Jaxtina - S - Activity Book - Lesson 3

Jaxtina - S - Activity Book - Lesson 3

by Ngọc Nguyễn

​Lesson Overview

​Content Objectives

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• ​talk about different jobs, skills and abilities.

​Language Objectives

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• practice using vocabulary about jobs

• article

• ​describe their own careers profile

​READING

Open Ended

Practice 1. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

1. Where is Zinah Saleh from? ____________________________

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Practice 1. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

2. What is her job? ____________________________

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Practice 1. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

3. What is Zinah’s business? ____________________________

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Practice 1. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

4. What is in the Ishtar products? ____________________________

Open Ended

Practice 1. Read the article. Then discuss the questions.

5. What is unusual about Zinah’s company?___________________________

Open Ended

Practice 2. List eight adjectives from the article.

​Practice 2 - Answerkey

• ​successful

• ​eco-friendly

• ​popular

• ​happy

• female

• ​all-natural

• ​unusual

• ​important

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Practice 3. Find words from the article in Practice 1 that match the definitions. Write the word.

1. another word for business _______

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Practice 3. Find words from the article in Practice 1 that match the definitions. Write the word.

2. people who advertise products _______

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Practice 3. Find words from the article in Practice 1 that match the definitions. Write the word.

3. people who work for a business owner _______

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Practice 3. Find words from the article in Practice 1 that match the definitions. Write the word.

4. people who manage the paperwork of a business _______

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Practice 3. Find words from the article in Practice 1 that match the definitions. Write the word.

5. a person who has a business _______

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Practice 3. Find words from the article in Practice 1 that match the definitions. Write the word.

6. things that a business sells _______

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• actor

• firefighter

• soldier

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• lawyer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• teacher

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• actor

• doctor

• firefighter

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Multiple Choice

Practice 4. Match the occupations to the photos

• taxi driver

• actor

• doctor

• lawyer

• police officer

• engineer

• writer

Open Ended

Practice 5. Which of the occupations above are dangerous? Write the jobs from left to right (from very dangerous to not dangerous)

taxi driver, teacher, actor, firefighter, police officer, soldier, doctor, engineer, lawyer, writer

Open Ended

Practice 6. Which of the occupations above are interesting? Write the jobs from left to right (from very interesting to not interesting)

taxi driver, teacher, actor, firefighter, police officer, soldier, doctor, engineer, lawyer, writer

ARTICLE

a

an

the

Open Ended

Practice 7. Complete with a, an, or X (no article).

1. _____ homemaker is an important job.

2. There are _____ social media marketers at online companies.

3. I think business owners have _____ exciting jobs.

4. A lot of women in my country are _____ business owners.

5. I prefer _____ creative job, like _____ art teacher or _____ music teacher.

6. Math is important to be _____ engineer or _____ architect.

​Practice 7 - Answerkey

1. __A__ homemaker is an important job.

2. There are __X__ social media marketers at online companies.

3. I think business owners have __X__ exciting jobs.

4. A lot of women in my country are __X__ business owners.

5. I prefer __a__ creative job, like __an__ art teacher or __a__ music teacher.

6. Math is important to be __an__ engineer or __an__ architect.

​LISTENING

Open Ended

Practice 8. Look at the family picture.What do you think Molly will talk about?

Open Ended

Practice 9. Listen and answer the questions.

1. Who’s in the picture? Molly’s aunt,_____

2. Where are they? ________________

3. How old is Jeff? ________________

4. What is Jeff’s job? ______________

5. What is Elsa’s job? ______________

6. What is Pete’s job? ______________

7. How old is Laurie? ______________

​Practice 9 - Answerkey

1. Who’s in the picture? ___Molly’s aunt,_uncle, cousins_

2. Where are they? ____Italy_____________

3. How old is Jeff? _____24______________

4. What is Jeff’s job? ___computer technician__

5. What is Elsa’s job? ___pharmacist________

6. What is Pete’s job? ___a pilot____________

7. How old is Laurie? ____21_______________

​Pronunciation

​Practice 10. Listen and notice how phrases with an sound like /æ/+ a word beginning with n. Practice saying the words. Draw a line to connect an to the vowel of the next word.

​an_architect an economist an interior designer an office manager

an art teacher an engineer an interpreter an optometrist

Open Ended

Write all the jobs you can hear

Open Ended

Practice 11. Complete a Careers Profile for you.

CAREERS PROFILE Name:

For each category, choose two areas that describe your interests and abilities.

Personality □ organized □ friendly □ patient □ independent ...

Natural abilities □ verbal □ logical /mathematical□ creative □ social ...

Academic abilities □ science and math □ language □ technology □ arts ....

Open Ended

Practice 12. IN GROUPS: Complete a list of possible jobs and skills for you. Then talk to your partners about them.