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A. Checking the old lesson
A. Checking the old lesson
Task 1: Decide if the sentences are T or F? (violet)
Task 2: Choose the best answer. (violet)
Task 3: Put the words in the correct order to
complete the sentences. Start with the
words in italic.
Task 4. Change the direct speech into the
reported speech.

A. Checking the old lesson
A. Checking the old lesson
Task 3: Put the words in the correct order to
complete the sentences. Start with the
words in italic.
1. said/He/ on /that/was/phone/talking/he/the.
He said that he was talking on the phone.
2. told/She/would/then/the /report/me/write/she.
She told me she would write the report then.
3. me/He/if/met/teacher/my/asked/my/I/had.
He asked me if I had met my teacher.
4. when/asked/She/me/class/finished/my.
She asked me when my class finished.
5. He/where/the/left/next/train/inquired.
He inquired where the 8.30 train left.

A. Checking the old lesson

A. Checking the old lesson
Task 4. Change the direct speech into the reported
speech.
1. We must tidy our room.
They said
2. A plane has crashed on my car.
She complained … ………………
3. Is there a bus to the city centre at 3pm?
She asked… … ………
4. Where have you been?
She asked me……… … …………
5. How long does it take from your house to your
school?
He asked me ………… …
they had to tidy their room.
a plane had crashed on her car.
where I had been.


how long it took from my house to my school
how long it took from my house to my school
if there was a bus to the city centre at 3pm.

Friday, April 18
th
, 2014
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life
after school


Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
1. Pre-reading questions
1. What can you see in the
picture?
2. How does the man look?
3. Is he worried about
breaking the eggs?
4. What kind of job do you
think he has?
5. Would you like a job like
this? Why?

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
2. While reading
Task 1: Work in pairs to read the article and
order the paragraphs.
Answer:
1F
2A
3G
4E
5C
6D
7B


Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 2: Read the text again and answer the
questions
1. Why did Alan not complete his degree the
first time he was at university/
2. Was it easy for him to find a job? Why?/Why
not/
3. How did he lose his job in the tea room?
4. How did he feel when he was unemployed?
5. What did Alan do in the egg factory?
6. How did he lose his job in the egg factory?
7. What did Alan do after that?
8. What is he doing now?

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
1. Why didn’t Alan complete his degree the
first time he was at university?

Because he didn't sit his end of term exams.
2. Was it easy for him to find a job? Why?/Why
not?

No. He was either too young, inexperienced

or overqualified.
3. How did he lose his job in the tea room?

He dropped a tray and broke two dozen cups
and saucers.
4. How did he feel when he was unemployed?

He was a bit depressed.

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
5. What did Alan do in the egg factory?

At first he was in charge of the machine
that packed eggs and was then promoted to
a job as a fork-lift truck driver.
6. How did he lose his job in the egg factory?

He crashed into a huge pile of eggs and
broke more than 12.000 of them.
7. What did Alan do after that?

He did some odd jobs for family friends and
then went back at university studying Law.
8. What is he doing now?

He is a health and safety inspector.


Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 3
After Alan left school, he began a (1) degree in
Law. However, he was soon (2) from
university. Although he(3) for lots of jobs,
he didn't get any. For a while he did some (4)
for family friends. And then he got a(5)
job in a tea room. That didn't work out and
he started working in an egg factory where he
was soon(6) to the position of folk-lift-
driver. Unfortunately, he(7) after an
accident. He returned to university and(8)
with an Honours degree. Then he began his(9)
as a health and safety inspector.


expelled
applied
odd jobs
part-time
promoted
resigned
graduated
career

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human

Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 4: Matching a-f with sentences 1-6
Task 4: Matching a-f with sentences 1-6
a. Alan
b. the boss of the egg
factory
c. the manager of the tea
room.
d. a university professor
e. a worker in the egg
factory
f. Alan's parents
1. wanted him to study … …
Law.
2 said Alan had … …… …
missed too many classes.
3 .said she … …… … ……
couldn't employ Alan
any more.
4 told Alan he was … …… … …
giving him a better job.
5 .said the boss … …… … …
wouldn't be happy with
Alan.
6 said he was going … …… … …
back to university.

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human

Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 5: Find the words and phrases underlined below in
the article and check their meaning.
1. I want a permanent full-time position.
2. Apply for a job in the building industry.
3. The wages are too low, and I don't like the long
hours.
4. Last year I was out of work.
5. My boss sacked me because I was always taking time
off.
6. You graduated with a Physics degree and now you are
in charge of a burger bar.

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school

Task 5: Match sentences 1-6 with their continuations a-f.
1. I want a permanent full-time position.
2. Apply for a job in the building industry.
3. The wages are too low, and I don't like the long hours.
4. Last year I was out of work.
5. My boss sacked me because I was always taking time off.
6. You graduated with a Physics degree and now you are in
charge of a burger bar.
a. And I usually clocked in late, too.
b. Aren't you a little overqualified?
c. Not a temporary part-time job.

d. I resign.
e. It offers good career opportunities.
f. Now, I have got a job and I earn a lot of money, but I have to
work a lot of overtime.

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 5: Answer:
1. I want a permanent full-time position. Not a temporary part-time job.
2. Apply for a job in the building industry. It offers good career opportunities.
3. The wages are too low, and I don't like the long hours. I resign.
4. Last year I was out of work. Now, I have got a job and I earn a lot of money, but
I have to work a lot of overtime.
5. My boss sacked me because I was always taking time off. And I usually clocked
in late, too.
6. You graduated with a Physics degree and now you are in charge of a burger
bar. Aren't you a little overqualified?


Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 6: Do a vocabulary game to remember the key
words or phrases of the lesson.

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human

Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
3. Post reading
Task 1: Work in pairs to answer the questions
1. What happens to students who often play truant?
2. Why do you think some people drop out of university?
3. Are you going to apply for a job as a teacher?
4. What is you ideal job?

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Task 2: Watch a video about being famous and
answer the questions
1. How many words can we use to describe a
celebrity?
2. What are the ways to become famous?
3. Why do people want to become famous?
4. Is fame always good?
5. What are advantages and disadvantages of
being famous?

Unit 9: To err is human
Unit 9: To err is human
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
Reading and vocabulary: Life after school
C. Homework (5ms)
1. Exercises (p70-75 Workbook )
2. Summarize the article about Alan.

3. Make a presentation on your ideal job.
4. Make a presentation on advantages
and disadvantages of being famous.
5. How to report requests, advice,
imperatives (p 82 Students book).
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