lesson-4-Job-trends

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5. For each gap,find a sentence that matches the topic of the paragraph and links with the sentences before and after it.
Unit 14
Lesson 4 Job Trends
What kind of job do you like best?
• Accountant, architect, artist astronaut, dentist
• Chemist, geologist, journalist cartoonist
3. Read the sentences before and after the gaps, thinking
of clues about the missing sentence.
4. Then,look at the missing sentences and find out
the linking words.
Service industries
tertiary industries
information technology
…
Discussion
1.what job areas have become more important? 2.what job areas have become less important? 3.what skills and qualities are useful to get a good job nowadays?
A. In the future, we don’t need to work in the office
B. We will have a lot of free time in the future.
C. People all over the world can enjoy the changes the new technology brings in very soon.
Step II. Prediction: What will the text talk about ?
• Change of jobs √ • Possible development of the job market √ • Working conditions × • Salary and welfare ×
Step III. Fast-Reading
• Task 1. match the main idea with each
paragraph.
Para 1-2
Changes in job areas
Para 3-6
Skills and qualities needed
Para 7-9
Future shock
(para 7-9)
conclusion
(para10)
Step VI. Voice your opinion
• What’s your future career plans? • How will you achieve them and do them
well?
No matter what kind of job you will do in the future, please be conscientious, diligent, devoted and persistent.
Task 3. Read the paragraph 3-9 and complete the table.
In the Past
In the Future
Important jobs
Farming coal mining heavy The service industry the
industry media information technology
Reading Strategies:
1. First,read the text to get the general idea.
2. Read each paragraph with a sentence gap again and identify the topic of paragrph.
Para 10
Benefits brought by the new
technology
Task 2. what is the main idea of the
passage?
It aims to p__re_d_i_c_t_ the future job trends and tell us what kind of __s_k_il_ls__ and _q_u_a_li_ti_es_ are needed to _m__e_et__ the challenge.
Answer: 1d 2a 3b 4f 5e 6c
Task 2. read the paragraph 1-2 and then choose the correct answer.
• The purpose of the first paragraph is to
_B_____.
A. introduce a book B. introduce the topic C. offer evidence D. attract us to buy the book
• Guide, lawyer, miner, designer photographer, gardener, hair-dresser
• movie director , movie star • TV producer • Writer ,dancer ,musician ……
agriculture
Idea For Job Job for life
Job for pleasure
Working Areas
Size of Companies
Work for one company
Big
Work for different companies
Small and dynamic
Skills For Jobs
Working, Communication, diligence language, computer
Task 4. Read the last paragraph and choose the correct answer.
• Which of the following is wrong according to the last paragraph?
Key words: *Job areas: farming, coal mining, IT, the media,
services, ship building, steel production. *Skills: communication skills, computer skills, language skills, driving, typing…… *Qualities: creative, flexible, hard-working, motivated understanding, good judgement ……
C. critical
D. positive
Step V. Post-Reading( sum up the main
idea of the text)
Future shock (para 1-2)
changes
How to fit
job company Skills and qualities
(Para 3-4) (para 5-6)
Step IV. Careful-Reading
Task 1. complete the exercise 2 on page 29 and then follow the steps in the reading strategies to find the correct sentences (af) for each gap (1-6) in the text.
Homework
1.Read the text as fluently as you can. plete the exercise 7&8 on page 29
animal husbandry
primary industries
forestry
fishery industry
coal mining
building industry
secondary industrieselectricity industry
the media
D. In the future, we can work wherever we like.
Task 5. Read to infer
• Which can best describe the writer’s tone in the passage?
A. doubtful
B. negative