Unit 1: What Do You Do?

1 Listen and Discuss

Look at the information about the boys.
What do they want to be?

Adnan wants to be a high-tech designer.

Majid wants to be a famous tennis player.

Quick Check

A. Vocabulary. What’s the name of the job?

1. plays tennis Tennis player
2. works in a hospital Nurse/ Doctor
3. teaches at a school Teacher
4. designs new gadgets High-tech designer

B. Comprehension. Answer yes or no.

1. no Majid wants to be a teacher.
2. yes Adnan wants to be a designer.
3. no Majid designs games.
4. yes Adnan is interested in technology.

3 Grammar

A. Complete the conversations. Then practice with a partner.

1. A: What does your uncle do?

B: He’s a bus driver.

A: What does your cousin do?

B: He’s a salesperson. He works in a store.

He sells shoes.

2. A: What do you do?

B: I’m a reporter. I work for a newspaper.

A: What do your friends do?

B: They’re football players.

They play for a famous football team.

3. A: What does your father do?

B: My father is a doctor. He works in a clinic.

A: How about your brother?

B: He works for a magazine.

4. A: What do you want to be?

B: I want to be a teacher. What about you?

A: I want to be a chef and work in an elegant restaurant.

B. Work with a partner.
Ask and answer.

1. Hameed / cook / work / restaurant

A: What does Hameed do?

B: He's a cook. He works in a restaurant.

2. Mike / waiter / work / restaurant

A: What does Mike do?

B: He's a waiter. He works in a restaurant.

3. Ibrahim / cameraman / film / news

A: What does Ibrahim do?

B: He's a cameraman. He films the news.

4. Mr. Smith / bus driver / drive / bus

A: What does Mr. Smith do?

B: He's a bus driver. He drives a bus.

5. Fahd / carpenter / make / furniture

A: What does Fahd do?

B: He's a carpenter. He makes furniture.

6. Ahmed and Raymond / volleyball players / play / volleyball team

A: What do Ahmed and Raymond do?

B: They're volleyball players. They play for a volleyball team.

4 Listening

Listen to each person talk about his job. Complete the chart.

6 Conversation

About the Conversation

1. What do Adel and Steve do?

Adel and Steve are students.

2. What does Adel want to be?

He wants to be a flight attendant.

3. Is it a good job for him? Why? Why not?

Yes, it is. He likes to travel and meet lots of different people.

4. What is Steve good at?

Steve is good at computers.

7 About You

What do you want to be in the future? Discuss in a group. Say why.

I want to be programmer as long as I have a big passion for using computer with its programs. I like this job, because programming helps you develop better creativity, critical thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. The second reason is that this job is more flexible so that I can work anywhere.

8 Reading

After Reading

1. Where does Omar live?

Omar lives in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.

2. Who does he play for?

He plays football for his school.

3. What kind of player is he?

He's good player. /He's striker.

4. What does he want to be?

He wants to be a professional football player.

5. Where is he going in the summer?

He is going to the Al-Watani football school.

6. What do Omar’s parents think of his plans?

His parents support him, but they want him to go to a university.

Discussion

Do you agree or disagree with Omar’s parents? Is a professional football player a good job? Is it easy to become a professional football player?

I do agree with Omar's parents that it is not easy to become a professional football player.

I also agree with Omar's parents that a professional football player has a short time career, so Omar should go to a university and at the same time practice his interest which is football.

9 Writing

A. Read about Khalid’s dream job. Answer the questions.

1. What does “grow up” mean?

become an adult.

2. Why does Khalid want to be a teacher?

His parents are teachers and they are happy with their jobs.

3. What does Khalid want to teach? Why?

He wants to teach science because he's interested in chemistry and physics, and he likes to do experiments.

4. Why do you think he says “it’s a difficult job sometimes”?

Answers will vary.

5. What do you think “rewarding” means?

Satisfying; pleasing.

B. Write notes about your dream job in the chart.

C. Write about your dream job. Use your notes from the chart and ideas from this unit.

My Dream job is to be a chemist. I want to find new discoveries in healthcare and medicine. I want to be the one to make the cure for all the diseases that are threatening families all over the world.

I want to be able to help these people get better and see them live a longer and happier life without worrying about their health.

I do really care for learning about medicine in spite of the chemist job is very long career; we need to learn every single component of medicine we use for the patients.

10 Project

What do you think are good and bad jobs? Make a list and compare in a group. As a group, decide on the best and worst jobs.

11 Form, Meaning and Function

A. Write questions to match the answers. Use a job from the box.

1. Why does he want to be a mechanic? Because he’s interested in cars.
2. Why do you want to be a mechanic? Because I like to travel and meet people.
3. Why does she want to be a flight attendant? Because she likes to work with children.
4. Why does he want to be a chef? Because he likes to cook.
5. Why do you want to be a doctor? Because I want to help sick people.

B. Complete the sentences with so or because.

1. He’s interested in computers, so he wants to design software.

2. We’re studying because we have a test in history tomorrow.

3. He wants to be a carpenter because he likes to build houses.

4. He wants to be a lawyer, so he’s studying law at university.

5. She wants to be a nurse because she wants to help sick people.

6. The car has a problem, so the mechanic is checking it out.

7. The children aren’t going to school today because it’s Saturday.

8. I like my neighbourhood because it’s quiet and the people are friendly.

C. Interview four classmates. Ask what job they want to do in the future and the reason why.
Fill in the chart. Then tell the class about your classmates.