英语北师大版必修5 U14 Careers--Lesson 4 Job Trends.doc

Unit 14 Careers Lesson 4 Job Trends Objectives ★To practice matching sentences with sentence gaps in a text. ★To practice vocabulary related to work and jobs. ★To practice collocations (verb noun, verb adverb, verb adjective). Pre-Reading In pairs, discuss these questions. The Key Words may help you. 1 What job areas have become more important in the last twenty years? 2 What jobs have become less important? 3 What skills and qualities are useful to get a good job nowadays? Key Words: farming, coal mining, information technology, the media, services, ship building, steel production Job areas: Skills: communication skills, computer skills, driving, language skills, typing Qualities; creative, flexible, hard-working, motivated, understanding, helpful, good judgment Reading Read the sentences below and the text. Then follow the stages in the Strategies box to find the correct sentences (a-f) for each gap (1-6) in the text. a. On the other hand, the service industry, the media and information technology are booming. b. Because of this, people who work with computers will be in much greater demand. c. However, understanding other people, their minds, culture and history will be very important. d. First of all, don’t panic. e. They will also need people who can work together and get on well in a team. f. Because of this, workers will have to be more flexible. Answers: 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 f 5 e 6 c Post-Reading ★Read the article again and answer these questions. 1. What is “future shock”? The speed of change that affects people’s lives and work. 2. What is one of the job areas of the future? The media, information technology. 3. How will jobs change? People will have different contracts, not work for one company. 4. How will companies change? They will be organized more democratically. 5. What skills and personal qualities will people need? Communication skills, computer skills, working with people from different cultures. Language Poi