(
课件网) Unit 7 UNIT 7 CAREERS LESSON 2 CAREER SKILLS To listen for general understanding and specific information. To learn how to summarise information. To recall information previously heard. To learn about and practise expressions for agreeing and disagreeing. Housekeeping Agriculture Medical treatment What jobs are robots doing Manufacturing Office work Will human be replaced by robots in the future job market Why or why not What will happen to the job market because of AI (artificial intelligence) Group Work What knowledge, skills and attitudes are needed to succeed in future jobs knowledge job trends attitudes skills Future Jobs management skills language skills 1 Kristy, a teenager, comes to 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 □computer skills □foreign languages □financial skills □critical thinking □logical thinking □creativity □presentation skills □communication skills □comprehension skills 2 Listening skills 1. Read before you listen. 听前预读 2. Catch the key words. 抓关键词 3. Take notes quickly. 快速笔记 4. Be in a good mood. 心态良好 Listen to the dialogue. Check your predictions. Write down the other three abilities or skills in the left column. Then listen again and complete the reasons in the right column. Abilities/ Skills Reasons 1. Ability to learn new skills People will probably have _____ _____. 2. Learning new IT skills and keeping up with technology developments These will give you the tools you need to _____. four or five different jobs over many years find work in the future 3 Abilities/Skills Reasons 3. _____ _____ Understanding languages and cultures will _____ 4. _____ _____ _____ We need the ability to _____ information rather than just learn and remember it. 5. _____ People will be required _____ _____ _____ _____. help greatly in effective communication. consider and evaluate do more creative work, coming up with new ideas and thinking about how to improve existing processes and activities Learning a second language Developing critical thinking skills Being creative Summarise Mr McDougall’s ideas about the skills and abilities people need to have for the future in a few sentences. 4 1. Does the summary cover all Mr McDougall’s ideas about the 5 abilities/skills 2. Are examples or explanations used to support these ideas 3. Are linkers used in the summary 4. Do you add your own ideas Modify your summary according to the table below. To improve the summary… Focus on how to raise and answer a question and fill in the blanks. Questions Answers 1. more about this Well, first, have the ability to learn new skills. 2. will I need Well, using the Internet, learning new IT skills and keeping up with technology developments _____. Can you tell me What other skills you need to will be very important How to ask questions properly Question ... ...
