2010届高三模块十一课文教学活动单Unit 1 Careers and skills活动一：课文理解Step 1:Welcome to the unitStep 2:Reading comprehensionFast Reading: Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.What does the author discuss in the article?Can you give two examples of the so-called glamorous jobs?Which jobs look dull but are actually very important?Careful Reading Analyze the structure of the text Help students understand each part step by stepPara OneWhat is last year of high school a time for?Choose the meaning of “reflection”. A. light turned back B. image in a mirror C. careful thoughts about something, sometimes for a long period of time.What are the three types of jobs the author talks about?Guess the meaning of the word “options”. A. different choices B. jobs C. careersPara Two & ThreeWhen choosing a career, what is the authors advice?What do unsuccessful actors, actresses and models have to do ?What do successful ones have to do?What is the authors attitude towards the successful career?What are some other popular professions?What are the problems with these professions?Para fourList the unusual jobs mentioned in the paragraph.What job did the man in the Grand Canyon National Park do? Which sentence shows the authors positive attitude toward these unusual jobs? Para fiveList the ordinary jobs in this paragraph. What attitude of the authors do the following words express?a.many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are as essential as water to our body. b.These jobs may not seem very attractive, but they are all important.c.These people, who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow people to go about their daily lives.Para sixFind out the words which show the authors positive attitude and negative attitude.Reading Strategy：reading for opinion in a textRead this part on page 3 first and then let students judge:What attitude do the following sentences express? Negative or positive?It does not seem that glamorous now, does it? These jobs may not seem very attractive, but they are all important. Remember that some glamorous jobs can be rather difficult. Some ordinary jobs can be quite important. Step 3: Do a task-based reading exercise The last year of high school is an important time (1) you should work hard, look (2) on what you have already done, and above all, choose a job which is best suited to you for the future. The jobs mentioned here can be classified into (3) categories as follows.Categories(4) (5) Disadvantages(6) careersModels, actors, lawyers or businessmenThese jobs can be important, exciting, well-paid or interesting.They can be dull, difficult and sometimes, the people will be under great stress and (8) More unusual jobsPeople(7) noise pollution, designing fireworks displays or testing rides for parksThese jobs are usually interesting.They are not popular.Everyday jobsShop assistants, drivers, barbers, or cleanersThey benefit our society a lot, such as keeping streets clean, stopping disease (9) .They are ordinary and dull.To sum up, whatever job you choose, you should (10) in mind that all of the jobs are important and help society function well.Step 4:SummaryToday we are going to discuss some of the _ available to you and _ popular careers, more unusual jobs _ everyday jobs are better suited to you. Some jobs may_ very exciting but are actually very difficult and boring. In _ these people have to spend long hours travelling, deal with _ media attention. They are also _ huge pressure to appear young and beautiful.In _,some people find more unusual jobs that are better _ to their talents and interests. All these people love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting _. Similarly, many ordinary jobs may look dull, but they are as _ as water to our society. These people, who _ such ordinary but vital tasks, allow people to go _ their daily lives.When you think about your future career, remember that some _ jobs can be rather difficult and _ some ordinary jobs can be quite important. All of them together, _, help society function.Step 5:研究理解句子，并注意划线部分的具体意义1.The last year of high school is a time for hard work and also a time for reflection. (L1) 2.In this article,I am going to discuss some the options available to you and whether popular careers, more unusual jobs or everyday jobs are better suited to you. (L3)Maybe a career as a local grocer or flour-covered baker would be a better option. (L20) 3.Some jobs can appear very exciting but are actually very difficult and boring. (L6-8)4.In reality, these people have to spend long hours travelling,