Reading and Listening

Lesson 6Jobs

Midterm review

Homework• Remember my “list of

main points” last week?• Work in pairs or groups• Decide the main points

of the “Mars One” article (choose 6-8)

My “important points” 1-4• Mars One is planning a trip

to Mars• Regular people can apply for

the trip• Chosen people will work in

teams to train• Training will take seven

years

My “important points” 5-8• Robots will scout Mars• First trip will be in 2023• Trip will cost billions of

dollars• Trip is one way (no return

trip)

Listening• Page 22• Getting Ready

Match the pictures and the jobs

• Listening 1• Jobs karuta

Listening• Page 23• Listening 2

Task 1Task 2

Transition words review

• Get into about 5 teams

• Each team gets one set of transition words

Transition words review

• I will put a sentence on the board. Hold up the right answer. Faster teams get more points.

• Sometimes there is more than one right answer.

I often travel to other countries. _____, I went to Italy in January.

I want to go to Africa this summer. ______, I don’t know if I can afford it.

I need to earn money. ______ I’m going to get a part time job.

_____, I need to save enough money for the trip. Then, I can decide where to go.

I think I want to go on a safari. _____, I want to see they pyramids in Egypt.

Luckily, I can get a good deal _____ my friend is a travel agent.

If my mother is available, I’ll ask her to travel with me. _____, even if she isn’t free, I’m still going to go.

I think travelling is good, because you can improve yourself. ____, I’ve really improved my English through travelling.

Midterm• Next week is the

midterm test• Here’s what’s on it.

Midterm—Transition Words

You will have to complete the blanks on sentences like the ones we just practiced.

Midterm—SummaryYou will have to read a

short article (like the ones we had for homework, but shorter) and summarize it.

Midterm—Listening • Describing people &

clothes (Chapter 2 & 3)You will have to listen to

descriptions of people and identify their hair color, height, age, and clothes

Midterm—Listening • Describing people &

clothes (Chapter 2 & 3)Know all of the

phrases/words on page 6 & 10

Understand page 11

Midterm—Listening • Routines (Chapter 4)

Hear times and write themListen for when people do

thingsListen to a longer

explanation and decide which things a person does (page 16)

Midterm—Listening • Dates (Chapter 5)

Change dates from numbers into words (correctly us 1st, 12th, etc.)

Hear when people will do things (page 18-19)

Midterm—Listening • Jobs (Chapter 6)

Identify a job based on a description (like we did for karuta)

Listen to people describing their jobs and answer questions about them

Midterm—Listening • “Jobs” vocabulary from karuta

• Scientist• Dentist• Veterinarian• Lawyer• Baker• Gardener• Farmer• Director

• Soccer player

• Journalist• Carpenter• Pharmacist• Taxi Driver• Painter

• Also, learn all of the jobs on page 22

Midterm ScoresApproximate percentages:

Transition words: 10%Summary: 40%Listening: 50%