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Activate Ss' prior knowledge about careers and prepare them to use the target language of the unit.

Ss look at the unit title 'Career choices' and brainstorm jobs they know in English (e.g. nurse, electrician, engineer, teacher). T asks: 'What career do you want? Why?' Ss answer in one or two sentences, using because or so if possible.

A list of about 6 jobs on the board. Ss' sample answers: 'I want to be a nurse because I want to help people.' / 'I am interested in computers, so I want to be an engineer.'

Help Ss understand and form the structures of concession (although/even though), reason (because) and result (so), and recognise the rules for pairing them.

Ss work in groups of four. Each group receives sentence cards and sorts them into three groups: Concession (although/even though), Reason (because), Result (so). Then Ss check the rules in the Language focus: although/even though + subject + verb; because + clause; so + clause; do not pair although with but, or because with so; despite/in spite of + noun or V-ing. Model sentence: 'Although the work is demanding, she enjoys it.'

Sorted sentence cards and a group summary of the rules. Key rules Ss should write:

• Although/Even though + complete clause shows concession (contrast).
• Because + clause gives the reason.
• So + clause gives the result.
• Do not write 'Although ... but ...' or 'Because ... so ...'.
• Despite/In spite of + noun or V-ing, NOT a complete clause (e.g. Despite the challenge, I continued.).

Help Ss recognise that a statement with rising intonation becomes a checking question, and use a genuinely curious tone.

T models the sentence 'You want to be an engineer?' with rising intonation. Ss compare it with the same sentence said with falling intonation. Ss then practise in pairs: Student A makes a statement about a classmate's ambition, Student B asks a checking question with a curious tone and Student A confirms.

Ss can produce checking questions with rising intonation. Example: A: 'You want to be an engineer?' – B: 'Yes, I do. I like building things.' Ss understand that the word order stays as a statement and the rise signals confirmation or surprise.

Help Ss explain the meaning of four key sentences and the four topic words before checking their form, and introduce the personal error log.

Ss look at four key examples: 'A career path can change over time.' / 'Some jobs require a specific qualification.' / 'A nurse has important responsibilities.' / 'An electrician needs practical skills.' Ss first explain what each sentence communicates, then check the form. Ss match the four topic words to their Vietnamese meanings: career path (lộ trình nghề nghiệp), qualification (bằng cấp hoặc năng lực được chứng nhận), responsibility (trách nhiệm), practical skill (kĩ năng thực hành). T introduces the personal error log.

Explanations of meaning:

• 'A career path can change over time': a person's job plan may change as time goes by.
• 'Some jobs require a specific qualification': certain jobs need an official certificate or proven ability.
• 'A nurse has important responsibilities': nurses have important duties that they must do well.
• 'An electrician needs practical skills': an electrician needs hands-on abilities to do the job.
  Word matching: career path – lộ trình nghề nghiệp; qualification – bằng cấp hoặc năng lực được chứng nhận; responsibility – trách nhiệm; practical skill – kĩ năng thực hành.
  Error log: Ss draw three columns: Incorrect form / Corrected form / Reason.

Help Ss choose and check the correct connector, and identify correct and incorrect sentence structures.

Ss complete Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 10 from the student's book individually (Worksheet No. 1), then compare answers in pairs. Ss explain their choices, using the rule for each connector.

Answer key for Worksheet No. 1:

• Exercise 1: A. Although (Although + complete clause expresses concession.) Sentence: 'Although the work is demanding, she enjoys it.'
• Exercise 2: because (The second clause gives the reason.) Sentence: 'He studies hard because he wants to qualify.'
• Exercise 3: B. so (So introduces the result.) Sentence: 'She wants to help people, so she is exploring nursing.'
• Exercise 4: C. 'Although it is difficult, I will try.' (Do not pair although with but.)
• Exercise 6: a) 'I asked because I was curious.' – correct (Đ); b) 'Despite the challenge, I continued.' – correct (Đ). (Because takes a clause; despite takes a noun phrase.)
• Exercise 10: A. Confirmation of an idea the speaker has heard. (Rising intonation can turn a statement into a checking question.)

Help Ss combine sentences with although, rewrite sentences with so, and match key topic words.

Ss complete Exercises 5, 7, 8 and 9 from Worksheet No. 2. Ss build a concessive sentence from word cues (Exercise 5), combine two sentences with although (Exercise 7), rewrite a sentence with so (Exercise 8) and match topic words to their meanings (Exercise 9).

Answer key for Worksheet No. 2:

• Exercise 5: 'Although my interests may change, I can explore this career now.'
• Exercise 7: 'Although the job is demanding, she enjoys it.'
• Exercise 8: 'The course was useful, so I joined another one.' (The order changes from reason → action to cause → result.)
• Exercise 9: career path – lộ trình nghề nghiệp; qualification – bằng cấp hoặc năng lực được chứng nhận; responsibility – trách nhiệm; practical skill – kĩ năng thực hành.

Help Ss use the unit's language in a real-life conversation about career choices and repair one chosen error independently.

Ss work in groups of four. Each S talks about a career they are interested in, using at least one sentence with although/even though, one with because, one with so, one with despite, and one checking question with rising intonation. Groups then listen to each other and give a short comment. Finally, each S chooses one error from the error log and repairs it without help.

Each S produces a 5–6 sentence talk about a career choice, for example: 'I am interested in becoming an electrician, because I like fixing things. Although the job needs practical skills, I can learn them. Despite the cost of training, I want to start soon. You want to be an electrician?' Each S writes one corrected sentence in the error log with the reason for the correction.