Reading(1)：Somanyjobstochoosefrom!

1、Unit 1 Careers and skills,Reading So many jobs to choose from!,Lead-in,Reading,Discussion,Fast reading,Detailed reading,Contents,1. What do you want to do in the future? 2. What qualities are needed for the job you want to do? 3. Why does this job appeal to you?,What is the first thing you would tak

2、e into consideration when choosing your future career: salary, personal interest in the job or the qualities you have for the job?,返回,1. What does the author discuss in the article?,Different types of careers and jobs to choose from.,Fast reading,2. Can you give two examples of the so- called glamor

3、ous jobs? 3. What jobs look dull but are actually very important?,Models and actors.,Shopkeepers, drivers, barbers and cleaners.,Look at the pictures and tell which are popular jobs, which are unusual jobs and which are ordinary jobs?,popular jobs,lawyers,persons who taste beer,person who test amuse

4、ment park rides,persons who monitor pollution,persons who design fireworks,unusual jobs,shopkeepers,barbers,drivers,cleaners,返回,ordinary jobs,Para One 1. What is last year of high school a time for? 2. What are the three types of jobs the author talks about?,A time for hard work and also a time to r

5、eflect.,Popular jobs, unusual jobs, everyday jobs.,Detailed reading,Para Two,1. When choosing a career, what is the authors advice? 2. What do unsuccessful actors, actresses and models have to do?,Consider all the aspects of a job.,They have to work as waiters and waitresses to support themselves.,3

6、. What do successful ones have to do?,They have to spend long hours travelling, deal with constant media attention, under huge pressure to appear young and beautiful, go on diet and have had painful operations to make their faces and bodies look more attractive.,4. What is the authors attitude towar

7、ds the successful career?,Maybe a career as a local grocer would be a better option.,Para three,1. What are some other popular professions?,lawyer,businessman,2. What are the problems with these professions?,Stress and pressure, work long hours, sometimes have to make decisions that hurt people, fac

8、e tough moral problems.,Para four List the unusual jobs mentioned in the paragraph.,noise pollution tester,persons who test beer,persons who designs fireworks,persons who tests rides for amusement parks,2. What job did the man in the Grand Canyon National Park do? 3. Which sentence shows the authors

9、 positive attitude toward these unusual jobs?,To check noise pollution in the park zone.,All these people love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting regardless.,Para five,1. List the ordinary jobs in this paragraph.,shopkeeper,driver,barber,cleaner,2. What attitude of the autho

10、rs do the following words express? 1) Many ordinary jobs may look plain, but they are necessary to society. 2) These jobs may not seem very attractive, but they are all important.,The author is in favor of the ordinary jobs.,3) These people, who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow others to

11、 go about their daily lives.,Para six Find out the words which show the authors positive attitude and negative attitude.,Positive attitude Negative attitude,quite important,rather difficult,What attitude do the following sentences express? Negative or positive? 1) It does not seem that glamorous now

12、, does it? 2) These jobs may not seem very attractive, but they are all important.,negative,positive,Reading for opinion,3) Remember that some glamorous jobs can be rather difficult. 4) Some ordinary jobs can be quite important.,negative,positive,The following jobs can be found in the article. Write

13、 popular, unusual or ordinary beside each one. 1 models _ 2 persons who monitor pollution _ 3 persons who design fireworks _ 4 bus drivers _ 5 barbers _,popular,unusual,unusual,ordinary,ordinary,6 business people _ 7 cleaners _ 8 persons who test amusement park rides _ 9 shopkeepers _ 10 actors _ 11

14、 persons who taste beer _ 12 lawyers _,popular,ordinary,unusual,ordinary,popular,unusual,popular,Match these new words from the article with their meanings. Write the correct letters in the blanks on page 4.,Keys:,1. d 2. f 3. e 4. b 5. a 6. c,Keys:,1. options 2. grocer 3. well-paid 4. suited 5. sal

15、esgirl 6. career,返回,Yang Min wrote a short summary about her thoughts on the article about different jobs. Use the words from the box below to complete her summary on page 5.,1. What do you think is the most interesting job in the world? 2. If you could choose to have an unusual job, what it would be and why? 3. When choosing your future job, what would you consider? Why?,Discussion,Homework 1: Comple