FINDING YOUR LIFEWORK

Sharing a Ready-made lessonfor the12th form

At the Crossroads

Presenter: Valentina Iavorciuc,Petru Movila Lyceum, Chisinau, Moldova

16 February 2012ETRC

Agenda:� “People Song”� Homework “ When I Grow Up I’m Going to Be” Conversation with Bill Gatesh Profession Domino and the game “Hot Chair”n Team Work “ The Way to Success”W Vocabulary work “ What Lies Ahead” Business Fables, Quotations and Proverbs Writing CV and Job Interview o Sinkwein About Jobs o Teacher Appreciation Song

Motto of the Lesson

When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.

Maxim Gorky

Professions

Professions (fields)

Professions and their “+/-”

Ann wants to be a doctor. She likes to help people, but she thinks it’s a

dangerous profession.

Personal Qualities and Skills

The Real Meaning of Work

Quick Quiz

Which jobs do you think there will be more of in the future? Why?a) Health care workersb) Computer programmingc) Farming

Which jobs do you think there will be fewer of in the future? Why?a) Delivering postb) Forestry workc) Teaching

Jobs in the Future (reading activities)

b) Furthermore, as there will be more old people, there will be an increase in the demand for another very particular kind of worker.

c) As none of these jobs is repetitive, each new task requires an entirely different assessment of a practical problem.

d) Programming requires not only mathematical talent but also creativity.

e) Even today the video game industry is larger than the entire world-wide film industry.

f) This is because as people will have more leisure time in future, they will look for new ways to enjoy themselves.

Video CV Questions

-Where does this girl study now?

-When will she graduate from the university?

-In what subjects are her best grades?

-What social skills does she possess?

-What are her future career plans?

- Will she be able to work as a part of a team?

-What personal qualities will help this student to find a good job?

A Businessman and a Fisherman (a parable)

Writing a sinkwein poem

Doctor (1 noun)

Caring, attentive (2 adj.)

Examines, treats, cures (3 verbs)

Helps people (1 short sentence)

Satisfaction ( 1 noun resume )

Lesson

Interesting, memorable

Inspired, interested, impressed

I enjoyed it

Success

Use these phrases at the debate

- Sorry for interrupting- I am of a different opinion- I don’t think so- I fully agree with you - To a certain extent you are right, but…

Good Luck

Thank you!