1、Unit 7 CareersLesson 2 Career Skills1.responsein response to 作出对的反应/回答make a quick response to 对作出快速反应make no response 没有回答respond to 对作出反应;回答,回复respond with 以作为回答respond to sb.by doing sth.用做某事来回答某人/作出反应练习:I knocked on the door but there was no _.response2.applyapply to sb.for sth.向某人申请某物apply to d
2、o sth.申请做某事applyto 把应用到apply oneself to 致力于.application n.申请;应用applied adj.应用的applicant n.申请人练习:I decided to _ my previous experience to learning English.apply3.alternative have no alternative but to do sth.别无选择只能做某事an alternative to 的另一种选择an alternative lifestyle 另类的生活方式alternative energy 替代能源alter
3、natively adv.(引出第二种选择或可能的建议)要不,或者练习:There were so many cars that we had no _ but to wait.alternative 4.guarantee be guaranteed to do sth.必定会做某事guarantee to do sth.保证做某事guarantee sb.sth.向某人保证某事guarantee that.保证give sb.a guarantee that.向某人保证under guarantee在保修期内练习:Most states _ the right to free and ad
4、equate education.guarantee 5.focus onfocus ones attention/mind on 集中注意力/心思于focus ones eyes on 注视focus the camera on 把照相机的镜头对准练习:Youd better _ your attention _ your study.focuson6.lead tolead to failure 导致失败lead to success 通向成功lead to being caught 导致被抓lead sb.to do sth.导致某人做某事练习:Eating too much sugar
5、 can _ health problems.lead e up withput up with 容忍,忍受catch up with 追得上,赶得上keep up with 跟得上end up with 结束,以结束,以告终练习:Although against my opinion,the old professor didnt _ his e up withWhat knowledge,skills and attitudes are needed to succeed in future jobs?ACTIVATE AND SHAREKristy,a teenager,comes to
6、 Mr McDougall,a guidance counsellor,for advice on future jobs.What do you think Mr McDougall will mention as important abilities or skills for the future?Why?Listen to the dialogue.Check your predictions.Write down the other three abilities or skills in the left column.Then listen again and complete
7、 the reasons in the right column.Abilities/Skills_Reasons1 Ability to learn new skillsPeople will probably have _.2 Learning new IT skills and keeping up with technology developmentsThese will give you the tools you need to _3Understanding languages and cultures will _4We need the ability to _ infor
8、mation rather than just learn and remember it.5People will be required _four or five different jobs over many yearsfind work in the futureLearning a second languagehelp greatly in effective communicationDeveloping critical thinking skillsconsider and evaluateBeing creativedo more creative work,comin
9、g up with new ideas and thinking about how to improve existing processes and activitiesPair Work Summarise Mr McDougalls ideas about the skills and abilities people need to have for the future in a few sentences.Listen again.Answer the questions.1 What is Kristys purpose of visiting Mr McDougall?Kri
10、sty visited Mr McDougall in order to ask for advice on choosing a university course.2 Does Mr McDougall know what jobs Kristy will do in the future?Why?No,Mr McDougall does not know what job Kristy will do in the future because he cannot predict job trends of the future.Listen again.Answer the quest
11、ions.3 What is Mr McDougalls prediction for future jobs?Mr McDougall predicts there will be many new types of jobs in areas such as information technology,bio-technology,and green technology.4 What do teenagers need to prepare for future jobs according to Mr McDougall?Mr McDougall says teenagers nee
12、d to learn new skills,a new language,and how to be creative.Complete the paragraph about Mr McDougalls suggestions.Use the words and phrases you have learnt.Kristy comes to a guidance counsellor,Mr McDougall,for advice about future jobs.Mr McDougall says therell be new jobs related to 1 _ technology
13、,2 _ and green technology.So he advises Kristy to learn different kinds of skills.First,he thinks 3 _ is important becauseinformation bio-technologythe ability to learn new skillsin the future people may have 4 _ Second,using the Internet,learning new IT skills and keeping up with 5 _ will be import
14、ant because these will give people the tools they need in the future.He also mentions 6 _.More people may speak 7 _.Lastly,he says 8 _ and 9 _ will be crucial in the future.four or five differentjobs over many yearstechnology developmentslanguages a second languagecritical thinkingcreativityListen t
15、o the dialogue between Lu Yan and her uncle.Answer the questions.1 How will jobs change in the future?Al is changing the job market and will do jobs people do now.2 What will people need to deal with the job market of the future?People need to have different skills to deal with the job market of the
16、 future.Listen to the dialogue between Lu Yan and her uncle.Answer the questions.3 Where will people work in the future?People will be able to work from anywhere in the future.4 What do we need in the changing world?We need to be flexible and be good communicators.Agreeing and DisagreeingAgreeing1 A
17、h,thats _.I know.2 _.So people.3 Yes.I _.Its already happening.4 I _.That is so important.a good pointExactly couldnt agree with you moreListen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.agree with you thereAgreeing and DisagreeingDisagreeing1 _ I agree with that.2 _.There is a great change going on in the world.Im not sure ifNot necessarilyListen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.Which is more important,work experience or qualifications?Discuss with your partner using expressions of agreeing and disagreeing.