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课件网) Unit 7 Unit 7 CAREERS WORKING IN THE DARK To read and talk about alternative work hours. To read for general understanding and critical thinking. To summarise information. What do you know about people who work at night designated drivers doctors and nurses securities What will the passage with a title “Working in the dark” be about Are you familiar with night workers Who are they Do you want to do a night job in the future Why or why not 1. What kind of people usually work at night 2. What does Robert do Why doesn’t he want to leave his job 3. What does Tony do Why does he work at night Nurses on night shift, lorry drivers and bakers. He is an astro-photographer. He enjoys his job. Tony repairs railway tracks. He works at night because trains can’t stop during the day. 1 Read the passages. Answer the questions. 4. What does John do What is his plan for his career 5. What does Indira do Why can’t she leave her job right now John is a night security guard. He is going to start a distance learning course and become a teacher. Indira works at a call center. She can’t leave her job because well-paid jobs aren’t easy to find. Read the passages again and complete the statements. 1. There are some problems of working at night, such as _____ family life, _____ social life, and closed cafés and restaurants. 2. Robert plans to join a(n) _____ online, he’s hoping to make friends with people _____. 3. Tony wants to leave his job to be a(n) _____ so that he is able to take care of his wife and baby. difficult limited chat room abroad builder 4. John thinks his job is _____ because it’s so _____. He wants to be a high school _____ to help with students’ _____. 5. Indira says working at night is _____, but her job is interesting because she can _____. boring quiet future use her English teacher depressing Pair work What are the advantages and disadvantages of working in the daytime and at night 2 1. Name other jobs that you know need to be done during the night. 2. List the advantages of working in the daytime. Discuss your answers with another pair. List the disadvantages of working in the daytime, advantages and disadvantages of working at night. 3. Use examples from the passage to support your ideas. Group work If you were offered a job you like, but it needs to be done at night, would you take the job Why or why not 3 1. There are few transportation options and it’s bad for health. option n. a choice you can make in a particular situation or when using computer software 选择；选项 e.g. She had the option of staying for an extra year. (翻译) 她可以选择再逗留一年。 Select an option from the main menu. (翻译) 从主菜单上选一项。 have no option but to do sth 除了做某事之外别无选择 keep/ leave one’s options open 暂不表态，留有回旋余地 option 的同义词有choice, alternative, selection等。 have no option but to do have no choice but to do have no alternative but to do can do nothing but do ... ...
