

  1. The songs of this famous dancer / singer are very successful among young people

  2. I want to hire a designer / diver to decorate my new apartment

  3. Look! Isn’t that the main singer / actor in the Harry Potter movie?

  4. The suits made by Italian sculptors / tailors have an impeccable fit

  5. NASA astronomers / drivers discovered a new planet this week

Classify the names of occupations according to type

(1) Health jobs          (2) Art and media jobs          (3) Education and language jobs          (4) Others

(   ) Writer

(   ) Painter

(   ) Diver

(   ) Dancer

(   ) Inventor

(   ) Actor

(   ) Nurse

(   ) Gardener

(   ) Tailor

(   ) Translator

(   ) Sculptor

(   ) Teacher

(   ) Secretary

(   ) Lawyer

(   ) Director

(   ) Doctor

(   ) Software Developer

(   ) Dentist

(   ) Singer

(   ) Astronomer

(3) Writer

(2) Painter

(4) Diver

(2) Dancer

(2) Inventor

(2) Actor

(1) Nurse

(4) Gardener

(4) Tailor

(3) Translator

(2) Sculptor

(3) Teacher

(4) Secretary

(4) Lawyer

(2) Director

(1) Doctor

(4) Software Developer

(1) Dentist

(2) Singer

(4) Astronomer

Put the dialogue in the correct order.

(   ) Seeing my students become good professionals in different areas, such as lawyers, doctors, writers… Anyway, people happy with their choices.

(   ) It’s amazing! I am very proud of my profession.

(   ) Thank you so much, Mrs. Johnson! Congratulations of the honor and thanks for the short interview.

(   ) Good evening! Of course, I am available.

(   ) Thank you. Goodbye!

(   ) Today you are being honored as teacher of the year at Future school. How is she feeling?

(   ) Good evening, Mrs. Johnson! Can you answer some questions?

(   ) What is your greatest joy as a teacher?

(6) Seeing my students become good professionals in different areas, such as lawyers, doctors, writers… Anyway, people happy with their choices.

(4) It’s amazing! I am very proud of my profession.

(7) Thank you so much, Mrs. Johnson! Congratulations of the honor and thanks for the short interview.

(2) Good evening! Of course, I am available.

(8) Thank you. Goodbye!

(3) Today you are being honored as teacher of the year at Future school. How are you feeling?

(1) Good evening, Mrs. Johnson! Can you answer some questions?

(5) What is your greatest joy as a teacher?

Writing

Write a short text about your dream occupation.

Example: My dream job is to be an actress…