🚀 Career Goals & Future Plans — āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļĨāļ°āđāļœāļ™āļ­āļ™āļēāļ„āļ•

English for Career Growth — āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāđ€āļžāļ·āđˆāļ­āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļāđ‰āļēāļ§āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāđƒāļ™āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž

Week 12 · Review: All Tenses + Conditionals · A2 → B1

Career Goals & Future Plans

🎯 āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļĨāļ°āđāļœāļ™āļ­āļ™āļēāļ„āļ•
What is Career Goals & Future Plans?

🇹🇭 āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒ

āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļŠāļļāļ”āļ—āđ‰āļēāļĒ! āđ€āļĢāļēāļ—āļšāļ—āļ§āļ™āļ—āļļāļāļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĄāļēāđāļĨāļ°āđ€āļŠāļ·āđˆāļ­āļĄāđ‚āļĒāļ‡āļāļąāļšāđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“ āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļ°āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ§āļīāļ˜āļĩāļžāļđāļ”āđ€āļāļĩāđˆāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļšāđāļœāļ™āļ­āļ™āļēāļ„āļ• āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ āđāļĨāļ°āđāļŠāļ”āļ‡āļ§āļīāļŠāļąāļĒāļ—āļąāļĻāļ™āđŒāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļР— āļ—āļąāļāļĐāļ°āļ—āļĩāđˆāļˆāļģāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļāđ‰āļēāļ§āļŦāļ™āđ‰āļēāđƒāļ™āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āļĢāļ§āļĄ tense āļ—āļļāļāļ•āļąāļ§āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĄāļē

🇬🇧 English

Final week! We review everything we have learned and connect it to your career goals. You will learn to talk about future plans, set goals, and express your vision in English — essential skills for career advancement. This lesson combines all the tenses we have studied.

🤩 Fun Facts — āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ€āļ—āđ‡āļˆāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡āļ™āđˆāļēāļĢāļđāđ‰

🔹 People who write down their goals are 42% more likely to achieve them!
āļ„āļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļĄāļĩāđ‚āļ­āļāļēāļŠāļšāļĢāļĢāļĨāļļāđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļĄāļēāļāļ‚āļķāđ‰āļ™ 42%!

🔹 This lesson uses ALL tenses: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous, and Conditionals.
āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰āđƒāļŠāđ‰ tense āļ—āļļāļāļ•āļąāļ§: Simple, Continuous, Perfect, Perfect Continuous āđāļĨāļ° Conditionals

🔹 LinkedIn reports that English skills increase salary by 30-50% in Thailand.
LinkedIn āļĢāļēāļĒāļ‡āļēāļ™āļ§āđˆāļēāļ—āļąāļāļĐāļ°āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāđ€āļžāļīāđˆāļĄāđ€āļ‡āļīāļ™āđ€āļ”āļ·āļ­āļ™ 30-50% āđƒāļ™āđ„āļ—āļĒ

🔹 The word "career" comes from French "carriÃĻre" meaning a road or racecourse.
āļ„āļģāļ§āđˆāļē "career" āļĄāļēāļˆāļēāļāļ āļēāļĐāļēāļāļĢāļąāđˆāļ‡āđ€āļĻāļŠ "carriÃĻre" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļē āļ–āļ™āļ™āļŦāļĢāļ·āļ­āļŠāļ™āļēāļĄāđāļ‚āđˆāļ‡

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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What is "career" in Thai?

"career" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž / āļŠāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž
āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ
āļ—āļąāļāļĐāļ°
āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ—āļ°āđ€āļĒāļ­āļ—āļ°āļĒāļēāļ™
"career" = āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž / āļŠāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž

Which is the definition of "goal"?

āļ„āļģāļ™āļīāļĒāļēāļĄāļ‚āļ­āļ‡ "goal" āļ„āļ·āļ­āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđƒāļ”?

