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课件网) UNIT 7 CAREERS LESSON 3 MEET THE NEW BOSS: YOU LEARNING OBJECTIVES To read and talk about career trends from the past and for the future; To compare personal opinions with the ideas of others; To read for specific information to understand words in context; To notice and practise using collocations when talking about careers; To recall and summarise information; To learn and practise using negative expressions. KEY POINTS AND DIFFICULT POINTS To answer the comprehension questions; To get key information in the text; To summarize the text after reading; To learn words and expressions in context; To struggle with complicated sentence structures; To think critically and express opinions freely. LEADING IN Careers in the past, at the present or in the future ACTIVATE AND SHARE What do you think are the typical features of careers in the past What about in the future What may have caused the changes How can you get yourself prepared Use the phrases below to help you. to follow in one’s parents’ footsteps to stay at one job to work in the same field to be a risk taker to be placed by to be prepared for to develop new skills to keep a job for the entire working life READ AND EXPLORE You are going to read an article about future careers. Look at the title of the lesson. Tick (√) the topics that you think will be mentioned. Read the article. Check your prediction. How jobs and occupations will change How to become an employer How to adapt to the new job trends How to avoid losing your job in the future √ √ READ AND EXPLORE Figure out the main idea and structure. The article mainly talks about how jobs and occupations will change in the future, and how to better adapt to the new job trends and become the boss of our own career. Contrast between past and present jobs (Para. 1) Jobs in the future and preparations required (Para. 2-4) How to succeed in a 21st century career (Para. 5) READ AND EXPLORE Read the text and answer the following questions. 1. What was the trend of job choice in the 1980s A. People would try different jobs in diverse fields. B. People would do the same job as their parents. C. People would work on the farm or at the sea. D. People would work as cooks or farmers. √ READ AND EXPLORE Read the text and answer the following questions. 2. What makes it impossible to work in one field for the lifetime A. The development of technology. B. The requirement of a decent salary. C. The lack of education. D. High unemployment. √ READ AND EXPLORE Read the text and answer the following questions. 3. In the author’s view, which of the following persons can not build a career A. A person who would like to take risks. B. A person who is willing to solve problems. C. A person who works hard. D. A person who works eight hours a day. √ READ AND EXPLORE Read the text and answer the following questions. 4. According to the passage, what should we do to keep up with the fast pace of th ... ...
