B. Students read each other’s notes and write some advice.C. Students read the advice written for them. Is it good advice? Will they follow it?If possible, ask some students to tell the class about the advice given to them. Do they think it is goodadvice? Will they follow it? Why or why not?2.5 From local to globalA. Pre-teach mistrust. Students complete the sentences, using should (not), must (not) or have to.You might want to make some examples on the board, e.g.I want to be the best person I can be. <strong>The</strong>refore, I should learn as much as I can aboutthe world.B. In groups, students discuss these issues and decide on some solutions.C. Groups present their ideas to the class. When each group presents their ideas, get feedback fromother students. Are these ideas practical (possible, sensible, likely to succeed)?3. JobsExtra IdeaThis activity would make a good competition – who can write the best ideas?Either you can decide, or get students to vote on the best ideas.This section looks at language to do with jobs and working:• work vocabulary• what specific jobs involve• applying for jobs and trainings • the process of getting and losing jobs3.1 Vocabulary: What’s the job?A. Put students in groups and give them two minutes to think of jobs. Which group got the most?Write all the jobs the class thought of on the board. Make sure the following are included:scientist, gardener, miner, mechanic, builder, carpenter, office worker, sailor, electrician,artist, doctor, medic, nurse, butcher, pilot, waiter, teacher, cook, cleaner, musician, maid,firefighter, photographer, soldier, journalist, nanny, manager, accountant, tour guide, driver.B. This activity could take a long time, so skip it if you like.Choose five jobs that are not very similar to each other. Circle them on the board. Students rank themin order: most to least interesting; most to least useful (in your community); and highest to lowestpaid. Discuss these rankings as a class. Try to encourage students to do this using only English. Domost people agree on the top and bottom rankings, or are there wide differences of opinion?3.2 What do these people do?A. Students complete next four rows of the chart about the four occupations provided.Possible answers:Occupation have to should mustn’t don’t have toteacherssoldiersnursesmonksmark lessonswear a uniformlook after sickpeoplewear robesbe kind to theirstudentsbe healthy andstrongbe kind to patientsknow about the lifeof Buddhakill theirstudentshurt civiliansgive patients thewrong medicineeat after 12pmwear hatswrite reportswork in an officedrive carsjournalists get information be able to type tell lies lift heavy thingsModule 97
3.2 What do these people do?B. Students choose two other jobs they know about, and complete the bottom two rows of the chart.C. Students write the information on the bottom two rows of the chart as a paragraph.3.3 Aung Mon’s careerA. Look at the words in the box, and make sure the students are familiar with them.B. Read the text about Aung Mon’s career history.<strong>The</strong> parts in italics are in the wrong word order. Students sort them out.Answers:1. he wanted to be a lawyer.2. in 1996, he started studying law at university ORhe started studying law at university in 1996.3. He got a job in a clothing factory.4. He got the job and he enjoyed teaching.5. He wanted a better job.C. Students complete the chart about why Aung Mon left each job.Answers:jobstudentdishwasherfactory workergardenerteacherhead teachertranslatorreason he left or changedHe quit because he had to support his familyHe left his home townHe was fired because he came to work late.He quit because his employer didn’t pay himHe was promoted to head teacher.<strong>The</strong> school’s funding ran out<strong>The</strong>se jobs were only part-time and temporary.8 Module 9