Job areas: farming, coal mining, information technology, the media, services, ship building, steel production Key wordsagriculturecoal miningInformation technologythe mediashipbuilding Steel productionSkills: communication skills, computer skills, driving, language skills, typingQualities: creative, flexible, hard-working, motivated, understanding, helpful, good judgment Pre-readingIn 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?Every profession produces its own leading authority. 行行出状元。No matter what you are, please remember: while-readingRead the passage for the first time and fill in the missing gaps by using the reading strategies on Page 28 1. First,read the text to get the general idea. 2. Read each paragraph with a sentence gap again and identify the topic of paragrph 2,3,4,5,6,8. 3. Read the sentences before and after the gaps, thinking of clues(线索索) about the missing sentence. 4. Then,look at the missing sentences and find out the linking words. on the other hand because of however first of all also 5. For each gap,find a sentence that matches the topic of the paragraph and links with the sentences before and after it. (Exercise 2 ) Reading Strategies Answers to Exercise 2: 1 d 2 a 3 b 4 f 5 e 6 cWhile-Reading Read the article again and answer these questions.1.What is “future shock” ? The effect of rapid technological change on peoples lives and work.2. What is one of the job areas of the future? Information technology. 3. How will jobs change? People will organize their working life around a variety of jobs, instead of working just for one company. It will also be easier for people to work from home using the Internet.4. How will companies change? Companies will require people who are flexible and can work on their own as well as a team. There will be more small businesses.5. What skills and personal qualities will people need? Communication skills, language skills, computer skills, flexibility, independence, being able to understand other people and work with people from different cultures.6. What personal benefits will the new situation bring? You can work at home, live where you want, continue your studies and have a lot more free time.How many parts do you think the passage can be divided into? And summarize the main idea of each part. Main ideasPara.1-2Para.36Para.7-9Para.10Introduce the topic: future shock and preparation for it Changes in job trends: Job areas, peoples organizing their working life , companiesSkills and qualities neededBenefits the new situation brings about4 partsWhat job area will you choose in the future? What skills and qualities do you need in order to better adapt to this job area?