Unit 6: Future jobs
C. Listening
I. Before you listen:
Listen to the instructions and play a game.
Jobs
Computer
programmer
accountant
teacher
lawyer
nurse
-Which job is the most popular in
Vietnam?
New words
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Workforce(n)
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Manufacturing(a)
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Service(n,v)
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Retail(n)
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Wholesale(n)
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Economy(n)
•
prediction(n)
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Finance(n)
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Category(n)
•
Goods(n)
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job market(n)
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Transportation(n)
II. While you listen:
Task 1:Listen to the passage and fill in the
missing words in the boxes
American
workforce
(1) ………
jobs
(2) ………
jobs
(3) ………
companies
(4) ………
(5) ………
Personal
Wholesale
companies
Retail companies
companies
(1) manufacturing
(2) service
transportation
(4) finance
(5) services
Task 2: Listen again and decide
whether the statements are true or
false.
1. American workers have changed from
manufacturing jobs to service jobs.
2. Manufacturing jobs are jobs in which workers make
something.
3. Personal services are one of the five service jobs.
4. 70% of workers produced goods one hundred years
ago.
5. 80% of workers will work in the service sector by
the year 2020.
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III. After you listen:
Work in groups: Summarize the passage,
using the information in task 1 and 2.
Homework:
Think about the job market in Vietnam.
Thank you for your
listening.