I can write pretty well.Chapter 13

Today’s Lesson ObjectivesIn today’s lesson, students will

◦Identify several jobs.◦Discuss skills needed for those jobs.◦Make a list of skills needed for a job

in their chosen profession.◦Evaluate personal skills in relation to

their chosen profession.◦Decide what skills they need to

improve in order to get a job after graduation.

Goal of Today’s LessonAfter today’s lesson, students

should be able to:◦Talk about skills they need in order to

gain employment in their chosen field.

◦Talk about skills they are good at as well as skills they need to improve.

Grammatical Structures for Today’s Lesson

Students will practice the following sentence structures.

I can do ST (very) well.I’m good at ST.

I can’t do ST (very) well.I am not (very) good at ST.

ST = something

Review Chapter 11In chapter 11 you learned how to

tell someone if you knew or didn’t know how to do something.◦EX. I know how to swim. I don’t

know how to swim.

To ask the question you used:◦Do you know how to do ST?◦EX. Do you know how to swim?

Do you know how?Do you know how to play racquet ball?

◦No. I don’t know how to play racquet ball.Would you like to learn how to play

racquet ball? ◦No. I wouldn’t like to learn how to play racquet

ball.◦Yes. I would like to learn how to play racquet

ball. Do you know how to bowl?

◦ Yes. I know how to bowl.Do you know taekwondo?

◦ Yes. I know taekwondo.

Chapter 11 vs Chapter 13 In chapter 11, you practiced

using ◦ Do you know how to do

something? In chapter 13, you will practice using◦ Can you do something?◦ Are you good at something? In chapter 11, you practiced using◦ Yes/No I know how to/don’t know

how to do something. In chapter 13, you will practice using◦ Yes. I can do something (very)

well. / I am good at something.◦ No. I can’t do something (very)

well./ I am not good at something.But first, we will look at some new vocabulary.

VocabularyPlace the following professions

into the proper category.◦professor | phycologist | journalist

◦nurse | biologist | surgeon ◦fashion designer | graphic

designerhealth education

arts science

What do they do?Work in pairs and discuss what the

people in these professions do? Be prepared to share with the class. ◦ What does a professor do?◦ What does a psychologist do?◦ What does a journalist do?◦ What does a nurse do?◦ What does a biologist do?◦ What does a surgeon do?◦ What does a fashion designer do?◦ What does a graphic designer do?

Needed SkillsNow that you know what the

people working in each profession does, discuss what skills you think each person needs in order to be good at their job.

◦Skills = things that a person can do well.

◦For example: ◦As an English teacher, I need to be

able to explain English grammar to my students.

Needed Skills◦What skills does a professor need?◦ Skills needed to be a professor.

◦What skills does a psychologist need?

◦ Skills needed to be a psychologist.

◦What skills does a journalist need?◦ Skills needed to be a journalist.

◦What skills does a nurse need?◦ Skills needed to be a nurse.

Needed Skills◦What skills does a biologist need?◦ Skills Needed to be a Biologist.

◦What skills does a surgeon need?◦ Skills Needed to be a Surgeon.

◦What skills does a fashion designer need?

◦ Skill needed to be a Fashion Designer.

◦What skills does a graphic designer need?

◦ Skills needed to be a graphic designer.

What about you?We have talked about skills required

for a few jobs, now it is time to talk about you.

As a group, talk about what want to do when you finish college? Then discuss what skills are needed to get your dream job. Be prepared to share with the class.

5 Skills Every Auto Mechanic Should Have.

Qualifications for a job as an Automotive Engineer.

What are your strengths?You have just talked about the skills you

have to have so that you can get your dream job. Do you have the skills needed?

Take a few minutes and make a list of your strengths and weaknesses. What are you really good at? In what areas do you need to improve?

Remember to use the sentence structure I can /can’t do ST | I’m good at / not very

good at ST Things I Can Do Well Skills I Need to Improve

I can speak English really well.

I am not very good at math.

Time to TalkTextbook: Page 33Talk to your classmates and find

someone who is good at:◦science, learning languages, math,

computers,◦public speaking, finances.

Talk to your classmates and find someone who can:◦write well, use a computer, work in a

group well, work alone well, create a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel.

Time to TalkCan you …. well? Yes/No Are you good

at…?Yes/No

write well? use a computer? work in a group well? work alone well?

create a spreadsheet?

science?learning languages?math?computers?public speaking?finances?