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English Basics for Intermediate Learners

Lesson 12 : Talking About School and Work

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 　Exercise 1: Warming Up

Words & Phrases

college major n

aerospace adj / n

engineering n

scientist n

local adj

web designer n

conference (event) n

athlete n

not quite ~ adv

a (college) major n

to major in ~ v

employee n

entrepreneur n

Practice pronouncing the words below. If you don’t know the meaning of a word, just ask your teacher!

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 　Exercise 2: Answer the Question

Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q

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 　Exercise 2: Answer the Question (continued)

Can you describe the picture in 45 seconds? Include as much information as possible. Q

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 　Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases

A So, what do you do?

B Actually, I’m a college student. I go to MIT.

A Oh, that’s a great school! What’s your major?

B I’m majoring in aerospace engineering.

A Wow, so you’re a rocket scientist!

B Well, not quite yet. But I hope to be one someday.

A What would you like to do as a rocket scientist?

B I’d like to design rockets that take people to Mars.

Dialogue practice Practice making NEW sentences

1. ______ is a great ______.

2. I’m majoring in ______.

3. I hope to be a ______ someday.

4. I’d like to ______.

•  What do you do? •  I go to ~

•  ~ is a great ~ •  I’d like to ~

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 　Exercise 3: Learn Useful Phrases (continued)

A What do you do for work?

BI’m a basketball coach at a local high school. How about you?

AI’m a web designer for a marketing company. What do you like about being a basketball coach?

BWell, first of all, I love basketball. And I also love to help my athletes be the best they can be. What do you like about web design?

AI think the best thing about web design is that I can do it from anywhere, which means I don’t have to go into the office every day.

BHey, that’s an interesting point. I hadn’t thought about that before.

Dialogue practice

1. I’m a/an ____ at a/an ____.

2. The best thing about ____ is ____.

3. One thing I don’t like about ____ is

____.

4. I don’t have to _____.

•  I’m a ~ at a/an ~ •  First of all, ~

•  The best thing about ~ is ~ •  I don’t have to ~

Practice making NEW sentences

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 　Exercise 4: Roleplay

•  What do you do? •  I’m a ~ at a ~ •  My ~’s name is ~

Use today’s phrases in the situation described below. Your teacher will start the roleplay with a comment or question.

•  ~ is a great ~ •  The best thing about ~ is ~ •  I’d like to ~

Two people are talking about their jobs and their companies at a conference.

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 　Exercise 5: Discussion

Ask and answer questions about today’s topic.

•  What are the good and bad points of being a student versus being an employee?

•  Did you learn anything in school that you still use in your life or at work?

•  What are some of the differences between being an employee and being an entrepreneur?

•  If you could do any job in the world, what would it be, and why?

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