Lesson 1 4th Year 2017

     4TH YEAR 

Lesson 1 4^th year 

"The future starts today, not tomorrow".

Read the following paragraph

When choosing a career, students should consider certain aspects related to their interests, abilities, and working preferences. Therefore when selecting a career, students should not choose a career at random or based on tradition. It must be the result of a reflection about knowing themselves, the current study opportunities locally and nationally, motivation, awareness of the occupational world, and so on. When choosing a career, they are also deciding what their future job will be and how they will be part of the working force for the development of their country. For further information they can visit the web site of the National Universities Council in which they could find the universities, careers and national training programs available in Venezuela.

http://loeu.opsu.gob.ve/

Words & Phrases

To choose a career:

To consider:

Certain aspects:

Interests:

Abilities:

Working preferences:

To select a career:

At random:

To base on tradition:

The current study opportunities:

Motivation:

Awareness:

Occupational world:

Working force:

Development:

National University council:

National training program:

AREAS OF KNOWLEDGE

BASIC SCIENCES	EDUCATION SCIENCE
ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY	SOCIAL SCIENCE
SEA AND AGRO SCIENCES	HUMANITY, LETTERS AND ARTS
HEALTH SCIENCE	SCIENCE AND MILITARY ARTS

Based on the previous paragraph, write T (True) or F (False) in the following statements. Correct the false ones. Support your statements.

1. When choosing a career you should follow your abilities.
2. You have to ask your friends for their preferences, when choosing a career.
3. You have to study the most common career in your country.
4. There are two areas of knowledge.
5. There is no webpage information about careers in your country.
6. The study opportunities information in Venezuela is restricted.

Read the dialogue.

Practice it with a partner.

Alicia I really don't know what to study.

Diego Where would you like to work?

Alicia You mean, where will I work?

Diego Yes, where do you see yourself in the future?

Alicia Um... I am curious about oil. I'd like to work at PDVSA.

Diego Good point! Now, there are many working areas in PDVSA.

Alicia Where can I get that information?

Diego Check the webpage of PDVSA and later visit the webpage of the OPSU study opportunities book.

                                                                                                   

PURPOSE	EXPLANATION
1. PREDICTIONS	WILL + VERB is used for predictions or statements of facts about the future.
2. INTENTIONS	BE + GOING TO + VERB is used in talking about a plan for the future that somebody had in mind.
3. ARRANGEMENTS	BE + VERB-ING is used in talking about a plan for the future that somebody discussed with someone else.

1. Will all the students register at the OPSU national university entry system by the end of this week?	-Yes, they will. They will register in the OPSU web page. - No, they won't. They will do it next week.
2. Are you going to study engineering?	-Yes. I am going to study chemical engineering. - No, I am not. I'm going to study law.
3. Are you doing anything special tomorrow?	-Yes I'm taking the vocational test tomorrow morning. - No, I'm not. I'm staying home.

Read the following paragraph and answer the questions. Reflect about it.

There many universities and technical institutes in Venezuela where you can study many different careers. They are classified in public and private universities / institutes. The list is extensive and you can find them in the OPSU study opportunities book. You will be surprised by the variety that you can find there.

UBV - UCV - UNERG - UPEL - UNEFA -     UCLA - UNES ULA - UNELLEZ - -       UDS - UNEY - UNEXPO - IUAC - UC -       USB - UMC - CULTCA - UNA - UPT - UNESR - CUC - UDO -UMBV - UNEFM UNEG - UNEARTE - IUTB - IUTET - CUHELAV

Why do think people study short or long careers?

What does each acronym stand for?

Write questions to the following answers.

1……………………………………………..?  I’ll study in my hometown.

2……………………………………………..? He´s going to study to be a firefighter.

3……………………………………………..? Yes, she is going to choose accounting.

4……………………………………………..? No, they won’t. They will study hospitality and tourism.

Read the proverbs and talk about them.

“Whatever your life’s work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better”.

Martin Luther King Jr.