Unit 1 careers and skills Reading(1)：So many jobs to choose from! 课件（23张PPT）

(共23张PPT)
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To read a magzine article
about different jobs.
Objectives
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Which job would you most like to do or least like to do? Why?
investigation

glamorous /
ordinary...
president/ enterpriser
designer
musician
chef/
shopkeeper/
teacher
…
animal
protecter
…
physicist
/
A
B
C
D
Salary
Working conditions
Interpersonal relationship
Workong hours/ Personal interest…
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Qualities… other factors/
aspects
Take into consideration/account
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So many jobs
to choose from

In this article, I’m going to discuss some of the choices available to you and which jobs are best suited to you:

popular / unusual / everyday
Reading
Head
The development of the text
A title
A beginning paragraph
Body paragraphs
A concluding paragraph
Para 1
Paras 2-5
Para 6
So many jobs to choose from
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Other popular professions for young people include careers in law or business.
When choosing a career, you should consider all the aspects of a job.
On the other hand, some people find more unusual jobs that are better suited to their talents and interests.
Framework
In the same way, many ordinary jobs may look plain, but they are necessary to society.

1. What do successful ones have to do?
They have to spend long hours traveling, deal with constant media attention, be very thick-skinned, go on diet to keep young and beautiful, have painful surgery to make their faces and bodies look more attractive.
2. What is the author’s attitude towards the
successful / glamarous career?
Maybe a career as a local grocer or flour-covered baker would be a better option.
3. What are some other popular professions?
lawyer
businessman
4. What are the problems with these professions?
Stress and pressure, work long hours, hurt
people, involve facing moral issues.
5. What’s the unusual jobs mentioned in Para. 4?
Can you list any others?
noise
pollution
tester
beer taster
firework
display
designer
testers of
amusement
park rides

6. Which sentence shows the author’s positive attitude toward these unusual jobs?
All these people love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting regardless.
7. List the ordinary jobs in Para.5.
shopkeeper
barber
driver
cleaner
8. What attitude of the author’s do the following words express?

… many ordinary jobs may look plain, but they are necessary to our society.

These jobs may not seem very attractive, but they are all important.

3) These people, who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow people to go about their daily lives.


The author is in favour of the ordinary jobs.
One the one hand

Others can appear very exciting but actually very difficult and boring.
One the other hand
Some jobs may seem very common but very important to society.
It is clear that
the author is in favor of ordinary careers and dislike some popular ones.
Help
Society
Function
When you come to think about future career, bear in mind that some glamorous jobs can be rather difficult and that some ordinary jobs can be of great importance. All of them together, though, help society function.
Opinions/Views

Categories
analytical
entertainment
educational
information
technology
public service
…
practical
Homework
Write a short passage about what you will do for your ideal job.
(100 words or so)