1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 16Finding jobs.Brief Statements Based on the UnitA person has to have a job in order to support himself and his family.Experts believe that there are about 40 000 different types of jobs in the world.Then how can we choose a suitable job?Choosing the right job is a difficult job
2、 in itself.This unit shows us a few steps which help us think about jobs which we might enjoy doing after school or university.It also tells us how to apply for a job,how to fill in a job application and how to conduct an interview.They are very important and helpful for the students to choose a car
3、eer in the future.So students should learn this unit carefully.Teaching Goals1.Discuss job and career plans.2.Talk about likes and dislikes,wishes and expectations.3.Integrative language practice.4.Write a personal statement.Background InformationChoosing a CareerTo begin with we should remember,I t
4、hink,that most people cannot choose their careers.They simply have their jobs forced upon them.This may be because they lack the training necessary for any other work (another job),or because of economic circumstances(情况),or because they live in a place where there is a limited choice of occupations
5、,or because their fathers and grandfathers have always followed a certain profession.The Indian born of peasant parents in a country village has,for example,few opportunities of becoming anything but a peasant.But if one is lucky enough to be able to choose the work one is going to do,how should one
6、 make ones choice,and at what age?Ones choice clearly depends on what one wants to get out of ones work.Does one want to become famous?Should money be considered the most important thing?Is success the chief aim in life?Or should one aim at a career which gives one happiness or selfrespect?Should on
7、e only do a job that benefits the community or mankind as a whole,and for which one has some talent,no matter whether one likes it or not?Or is anything one does worth doing as long as one is good at it and enjoys it?Perhaps it is better to be a happy and efficient dustman than a dissatisfied bank-c
8、lerk.Some people believe that nobody can do a job well if they dont enjoy it.But this is probably true only of certain types of work.And there are those who have a capacity (ability) for turning their jobs into something,which is an enjoyable way of earning their living,but who do not really do thei
9、r work well?Some doctors,for instance,who became rich and emient(著名的) men,are in fact lacking in the humanity(美德) necessary in their career,and may even not be especially skilled at their job.The same applies to some lawyers.Perhaps many of the best doctors,lawyers,and teachers spend their lives wor
10、king so hard for others that they do not have time to become rich and famous.Fundamentally(十分重要地) one must decide,when choosing a career,whether he wants to do a job for its own sake or for the rewards it offers.Teaching Time:Four periodsThe First PeriodTeaching Aims:1.Learn and master the following
11、 words and phrases:barber,chef,accountant,adviser,typist,receptionist,greengrocer,astronaut,the total number of,be suitable for2.Encourage the students to talk about choosing a career.3.Help the students to know how to choose a job.Teaching Important Point:Help the students know more about different
12、 jobs in the world.Teaching Difficult Point:How to improve the students speaking ability.Teaching Methods:1.Discussion to make the students know more about different jobs,and improve the students speaking ability.2.Pair work or individual work to make every student work in class.Teaching Aids:1.the
13、blackboard2.the multimediaTeaching Procedures:Step GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step Free-talk and Lead-inT:Today were going to talk about jobs.Weve learnt something about jobs before.Now try to think of the names of jobs that we have learnt,and then Ill ask one of you to say their names.
