Ex.1 Look at the pictures. They show Sami Hassan at different stages in his career. Discuss with a partner what he is doing at each stage.
Listening: Interview with a Network Designer
Ex. 1 Listen to Sami describing his career path to becoming a Network Designer. Complete the table with what Sami was doing at different ages.
| 16 Sitting exams at school |
Ex. 2 Listen again and answer the questions.
1. What subjects did Sami study at school?
2. What does a Service Technician do?
3. What did he like about the job?
4. What were his responsibilities at the exchange?
5. What qualifications did he have by the time he was 20?
6. What did he learn when he joined the Network design department?
7. What did he study at the university?
8. What has he had to learn as a Network Designer?
Ex. 3 Work in pairs, A and B
Student A You are Sami
Student B You are an interviewer
Ask and answer questions about Sami’s career
EXAMPLE
A What did you study at school?
B Maths and Physics
A When did you live school?
B When I was 16
A I applied to do an apprenticeship with BT
B Why?
Grammar: Future review
I expect the interview won’t be very difficult.
We're going to check the switching equipment at the exchange.
We're attending the conference in Milan on Thursday.
It’ll probably take two hours to fix.
She’s going to apply for a new job.
I'm moving to a new department next month.
Ex.1 Underline the verb forms used to talk about the future in the sentences above. Match verb forms a-c with their uses 1-3.
a will 1 intentions and predictions based on evidence
b going to 2 plans and arrangements
с Present Continuous 3 expectations and predictions without evidence
Ex. 2 Complete the sentences with the most suitable future form of the verb in brackets.
a We _________ (start) the training course on Monday. I’ve got the details.
B Mary says she _________(look) for a job with more responsibility. Good idea!
сI know there __________(be) problems, there always are!
d ________ you ____________(discuss) the information storing project at the meeting?
eWhen do you think the company ________(introduce) the next generation of mobile phones?
f I ________(meet) the supplier tomorrow morning. We __________(discuss) technical specifications.
Ex. 3 Make a list of three things you have arranged to do in the next few days and three things you intend to do in the future. One thing in each list should be untrue.
EXAMPLES
I’m not coming to the lesson next week.
I’m going to study Electronics at university.
Ex. 4 Work in pairs. Read your sentences to your partner. Your partner should guess which sentence is untrue.
Ex. 5 Work in pairs. Make predictions about life twenty years from now. Discuss these topics or choose topics of your own.
- your company activities - a mobile phones
- your job - communication technology
- telecommunications
Vocabulary
Ex 1.Match a word / phrase in A with a word / phrase in E
| A | В | |
| have | a good attendance technical good communication an industry | ability background record skills |
| be | a good team a good decision well good at | maker organized multitasking worker |
| want | promotion work job flexible | experience opportunities working hours satisfaction |
Ex. 2 Work in pairs. Write about people you know using phrases from the table in 1.
EXAMPLE
Olafhas an industry background.
He worked for Siemens for four years.