Something you want to achieve
An ability from training or practice
A long-term professional path
None of the above
"goal" (āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ): Something you want to achieve

Which grammar topic are we studying this week?

āđ€āļĢāļēāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļŦāļąāļ§āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ„āļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ“āđŒāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢāļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ™āļĩāđ‰?

Review: All Tenses + Conditionals
Future Perfect
Past Perfect Continuous
Subjunctive Mood
This week we study: Review: All Tenses + Conditionals

📚 āļ„āļģāļĻāļąāļžāļ—āđŒāļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļ
Key Vocabulary

career
āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž / āļŠāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž
A long-term professional path
goal
āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ
Something you want to achieve
skill
āļ—āļąāļāļĐāļ°
An ability from training or practice
ambition
āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ—āļ°āđ€āļĒāļ­āļ—āļ°āļĒāļēāļ™
A strong desire to succeed
training
āļāļēāļĢāļāļķāļāļ­āļšāļĢāļĄ
Learning new skills for a job
certificate
āđƒāļšāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡ / āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļ™āļĩāļĒāļšāļąāļ•āļĢ
A document proving you completed something
network
āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒ
A group of professional contacts
mentor
āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ›āļĢāļķāļāļĐāļē
An experienced person who guides you
leadership
āļ āļēāļ§āļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āļ™āļģ
The ability to lead others
innovation
āļ™āļ§āļąāļ•āļāļĢāļĢāļĄ
A new idea or method
strategic
āđ€āļŠāļīāļ‡āļāļĨāļĒāļļāļ—āļ˜āđŒ
Related to long-term planning
vision
āļ§āļīāļŠāļąāļĒāļ—āļąāļĻāļ™āđŒ
A clear picture of the future
commitment
āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļĄāļļāđˆāļ‡āļĄāļąāđˆāļ™
A strong dedication to something
entrepreneur
āļœāļđāđ‰āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļ­āļšāļāļēāļĢ
A person who starts a business

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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What does "training" mean?

"training" āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡āļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

Learning new skills for a job
A document proving you completed something
A group of professional contacts
An experienced person who guides you
"training" = āļāļēāļĢāļāļķāļāļ­āļšāļĢāļĄ: Learning new skills for a job

"certificate" in Thai is:

"certificate" āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđ„āļ—āļĒāļ„āļ·āļ­:

āđƒāļšāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡ / āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļ™āļĩāļĒāļšāļąāļ•āļĢ
āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ—āļ°āđ€āļĒāļ­āļ—āļ°āļĒāļēāļ™
āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ
āļ āļēāļ§āļ°āļœāļđāđ‰āļ™āļģ
"certificate" = āđƒāļšāļĢāļąāļšāļĢāļ­āļ‡ / āļ›āļĢāļ°āļāļēāļĻāļ™āļĩāļĒāļšāļąāļ•āļĢ

Which word means: "An experienced person who guides you..."?

āļ„āļģāđƒāļ”āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ–āļķāļ‡: "An experienced person who guides you..."?

mentor
ambition
goal
innovation
The answer is "mentor"

📖 āđ„āļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļ“āđŒ: Review: All Tenses + Conditionals
Grammar Focus

