1、Module11 Unit1 Careers and skillsSo many jobs to choose from!牛津高中英语牛津高中英语Lead-in 1.Questions about daily life 2.Questions about jobsWhat jobs do you think are particularly suitable for men or women?Why?Have a discussion and then report!Step1 Welcome There are many different jobs around the world.Loo
2、k at the pictures of some different jobs below.What do they do?A firefighter rescues people from fires.What does a firefighter do?A carpenter makes things from wood.What does a carpenter do?An architect designs the buildings that we live and work in.What does an architect do?A doctor gives sick peop
3、le medicine or treatment to help them get better.What does a doctor do?A chef prepares food for people in places like restaurants and schools.What does a chef do?Reading:Glamorous:guess the meaning of this word.Look at this girl.How glamorous she is!She has a glamorous face.It is very attractive.We
4、see glamorous views in this picture.The views are very attractive.The party is exciting.Its a glamorousparty.Structure of the passage Paragraph 1:What is the function of Para1?Introduction to the topic.Paragraph 2:What does Para2 talk about?Glamorous jobs.Paragraph 3:What does Para3 talk about?Other
5、 popular professions.Paragraph 4:What does Para4 talk about?Unusual jobs.Paragraph 5:What does Para5 talk about?Ordinary jobs.Paragraph 6:What is the function of Para6?Conclusion of the topic.Step2 Skimming Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.1.What does the author discuss in
6、 the article?Some of the options available to you and whether popular careers,more unusual jobs or everyday jobs are better suited to you.2.Can you give two examples of the so-called glamorous jobs?A model,an actor.3.Which jobs look dull but are actually very important?Shop assistant,drivers,barbers
7、,cleaners.Step3 Scanning Para One(Introduction)1.What is the last year of high school a time for?A time for hard work and also a time for reflection.2.Choose the meaning of“reflection”.A.light turned back B.image in a mirror C.careful thoughts about something,sometimes for a long period of time.3.Wh
8、at are the three types of jobs the author talks about?A.popular jobs B.unusual jobs C.everyday jobs 4.Guess the meaning of the word“options”.A.different choices B.jobs C.careersCABCAPara Two(Glamorous jobs)1.When choosing a career,what is the authors advice?Consider all the aspects of a job.2.What d
9、o unsuccessful actors,actresses and models have to do?They have to work as waiters and waitresses.3.What do successful ones have to do?They have to spend long hours travelling,deal with constant media attention,be very thick-skinned,go on diet to keep young and beautiful,have painful surgery to make
10、 their faces and bodies look more attractive.4.What is the authors attitude towards the successful career?Maybe a career as a local grocer or flour-covered baker would be a better option.Para three(other popular professions)1.What are some other popular professions?lawyerboss2.What are the problems
11、with these professions?Stress and pressure,work long hours,hurt people,involve facing moral issues.1.List the unusual jobs mentioned in the paragraph.noise pollution testerbeer tasterfirework display designertesters of amusementpark ridesPara four(unusual jobs)2.What job did the man in the Grand Can
12、yon National Park do?To check noise pollution in the park zone.3.Which sentence shows the authors positive attitude toward these unusual jobs?All these people love their jobs,which might not be popular,but are interesting regardless.Para five(ordinary jobs)1.List the ordinary jobs in this paragraph.
13、shop assistantdriverbarbercleaner 2.What of the following words express the attitude of the author?1)many ordinary jobs may look dull,but they are as essential as water to our body.2)These jobs may not seem very attractive,but they are all important.3)These people,who perform such ordinary but vital
14、 tasks,allow people to go about their daily lives.What attitude of the authors do the above red words express to ordinary jobs?The author is in favour of the ordinary jobs.as essential as waterimportantvitalFind out the words which show the authors positive attitude and negative attitude.Positiveatt
15、itude Negativeattitude.quite importantrather difficultPara six(Conclusion)Step4 Reading Strategy What attitude do the following sentences express?Negative or Positive?1)It does not seem that glamorous now,does it?2)These jobs may not seem very attractive,but they are all important.3)Remember that so
16、me glamorous jobs can be rather difficult.4)Some ordinary jobs can be quite important.NegativeNegativePositivePositive2010年江苏卷年江苏卷D篇篇 Imagine，one day，getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours，and then，after a full day of work，going back home to Beij
17、ing and having dinner there Sounds unusual，doesnt it?But its not that unrealistic，with the development of Chinas highspeed railway systemAnd thats not a11China has an even greater highspeed railway planto connect the country with Southeast Asia，and eventually Eastern Europe 69Which of the following
18、words best describes the authors attitude towards Chinas high-speed railway plan?ACritical BReserved CDoubtful D.Positive not that unrealisticD2010年江西卷年江西卷D篇篇 Modern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly.Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour,aircraft cross the wor
19、ld a day,while computers operate at lightning speed.All this saves time,but at a prick(付出代价付出代价).When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane,our bodies tell us so.We get the uncomfortable feeling known as jet-lag;our bodies feel that they have been left behind in anot
20、her time zone.Again spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers.70.What is the authors attitude towards the modem technology?A.Critical B.Objective C.Optimistic D.Negative amazinglyuncomfortableBPhrases 1.热门工作热门工作 2.特殊工作特殊工作 3.普通工作普通工作 4.适合适合 5.事实上事实上 6.无休止媒体关注无休止媒体关注 7.承受巨大
21、压力承受巨大压力 8.节食节食 9.严峻道德问题严峻道德问题 10.相反相反 11.游乐园游乐园 12.清理垃圾清理垃圾 1.popular careers 2.unusual jobs 3.everyday/ordinary jobs 4.be suited to 5.in reality 6.constant media attention 7.under huge pressure 8.on a diet 9.tough moral issues 10.in contrast 11.amusement parks 12.clear up rubbishMultiple Choice 1.
22、Do you think David is _?A.fit to teaching B.suited to teaching C.suited to teach D.fitted of teaching 2._,you get more pleasure than money in doing this job.A.By contrast B.In contrast C.In contrast to D.In contrast with 3.Lien Chan said that people in Taiwan and Mainland must try hard to understand each other and _ misunderstanding.A.do away B.do up C.clear away D.clear upBBDHomework 1.Read the text 2.Finish Parts D&E
