What would you like to be?
1. Read the text and choose from the titles given below the one that suits it best.
“What would you like to be when you grow up?”
“What is the best job in the world?”
“What do your parents want you to be?”
“What do your parents do for a living?”
… meeting interesting people?
… doing nothing?
… being useful?
… travelling?
… making money? actor, manager
… being famous?
… changing people’s lives?
… enjoying life?
b) Match the first and second parts of the sentences below.
1. Fred would like … A. … Kings and Queens have the perfect job
2. In Alice’s opinion … B. … you have to enjoy what you are doing.
3. Helen admires people … C. … that there can be a perfect job in the world.
4. William likes the idea of … D. … to work with famous actors and actresses.
5. Sabrina doesn’t believe E. … having money without much work.
3. Explain who these children are. Join the sentences using who.
Example: 1. Fred is a boy who thinks that being an actor is perfect.
1. Fred is a boy. He thinks that being an actor is perfect.
2. Alice is a girl. She believes that being happy is important.
3. Andrew is a teenager. He wants to be a member of the Royal family.
4. Kate is a girl. She dreams of becoming a millionaire.
5. Sabrina is a student. She doesn’t believe there’s the best job in the world.
6. William is a boy. He doesn’t like writing letters.
7. Helen is a girl. She thinks that a doctor’s job is useful.
8. Pamela is a teenager. She has a good sense of humour.
4. Work in pairs. Make short conversations about the children. Describe them adding information from the texts.
Example: A: What can you say about Fred?
B:Well, Fred is a boy who dreams of becoming an actor.
A:Why do you think so?
C.Because he thinks that actors are people who travel a lot and make a lot of money.