📖 Grammar Focus: Review: All Tenses + Conditionals

Review: Present tenses for now — Present Simple = āļ‚āđ‰āļ­āđ€āļ—āđ‡āļˆāļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡/āļ™āļīāļŠāļąāļĒ / Present Continuous = āļ•āļ­āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰ / Present Perfect = āļ›āļĢāļ°āļŠāļšāļāļēāļĢāļ“āđŒ
I work in IT. I am studying English. I have completed 3 certifications.
She leads a team. She is developing a new product. She has achieved her targets.
Review: Past tenses for experience — Past Simple = āļˆāļšāđāļĨāđ‰āļ§ / Past Continuous = āļāļģāļĨāļąāļ‡āļ—āļģ / Present Perfect Continuous = āļ—āļģāļĄāļēāļ•āđˆāļ­āđ€āļ™āļ·āđˆāļ­āļ‡
I started my career in 2018. I have been working here for 6 years.
She was managing the project when the budget was cut.
Review: Future for plans & goals — will = āļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆāļ—āļąāļ™āļ—āļĩ / going to = āļ§āļēāļ‡āđāļœāļ™āđ„āļ§āđ‰ / Present Continuous = āļ™āļąāļ”āļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđāļ™āđˆāļ™āļ­āļ™
I am going to get a promotion this year. (āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđƒāļˆāđ„āļ§āđ‰)
I will study harder if needed. (āļ•āļąāļ”āļŠāļīāļ™āđƒāļˆāļ•āļ­āļ™āļ™āļĩāđ‰)
Review: Conditionals for possibilities — First Conditional = āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ›āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡ / Second Conditional = āļŠāļĄāļĄāļ•āļī
If I pass the exam, I will get promoted. (āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āđ„āļ›āđ„āļ”āđ‰āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡)
If I had a million dollars, I would start a company. (āļŠāļĄāļĄāļ•āļī)

🚀 āļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļ—āļĩāļĨāļ°āļ‚āļąāđ‰āļ™
Step-by-Step Practice

1Setting Career Goals — āļāļēāļĢāļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž

Use "I am going to..." for planned goals and "I want to..." for desires.
āđƒāļŠāđ‰ "I am going to..." āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ—āļĩāđˆāļ§āļēāļ‡āđāļœāļ™āđ„āļ§āđ‰ āđāļĨāļ° "I want to..." āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļšāļŠāļīāđˆāļ‡āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡āļāļēāļĢ

2Describing Your Journey — āļāļēāļĢāļšāļĢāļĢāļĒāļēāļĒāđ€āļŠāđ‰āļ™āļ—āļēāļ‡āļ‚āļ­āļ‡āļ„āļļāļ“

Combine all tenses: "I started in... I have been working on... I am currently..."
āļœāļŠāļĄ tense āļ—āļąāđ‰āļ‡āļŦāļĄāļ”: "I started in... I have been working on... I am currently..."

3Networking in English — āļāļēāļĢāļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒāđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐ

Introduce yourself professionally: "I have been working in... and I am looking for..."
āđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāļ•āļąāļ§āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļĄāļ·āļ­āļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļž: "I have been working in... and I am looking for..."

4Presenting Your Vision — āļāļēāļĢāļ™āļģāđ€āļŠāļ™āļ­āļ§āļīāļŠāļąāļĒāļ—āļąāļĻāļ™āđŒ

Use First Conditional: "If we invest in innovation, we will stay competitive."
āđƒāļŠāđ‰ First Conditional: "If we invest in innovation, we will stay competitive."

🌎 āļāļēāļĢāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ‡āļēāļ™āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡
Real World Application

💼 In Real Life — āđƒāļ™āļŠāļĩāļ§āļīāļ•āļˆāļĢāļīāļ‡

At a networking event, you introduce yourself: "I have been working in digital marketing for 6 years. Last year, I led a team that achieved 150% of our targets. I am going to move into a management role soon. If I get the opportunity, I will focus on building a regional team."

āđƒāļ™āļ‡āļēāļ™āļŠāļĢāđ‰āļēāļ‡āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒ āļ„āļļāļ“āđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāļ•āļąāļ§: "I have been working in digital marketing for 6 years. Last year, I led a team that achieved 150% of our targets. I am going to move into a management role soon. If I get the opportunity, I will focus on building a regional team."

🧪 Quick Check — āļ•āļĢāļ§āļˆāļŠāļ­āļšāļ”āđˆāļ§āļ™

Test your understanding — āļ—āļ”āļŠāļ­āļšāļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāđ€āļ‚āđ‰āļēāđƒāļˆ

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Which sentence correctly uses Review: All Tenses + Conditionals?

