Form 11 “Some ideas about choosing future career”

Form 11 “Some ideas about choosing future career”

Aim: To develop speaking skills, to get some new information on the topic and carry out career motivation among the school-leavers

I.T.-School! Lessons, games, homework. A bell rings. You have lunch. A bell rings. You go home. But one day you will be at school for the last time. What will you do after that? This is what we are going to speak about at our lesson. You are school leavers and you have got a lot of dreams but this year your main dream is to make the right choice of your future profession. Look at the screen here is the rhyme about dreams. (Pupils read it)

Dreams (by Langston Hughes) Hold fast to dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die For if dreams go Life is a broken –winged bird Life is a barren field That cannot fly Frozen with snow.

I hope you understand what the author wants to say. Without dreams you will be lost in this life. And one of the most important things for you is the profession you’ll love. II. Let’s remember some wise quotations which prove it.

1. Choose the job you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life. 2. To be successful, the first thing to do is to fall in love with your work. 3. The worst days of those who enjoy what they do are better than the best days of those who don’t. 4. People forget how fast you did a job, they remember how well you did it.

III. Let’s listen to people talking about the jobs they used to have and the jobs they have at present (‘’Listening practice for school-leavers”, I. I. Panova, E.B. Karnevskaya, Part I, section, Activities 1,2 (Pupils listen to short stories and comment on them)

1.What job does she find more interesting? 2.Why does she like her present job? 3.When was his salary higher? 4.What does he work with? 5.What things didn’t he like about his last job? 6. What didn’t she like to do while working as a teacher?

IV.T- You see those people made the wrong choice, didn’t they? Now I want to find out what you think about your future lines

Questions on the topic:

1.Choosing a profession out of many is not an easy thing in today competitive world, isn’t it? 2.What must you think of before taking your final decision on what to do? (if you are suitable for it, the reality of your future job, working conditions, work responsibility, work related hazards, salary, if there are good opportunities for promotion, if you will get satisfaction from it) 3.It’s necessary to consider all pros and cons so as not to regret about your decision, isn’t it? 4. What kind of job would you rather do? (related to travelling, dealing with clients, paperwork, working with things) 5.Have you already decided what to be in future? 6. What career would you like to choose? 7. Who or what has been an influence on you in your future career? 8. What do you know about your future profession? 9.Where can you search for relevant information? (interview others who are already in the professions, visit the library for additional resources, search the Internet) 10. Do you think you have the abilities to achieve the goals? 11. I wish you every success but what will you do if you fail your entrance exams?

V. A minute for relaxation

VI. T-So as I have just found out most of you will go to our local Universities. At our lesson we have representatives from the Universities. They’ll give you some information about their higher educational establishments. in this way they’ll advertise them. (Presentation of the local Universities)

Pupil 1- speaks about Mogilev State Kuleshov University

Our university was founded in 1913. It has 9 facilities. it is the oldest in the city. It prepares teachers, lawyers, economists, accountants, journalists. It is very close to our homes, you will not waste much time to get to the university. After graduating from our University you will be able to work in different spheres of life. Welcome to our University. Good luck to you.

Pupil 2- speaks about Belorussian and Russian University.

Dear school-leaver! Welcome to our Belorussian and Russian University. It is the best University in Mogilev. It was founded in 1961 as Mogilev Engineering University. On the 1-st of July in 2003 it was reorganized into Belorussian and Russian University. Here you can get professions of an engineer, a builder, a mechanic, a secretary, an accountant, an electrician, an economist, a manager, a computer programmer, a specialist in commerce, in marketing. After graduating from University you will be sure that you will avoid unemployment and find a well-paid job. The exams you are to pass are Russian, Maths or a foreign language. By the way, our University is at a 10 minute’s walk from your home. I wish you every success at your entrance examinations. Welcome to our University.

Pupil 3- speaks about Mogilev State Food Stuffs University.

Dear school leavers. I want to tell you that our University is the best and the youngest one in the city. It was founded on the 1-st of September in 1973. It has 5 facilities. You will obtain here the professions of an engineer, a mechanic, a technologist, a chemist, an economist accountant. After graduating from it you will be able to apply your knowledge in different spheres of your life. Our specialists are required everywhere. By the way, the building of our University is quite modern. We have well equipped studies, laboratories. You will enjoy your studying here. Welcome to our University.

T- Whose presentation did you like best? If you must choose one, where would you go? (Pupils answer)

VII. Making dialogues on the topic (A teacher suggests making dialogues on some situations )

Situation I (A teacher is having a talk with a pupil about his future profession) A probable dialogue

T- Have you already made up your mind what to be? P- Yes, of course. I want to be… T- Is this your own choice? P-Yes, certainly and besides my parents like my choice.

Situation II (Two friends are talking about the main thing in their future jobs)

- Ann, what will be more important for you in your future job salary or job satisfaction? – Both things are important. I would like to have a well- paid job and get satisfaction from it. - Do you think it is possible? – Why not? I think I will be lucky to have both things.

Situation III (Two pupils are talking about hobbies and calling)

- Yura, you are good at literature and languages, is philology your calling? – I wouldn’t say so, it is my hobby. – But aren’t you going to the philological faculty? – Yes, I am. But just to have a higher education. I am not going to work at school.2

VIII. T –We have done a lot at our lesson and now we are to make a resolution on what we have spoken about

A probable resolution

In order to make the right choice of our future career:

1.We must think of the possibilities we have and our fitness for the chosen job

2. We must know if our profession will guarantee us good living conditions and job promotion

3. We must be sure that we’ll avoid unemployment and we’ll able to apply our knowledge and skills in different spheres of live

4.To be able to realize our dreams we must work hard here and now.

IX. Reflection T - Closing the lesson I want to ask you if you are satisfied with it and with your answers

X. Marks