Unit 2: Launching my Career,

Class 2

 Read and understand texts about jobs.

 Listen and summarize the main points of
someone talking about a job or volunteer
experience.
 Write a paragraph about my study and career
plans.
 Write an email to inquire about job or
scholarship openings.
 Describe my dreams, hopes and ambitions.
 Carry on a conversation with others about
their dreams, hopes and ambitions and
express my opinion about that.
 Respond to interview questions for a job.
 Think about possitive and negative aspets of
your career… use the chat

• It has a lot of job opportunities

• It is stressing
• It is well paid
• You have to work at nights or
weekend
• Shift working
• The public system has a lot of
constraints
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 Speaking. Discuss these questions with a
partner:
• What are your plans for the
future? (3 plans)
• Where would you like to live?
• Where would you like to work?
• Will you continue studying after
the university?

• I will…. I would like to… I want to..

2) would like
to apply for
3) enclosed
4) reached
retirement
age
5) a new
challenge
6) look
forward to
hearing
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 Reading

1.Psychologist __b__
2.Engineer ___e__
3.Nurse ___c__
4.Agriculture assistant
__d__
5.CEO ___a_
 Choose one job and write an application
submition:
• Use the formal vocabulary learned.
• Use the vocabulary learned last class.
• You can use these prompt:
Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing because I would like to apply to the job as a _______________________

I am a student of _______________________ (career) at University of Talca in Chile.

I strongly believe I could contribute to your company because I am _______________________,

_______________________, and _______________________ (3 personal characteristics). Based on my
academic and work experience, two additional strengths of mine are _______________________ and
_______________________ (2 additional characteristics).
Finally, one experience that prepared me to this work in is: _______________________.

I look forward to hearing from you

Name and date