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👉COMMUNICATION
Everyday English
Expressing hope and responding
1. Listen and read the conversations below. Pay attention to the highlighted parts. 🎧
Minh: I've filled in the registration form. Hopefully, I'll be a member of the science club.
Duong: I hope so, too.
Student: Here's my teacher's reference letter. I hope I'll get the job.
Staff: Thank you. Good luck.
2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations with the following situations.
1. A friend has just taken part in a design competition. She is looking forward to the result.
2. A teacher is asking a student to give a teacher-parent conference invitation to his/her parents. She hopes that the parents will come.
What's your future job?
3. Work in pairs. Read about the jobs that Khang and An want to do. Then complete the summary table.
Khang: I've always dreamt of this job. I'll enter a medical university. This seems to be a suitable job for me because I have good hand-eye coordination. Besides, I'm calm and decisive, so I can lead a surgical team.
An: I hope I can do this job as soon as possible. I've got hands-on training on how to use the scanner and calculator. I can do this job well because I have good basic maths skills. I'm patient and helpful to customers even when the store is busy.
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| Training | Skills | Personal qualities | |
| Khang | (1) _____ degree | hand-eye coordination | (2) _____ and decisive |
| An | (3) _____ training | using some equipment having basic (4) _____ | patient and (5) _____ |
4. Work in pairs. Look at the jobs below. Which job might be appropriate for each person in 3? Explain your choice.
1. surgeon
2. mechanic
3. nurse
4. cashier
5. Work in groups. Think of a job that you like or know well. Discuss the type of training, skill(s), and personal qualities which are necessary for it.
Now present your group's ideas and have the class guess the job you are describing.