14、S1:Writer,doctor,teacher,editor,worker,.(Teacher writes them on the blackboard.)T:Good.Wang Wei,what does your father do?S2:He works in a government office.T:Did he find or choose his job?S2:Yes,I think he found it.T:Do you think the job is suited to him?S2:I dont think so.T:Can you tell us why?S2:B
15、ecause he once said he didnt enjoy it.T:What does he enjoy?S2:He enjoys writing.T:Thank you.Please sit down.Zhao Jie,may I ask you some questions?S3:Of course.T:When it is time for you to start work,how will you get a job?Do you think you can choose a job?Will your parents help you find a job?S3:I t
16、hink I cant choose a job by myself.My parents will help me to find a job.T:What kind of job would you like to do?S3:Id like to be a doctor.T:Why?S3:Because I want to save the hopeless cases.T:Do you think you can be a good doctor?S3:I hope so.Ill try my best.T:Thank you.Please sit down.Now were goin
17、g to learn Unit 16Finding jobs.(Bb:Unit 16 Finding jobs The First Period)Step Warming upT:OK.Now open your books.Lets look at the four pictures.Who can answer the following 5 questions according to the pictures?S4:In Picture 1.Theyre shaving and cutting mens hair.Their duty and responsibility are to
18、 shave and cut mens hair.S5:People in Picture 2 are serving the customers.Their duty and responsibility are to wait at a table in a restaurant or hotel,dining-room etc.S6:In Picture 3 the chef is cooking.His duty and responsibility are to manage other cooks and tell them what to do.S7:They are doing
19、 accounts in Picture 4.Their duty and responsibility are to keep and examine business accounts.T:Now lets go on with the last three questions.S:.Suggested answers:3.I know other careers,such as writers,doctors,teachers,editors,workers,engineers,etc.4.I would like to be a teacher.Because I like child
20、ren and I like teaching too.Id like to be an engineer.Because I want to constribute to the construction of our country.5.About 40 000.Step ListeningT:Well,lets do some listening.You are going to hear three students talking about choosing a career.Look at the two pictures and all the questions.What d
21、o you expect they will discuss?S8:I expect they will discuss what types of jobs they want to do,what jobs their parents want them to do,and what characteristics different jobs have.T:One of the students get in touch with a careers adviser.What do you think a careers adviser does?S9:I think a careers
22、 adviser is a person who gives advice,especially one who is habitually consulted.T:OK.Now Ill give you a few seconds to look at the pictures and then read the following questions and underline the key words.At last Ill check the answers with the whole class.Is that clear?Ss:Yes.T:All right,Lets begi
23、n.(Teacher plays the tape for the students.)Step SpeakingT:As we all know,there are many jobs for us to do.But different people have different opinions.Now answer the questions on the screen.(Teacher shows the following on the screen.)1.What five things are you good at doing?Why are you good at doin
24、g them?2.What five things are you not very good at?Why not?3.What do you most enjoy doing?Why do you enjoy it?4.What do you expect to be doing in five years time?5.Is it easy to choose a right job?6.How can you find a job that is suited?(After the students discuss for a few minutes,teacher begins to
25、 ask them to talk about the questions one by one)T:OK.Stop!Whod like to talk about the first one?S10:1.Im good at writing,and I want to be a writer.Because I enjoy reading novels,articles and newspapers,making notes,and learning more.I wish to be an interpreter,because Im good at English,and I want
26、to improve my oral English.S11:2.Im not good at singing,because I have no good voice,and I cant sing well.Im not good at serving customers,because I dont have skills with people.S12:1.I want to become a policeman.The polices uniform is a symbol of bravery.As a policeman,I will keep order and the pea
27、ce of society,and defend national honor.Id like to be a teacher.Because I love children and like teaching,too.I will devote myself to educational careers.I want to be a journalist.Because I like news reporting.Im healthy and strong.I have skills with information,and I think my English will be very h
28、elpful.S13:2.Im not good at counting money,so I dont want to be a bank clerk.I dont do well in managing a business,so I hate to become a manager.I dont want to be a greengrocer,for I m not strong.I have no much strength.Im tired of this kind of work.S14:3.I enjoy being a travel guide most,because I
29、like the brilliant culture and long history of our country,and I like nature,too.I want more people to understand China better.S15:4.I expect to be travelling in space like Yang Liwei,and I will know more about space.S16:5.No.6.Recognize what kind of person you are,which special qualities you have a
30、nd what you are interested in,examine your skills and abilities.T:Well done!I think everyone will find a satisfying job in the future.Personally,it is important to follow your interests and abilities.Trust yourself and your own thinking and your choice.Now lets come to the second question.Li Ping,pl
31、ease have a try.S17:In order to find a good job,I must study hard from now on.Try to acquire much knowledge,and have special qualities,skills and abilities.Step Discussion and ConsolidationT:Now youve been familiar with some jobs.Please look at the pictures on the screen.(Show the pictures on the sc
32、reen.)T:Discuss the following questions on the blackboard.(Teacher write the questions on the blackboard.)1.What jobs can your partner suggest that might be suitable for you?2.Are you interested in doing any of the jobs on the screen?Step Summary and HomeworkT:In this class,weve mainly learned somet
33、hing about choosing a career by speaking and listening,so weve got more information about jobs,and our listening and speaking abilities have been improved.After class,try to collect more information and prepare for the next partthe reading part.Thats all for today.Step The Design of the Writing on theBlackboardUnit 16Finding jobsThe First PeriodJobs:writer,doctor,teacher,editor,worker,engineer.1.What jobs can your partner suggest that might be suitable for you?2.Are you interested in doing any of the jobs on the screen?Step Record after Teaching_高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