āļ›āļĢāļ°āđ‚āļĒāļ„āđƒāļ”āđƒāļŠāđ‰ Review: All Tenses + Conditionals āļ–āļđāļāļ•āđ‰āļ­āļ‡?

I work in IT. I am studying English. I have completed 3 certifications.
Me has do work.
They is going yesterday.
He have not do it.
The first option correctly uses Review: All Tenses + Conditionals.

What is the Thai meaning of "innovation"?

"innovation" āđāļ›āļĨāļ§āđˆāļēāļ­āļ°āđ„āļĢ?

āļ™āļ§āļąāļ•āļāļĢāļĢāļĄ
āļ—āļąāļāļĐāļ°
āđ€āļ„āļĢāļ·āļ­āļ‚āđˆāļēāļĒ
āļ„āļ§āļēāļĄāļ—āļ°āđ€āļĒāļ­āļ—āļ°āļĒāļēāļ™
innovation = āļ™āļ§āļąāļ•āļāļĢāļĢāļĄ

In the workplace, career goals & future plans is important because:

āđƒāļ™āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ—āļģāļ‡āļēāļ™ āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāļ­āļēāļŠāļĩāļžāđāļĨāļ°āđāļœāļ™āļ­āļ™āļēāļ„āļ• āļŠāļģāļ„āļąāļāđ€āļžāļĢāļēāļ°:

At a networking event, you introduce yourself: "I have been
It is not used in Thailand.
Only for tourists.
Nobody needs it.
At a networking event, you introduce yourself: "I have been

📝 āļāļēāļĢāļšāđ‰āļēāļ™
Homework

Task 1: Write your "Career Story" using all tenses we have learned (200+ words).
āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™ "Career Story" āđ‚āļ”āļĒāđƒāļŠāđ‰ tense āļ—āļļāļāļ•āļąāļ§āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļĄāļē (200+ āļ„āļģ)
Task 2: Set 3 career goals: short-term, medium-term, and long-term. Use appropriate tenses.
āļ•āļąāđ‰āļ‡āđ€āļ›āđ‰āļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒ 3 āļ‚āđ‰āļ­: āļĢāļ°āļĒāļ°āļŠāļąāđ‰āļ™ āļāļĨāļēāļ‡ āđāļĨāļ°āļĒāļēāļ§ āđƒāļŠāđ‰ tense āļ—āļĩāđˆāđ€āļŦāļĄāļēāļ°āļŠāļĄ
Task 3: Practice a 3-minute self-introduction. Include past, present, and future.
āļāļķāļāđāļ™āļ°āļ™āļģāļ•āļąāļ§ 3 āļ™āļēāļ—āļĩ āļĢāļ§āļĄāļ­āļ”āļĩāļ• āļ›āļąāļˆāļˆāļļāļšāļąāļ™ āđāļĨāļ°āļ­āļ™āļēāļ„āļ•
Task 4: Write a LinkedIn summary in English using at least 5 different tenses.
āđ€āļ‚āļĩāļĒāļ™āļŠāļĢāļļāļ› LinkedIn āđ€āļ›āđ‡āļ™āļ āļēāļĐāļēāļ­āļąāļ‡āļāļĪāļĐāđ‚āļ”āļĒāđƒāļŠāđ‰āļ­āļĒāđˆāļēāļ‡āļ™āđ‰āļ­āļĒ 5 tense āļ—āļĩāđˆāļ•āđˆāļēāļ‡āļāļąāļ™

🎉 āļĒāļīāļ™āļ”āļĩāļ”āđ‰āļ§āļĒ! / Congratulations!

āļ„āļļāļ“āļˆāļšāļšāļ—āđ€āļĢāļĩāļĒāļ™āļŠāļąāļ›āļ”āļēāļŦāđŒāļ—āļĩāđˆ 12 āđāļĨāđ‰āļ§!

You have completed Week 12: Career Goals & Future Plans! Keep growing! āļāđ‰āļēāļ§āļ•āđˆāļ­āđ„āļ›āđ€āļĨāļĒ!