Unit 1 — Future Careers

Track E · Klasse 9 · Niveau E

Template: Activate → Input → Practise → Produce → Reflect.
Niveau: E. class test (“Klassenarbeit”) at Niveau E (45 BE).

Learning objectives Link to heading

  • I can name 12 jobs and describe what they involve.
  • I can use want / hope / plan + to-infinitive.
  • I can hold a 2-minute conversation about future career interests.

curriculum framework (“Bildungsplan”) alignment Link to heading

  • 3.2.1 Soziokulturelles Orientierungswissen / Themen
  • 3.2.3.2 Leseverstehen
  • 3.2.3.3 Sprechen – an Gesprächen teilnehmen
  • 3.2.3.7 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Wortschatz
  • 3.2.3.8 Verfügen über sprachliche Mittel – Grammatik

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Lead-in story Link to heading

Eli pinned a job ad on the wall above his desk: marine biologist, southern Spain, fluent English required, must enjoy boats. He has neither a degree, nor a passport, nor — by his own admission — sea legs. Mr. Yilmaz says, “Eli, the ad isn’t hiring you. The ad is keeping you company.” Eli nods, leaves it on the wall.

1. Activate Link to heading

Three-job scan. Write three jobs that exist, three that didn’t exist twenty years ago, and three that might exist in twenty years. Compare with your partner.

2. Input Link to heading

Vocabulary — work and careers Link to heading

career, profession, vocational training, apprenticeship, internship, employer, employee, CV, cover letter, salary, full-time, part-time, freelance, self-employed, qualification, skills, soft skills, hard skills.

Grammar — verb + to-infinitive Link to heading

After want, hope, plan, decide, aim, learn, intend, refuse, choose, use to-infinitive:

  • I want to study marine biology.
  • She hopes to find an apprenticeship next year.
  • He decided not to apply.

3. Practise Link to heading

Niveau E — controlled Link to heading

  1. Build: I / want / become / a teacher → ___ ; she / plan / take / a gap year → ___ .
  2. Match: doctor — hospital, baker — bakery, electrician — wiring, programmer — code.

Niveau E — productive Link to heading

  1. Build 4 sentences using want, hope, plan, decide + to-infinitive.
Answer key

Controlled. 1. I want to become a teacher. She plans to take a gap year. 2. all true.

Productive. 3. Open.

4. Produce Link to heading

Pair speaking — Future Plans. 2 min each. Cover: one job that interests you, one skill you want to learn, one obstacle, one step you can take next month.

Sample Link to heading

— I’m thinking of an apprenticeship as an electrician. I want to learn the practical side, but I also need to keep my English up. Next month I plan to ask my uncle, who is one, if I can shadow him for a day.

5. Reflect Link to heading

  • I can name 12 jobs.
  • I can use want/hope/plan/decide + to-infinitive.
  • I can hold a 2-minute career conversation.

One thing in your notebook: Write one sentence using something you learned in this Unit.

Exam example Link to heading

class test ("Klassenarbeit") — Niveau E (45 minutes)
Time. 45 minutes. Total. 45 points.

Task 1 — Listening (10 BE) Link to heading

Listen twice.

“Eli wants to study marine biology. He hopes to spend a year in Spain. He plans to start an apprenticeship if his university plans don’t work out. He has decided not to give up on the sea, either way.”

  1. Wants: ___ . 2. Hopes: ___ . 3. Plan B: ___ . 4. Decided: ___ .

Task 2 — Reading (12 BE) Link to heading

Read.

“Naima is finishing Klasse 9. She has decided to do a one-year apprenticeship at a local bakery before going back to school. She wants to know whether the job suits her before committing to four years of training. Her parents agreed but asked her to keep up her English in the evenings.”

  1. Decision: ___ . 2. Reason: ___ . 3. Length: ___ . 4. Parents’ condition: ___ .

Task 3 — Use of English (10 BE) Link to heading

Verb + to-infinitive.

  1. I __________ (want) study English.
  2. She __________ (plan) take a gap year.
  3. He __________ (decide / not) apply.
  4. We __________ (hope) find an internship.

Task 4 — Writing (13 BE) Link to heading

Write 120 words about your career plans (real or imagined). Use 4 verb + to-infinitive structures.

Answer key
T1. to study marine biology, to spend a year in Spain, an apprenticeship, not to give up on the sea. T2. one-year apprenticeship at a local bakery; wants to test the job before 4 years training; one year; keep up her English in the evenings. T3. want to / plans to / decided not to / hope to. T4. Open.
grading scale (Notenschlüssel) (von 45)
| 42–45 | 1 | 36–41 | 2 | 30–35 | 3 | | 22–29 | 4 | 13–21 | 5 | 0–12 | 6 |

Downloads Link to heading

**Slide deck timing.** 45 minutes total. Lead-in 4 min · Activate 5 min · Input 14 min · Practise 8 min · Produce 11 min · Reflect 3 min.

Differentiation. Below Niveau E: scaffold card with the key structure. Above Niveau E: extension prompt linking to Klasse 10.

Common pitfalls Link to heading

  • I want become → ✗ / I want to become → ✓.
  • I’m planning learn → ✗ / I’m planning to learn → ✓.
  • Career in English ≠ German Karriere — career is any working life, not necessarily upward.

Further reading / listening Link to heading

  • BBC Bitesize Careers — accessible job profiles.
  • National Careers Service (UK) — job-skill matrices.

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