961 four skills worksheet i want to be a pilot

Although I’m a girl I’d like to be a fighter pilot.. Flying a plane is not only exciting, it’s also well-paid.. She also warned me that a pilot’s training was very difficult, but that n

Hi, I’m Frida from Sweden Although I’m a girl I’d like to be a fighter pilot

I’ve always liked flying and aeroplanes

Flying a plane is not only exciting, it’s also well-paid And it’s my dream

My parents think it’s a silly career

choice for a girl, but I disagree I had

a meeting with a careers advisor at school last week and she told me I could become anything I wanted if I

was motivated enough She also warned me that a pilot’s training was

very difficult, but that no problem

because I like challenges!

Read the text.

Question: What job would

you like to do? Why?

Do a class survey

Vocabulary: Guess the meaning; then check your answers

 Career (n): ………

 Motivated (adj): ………

 Warn (v): ………

 Challenge (n): ………

Interview a friend; report to the class:  (what/father/do)  (what/mother/do)  (what/you/like/be)  (why)  (what/grandfather/do)  (what/grandfather/do)  Top football player  ………

 ………

 ………

 ………

 ………

 ………

What jobs are well-paid? Work in a group and make a list What job(s) wouldn’t you want to do?  ………

 ………

 ………

 ………

 ………

Compare with others Explain your answers. Your opinion: What do you think is…  The ideal job : ………

 The worst job : ………

 The most boring job : ………

 The most exciting job : ………

 The dirtiest job : ………

 The oldest job : ………

Explain why you think so.

Your opinion:

What do you think is…

 The ideal job : Answers may vary

 The worst job : Answers may vary

 The most boring job : Answers may vary

 The most exciting job : Answers may vary

 The dirtiest job : Answers may vary

 The oldest job : Answers may vary – Watch out

though, the oldest job in the world is said to be that of

prostitute!

Vocabulary: Guess the meaning; then check your answers

 Career (n): the job or series of jobs that you do during your

working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and

earn more money

 Motivated (adj): a reason for doing something, being

enthusiastic for doing something

 Warn (v): to make someone aware of a possible danger or

problem, especially one in the future

 Challenge (n): something needing great mental or physical

effort in order to be done successfully and which therefore

tests a person's ability; a test of someone's ability or

determination

(Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

Interview a friend; report to the class:

 What does your father do?

 What does your mother do?

 What would you like to do?

 Why (would you like to be a …)?

 What did (does) your grandfather do?

 What did (does) your grandmother do?

 Top football player

 Lawyer

 Doctor

 Surgeon

 Singer

 Movie star

 Politician

 CEO

 Businessman

 Answers may vary