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Reading and Discussion

1.What are the teachers’ tasks? How do

they help their students? “Actually teachers do more”, so what else do they do?

2. In what ways is a surgeon different from other kinds of doctors? And in what

ways are they similar?

3. What does the sentence mean:” A secretary stands between her boss and the

visitors.”? Do you agree that girls are favored over boys?

• 4. Do you think that a businessperson always works in an office? What are the other places where he / she possibly works? Do businesspersons make money easily?

• 5.There are many cooks, but not many people become chefs. So what kind of cook can be chef?

• 6. Can you name some fashion models? Are they your idols? Why?

Listening: An interview with a fireman

Name: James Wright Job: ____________

When did he start his job? _____________

How long did he train for his job? __________

How long does he work in a week? __________

Why does he like his job? It’s __________

A fire fighter

Five years ago

Six months

40 hours

great

Model 1

•Being a teacher is ________• career, •but the job is also very _______

Meaningful( 意义深远的）

Demanding （高要求的）

Thinking about reading

Strong points Weak points

Teacher

Surgeon

Secretary

Businessman

Chef

Fashion model

boring uncertain difficultIntelligent（聪明的）

busy

Quick-mindedmeaningful

interesting

tiringhard

exciting

skillful

understanding Demanding(高要求的） wonderful

smart wise knowledgeable

Survey:

Would you like to be one of the people introduced here? what occupation would you like to be in the future? And why?

Assignment

• Interview one of your family members, and write a short passage on what he or she thinks about his or her job.

• (some useful language are given to you)

Model 2

• Paragraph 1 what’s his or her occupation?

• Paragraph 2 strong points • weak points of his or

her occupation• Paragraph 3: Conclusion (he or

she likes / doesn’t like it)

Useful language

• 1. …find his or her job interesting/challenging…

• 2….get a monthly salary of 2000…• 3. …work for the computer company…• 4. he or she is a salesman for…• 5. The job is demanding, but very interesting…• 6. his or her job involves typing, telephoning, • and so on