(共12张PPT)
Unit 7 Careers
Lesson 3 Meet the New Boss: You
(Period 1)
1. Changes of jobs
(1) Will jobs of the future be the same with those in the past
(2) What causes the changes
(3) How will these changes influence us
(4) How can you get yourself prepared
2. What changes
Discuss in pairs:
3. Prediction
(1) What does “Boss” mean in the title
(2) What tradition and tendency of jobs do the pictures show
(3) Why are you going to be the new boss
Meet the New Boss: You
4. Read and check prediction
What is the article mainly about
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
How to become a boss
What’s the writer’s opinion on future careers
What are the typical ideas about jobs that most people have
(2) What changes will technology bring about to future jobs
(3) What challenges or requirements will the changes bring about to people
5. Read and answer
6. Read and fill in information
Jobs in the past:
How to succeed in a 21st century career.
Jobs in the future
Wrong assumptions
Reasons
You should
7. How is the text organised
Work in groups and draw a graph to illustrate the structure of the text.
Where can you find the writer’s opinion
(2) Where can you find supporting ideas What are the supporting ideas
(3) How does the author argue and illustrate his ideas Does he tell you the right ideas first or list wrong assumptions first, and why
8. How does the writer argue
9. Share
A local radio station wants to invite you to talk about jobs in the future. Work in pairs and prepare for the radio program.
(1) Why does the writer think the “new boss” is “you”
(2) On what points do you agree or disagree with the writer Why
(3) What should you do to meet the challenges
10. Will YOU be the new boss
Discuss in groups .
Write a short passage about what you can do to be “the new boss” in the future.
Homework(共12张PPT)
Unit 7 Careers
Lesson 3 Meet the New Boss: You
(Period 2)
1. Complete the summary
In the past, people in many countries regularly ____________________________ by working in the family business or ______________________ as them. However, changes have taken place since the 1980s.
To start with, planning to work _______________________ for your entire working life isn’t practical any more.
followed in their parents’ footsteps
joining the same profession
in the same field or industry
Besides, for great career success, it’s almost impossible for you ____________________ and build your career. Lastly, there is potential risk that your work can be ________by software or some robots.
All these changes require you _______________________ if you want to succeed in a 21st century career.
to work eight hours a day
replaced
to develop new essential skills
2. Retell the main information
Jobs in the past:
How to succeed in a 21st century career.
Jobs in the future
Wrong assumptions
Reasons
You should
3. Collocations: phrasal verbs
Find verbs or phrasal verbs in the article to complete the collocations.
1. _______ one’s parents’ footsteps
2. _____ the same profession
3. ________ the lottery 4. ________ a decent salary
5. _________ a career 6. ______ new essential skills
follow in
join
win
earn
build
develop
Complete the sentences with the collocations.
1. John ___________________________ and became a sailor.
2. Mary is determined to _____________ in banking after she graduates from university.
3. You have to _______________________ to stand out in the competitive job market.
followed in his parents’ footsteps
build a career
develop new essential skills
Can you make more sentences using the collocations
4. You must keep learning and work hard, instead of daydreaming to ___________.
5. He __________________ of $200,000 a year.
6. Tom ______________________ as his mother to become a teacher.
win the lottery
earns a decent salary
joined the same profession
4. Negative expressions
unlikely to be have no intention of
not...any more no longer hardly
1. High grades are ____________ enough to guarantee success in a career.
2. Keeping the same job for life is ____ a realistic expectation _________.
unlikely to be
not
any more
3. The job you have today is _______ the same as the job you’ll have in 20 years’ time.
4. It’s ______ surprising that he lost his job: he was always late and never met his deadlines.
5. The company _________________ hiring more staff because it can use robots to do the work instead.
Can you summarise ways to show negative meaning
no longer
hardly
has no intention of
5. Recognising irony
(1) Why does the writer use irony
(2) What are the effects (to satirize, to make an expression humorous and witty, to indicate the intimate relationship between the speaker and listener)
Find some situations where irony is often used and try to tell its functions.
Work in pairs and discuss.
6. Express yourself
What jobs have disappeared in the past 10 years
What new jobs will appear in the next 10 years
How should we face the job trends
Homework
1. Search online to find out what jobs may probably appear in the next 10 years.
2. Write a short passage about one job that you'd like to do (but your parents might strongly oppose). Try to argue reasonably and state how you will get prepared for the job.
