Lesson4JobTrends

1、,Lesson 4 Job Trends - Survival of the Fittest,by Lexi,Objectives:,After this class, students will be able to First get the general idea of the whole text Then master the reading strategies：texts with sentence gaps. Finally make the future job plan.,First, lets have a look at different jobs.,Stephen

2、 Curry works as a basketball palyer.,Lady Gaga works as a singer.,Ms.Lei works as an _.,English teacher,Types of jobs,Businessman Scientist Driver Docter Manager Teacher Farmer Policeman Reporter Cook Policeman Nurse Civil servant(公务员) Assistant,What do you want to be when you grow up?,We have worke

3、d as cooks in the school festival. Is it easy to make money in todays society?,Today,we are going to learn what the future job is like.,Fast Reading,Gap filling,How to finish this task?,Reading Strategies,Take it easy!,Step four Look at the missing sentences in ex.2 and underline the linking words.,

4、Finish it step by step,Step one Read the whole passage to get the general idea.,Step two Find out the topic of the paragraph with a sentence gap.,Step three Look for clues(线索) in the sentence before or after the gap.,What are the linking words?,1. 顺序关联词表明想法、行为或时间、动作的顺序。 firstly, secondly, finally, i

5、n the end, now, at present, recently, after that, in a few days, as soon as, suddenly, till, notuntil, at the same time, at last等 2. 因果关联词语表示做某事的原因或结果。for one thingfor another,therefore, so, as a result (of), because, because of, since, for, now that, thanks to, due to, on account of, otherwise, sot

6、hat, suchthat, thus等,3. 对照关联词用来引出与前句意思相反的意思。however, in contrast, instead, nevertheless, on the contrary, while, like, unlike, on one hando n the other hand, different from, in contrast to, whereas, someother, herethere, the former, the latter等 4. 附加关联词语引出附加或表示递进的信息。also, on top of something, above

7、all, besides, furthermore, in addition, moreover, now, for example, for instance, in this case, actually, as follows，even，whats more等,What are the linking words in the missing sentences?,a)On the other hand, the service industry, the media and information technology are booming. b)Because of this, p

8、eople who work with computers will be in much greater demand. c)However, understanding other people - their minds, culture and history - will be very important. d)First of all, dont panic. e)They will also need people who can work together and get on well in a team. f)Because of this, workers will h

9、ave to be more flexible.,For example,Now people are beginning to pay attention to Tofflers ideas because the speed of change is becoming increasingly fast. It is sometimes difficult to work out the patterns of change. What should you do? (1)_.Take a deep breath and try to get a sense of the good thi

10、ngs the future has to offer.,the first sentence: topic,First of all,clues,d,dont panic,And now, its your time to finish the gap.,You dont need to be Einstein to predict the job areas which will be most affected by such change. Jobs in farming, coal mining and heavy industry are decreasing rapidly. (

11、2)_.,The 2nd gap,topic,a,on the other hand,clues,the service industry, the media and information technology are booming.,Without doubt, the number of jobs in information technology will multiply. There are currently over 100,000,000 computers in the world and by 2020 there will be 10 times more. (3)

12、_.,The 3rd gap,topic,b,clues,Because of this,people who work with computers will be in much greater demand,There are also many other important changes taking place. First, fewer and fewer people will have a “job for life”.(4)_. According to Mark Hastings of the Institute of Management, in the future

13、, people will organize their working life around a variety of jobs, instead of working just for one division or branch of a company.,The 4th gap,f,topic,Because of this,workers will have to be more flexible.,clues,Similarly, companies will operate in different ways. People will move around to do dif

14、ferent jobs, rather than moving up in the company as before. Many more people will work for small, dynamic companies which can respond quickly to changes in the market. Other people will give up working for a boss and start their own business. All this means that companies will require people who ar

15、e flexible and can work on their own. (5)_.,The 5th gap,e,topic,They will also need people who can work together and get on well in a team.,clues,also,Business will certainly become more international. English will probably remain the international business language, so dont bother learning Russian

16、or Spanish. (6)_. Above all, a manager will need to feel comfortable working with people from other countries and continents.,The 6th gap,c,topic,understanding other people - their minds, culture and history - will be very important.,clues,However,After the showing, we have known how to anwer this k

17、ind of question in the exam.,Find the topic of the gap paragraph,Look for the clues before or after the gap,Find the relevant(相关的) linking words,Check the answer in the gap,Careful Reading,Divide the passage into 4 parts.,Job trends,para1&2 fast change,para3&4 Job areas change. para5 Employees chang

18、e. para6 Companies change.,para7 Communication skills para8 Language skills para9 Computer skills,the required skills,para10 benefits,changes in job market,Survival of the fittest,For them,the future will arrive too soon,For the citizens of these nations the future cant arrive soon enough.,After the reading, what job areas have become more important in the past twenty years?,farming,Job areas,coal mining,Job areas,Information technology,Job areas,the media,Job areas,Job areas,services,shipbuilding,