Lesson 4 Job TrendsPPT及课堂实录内容

Unit 14 Lesson 4 Job Trends ——Survival of the fittest

Teacher: 淮南二中

杨蒙

I. Teaching objectives: In this 45-min lesson, the Ss are expected to

1. get the general idea and the details of the text. 2. practise the reading strategies to deal with the texts with sentence gaps. 3. use what we learnt to draw up one’s own future.

II. Teaching important and difficult points: 1.

use skimming and scanning to find the main idea and specific information of the text. 2.

follow each reading step to find the right answers for the each gaps. 3.

summarize the main idea of each paragraph and structure of the text. III. Teaching method: Task-based teaching method. IV. Teaching aid: The multimedia

【课堂进行时】

I. Pre-reading

1.Watch a short video and answer the question:

Will robot replacement happen one day?

2.Introduction of the principal: Survival of the fittest

II.

While-reading Task One

(I) Reading strategies: how to deal with texts with gaps: 1. Read the text to get the general idea.

2. For each gap, find a sentence that matches the topic of the paragraph and links with the sentences before and after it.

3. Read the sentences before and after the gaps, thinking of clues about the missing sentence.

4. Then, look at the missing sentences and find out the linking words, if any.

Task Two

(II) Analyze the structure of the text and summarize the general idea of it. ---- prediction of the future job trends ---- the skills and qualities people need

Task Three

(III) Fill in the blanks with right answers according to the text.

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Details P 2&3 Important Jobs In the past farming, coal mining, heavy

industry In the future Idea for Jobs Working Areas

job for pleasure Work for companies

different Size of

big companies P 3 Skills Jobs for Working, diligence(勤奋)

Task Four Read the text again and answer the following questions: 1.What is “future shock”?

2.What is one of the job areas of the future?

3.How will jobs change?

4.What skills and personal qualities will people need?

5.What personal benefits will the new situation bring?

III. Post-reading

Task Five Interview:

Share the jobs you want to find in the future. A: What do you want to do in the future? B: I want to be ... Useful Vocabulary: well-paid, creative, steady, interesting, comfortable, fit, safe…. Linking words and phrases:

1. Example: such as, for example, especially 2. Reason: because, as, since, due to, because of 3. Addition: also, as well as, too, in addition, besides, not only… but also

IV. Homework

Recite the passage.

Write a passage about your future job plan.

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