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Unit 1 Technology and the Future
What jobs do you know?
Which do you think people will do more in the future?
Which will people do less? (P10)
I think in the future, more people will…and fewer people will…
One company or many companies
In an office or from home
Work for fun or money
Scan and find:
What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell teachers what to teach in the future.
B. To compare jobs in the past, at present and in the future.
C. To help students get prepared for future jobs.
Jobs in the past
Some time ago, people did not have many choices about their jobs. They usually worked near their hometown and they often stayed in one job for their whole life. They worked with fixed hours in fixed places and did not have much need to develop new skills.
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Read the paragraphs on page 10 and complete the table about how jobs change.
not many choices
people often stayed in one job
fixed places near their hometown
not much need
Situations
Jobs in the past
Choice of jobs
Change of jobs
Change of working place
Need for new skills
P11 Read the passage and complete the table
Choice of jobs
Change of jobs
Change of working places
Need for new skills
Present jobs=jobs at present
much more choice
work in other towns or cities and even in other countries
change jobs
Increasing competition
Want to and need to develop new skills
Jobs in the future
To many different companies
Work from home
Need to work with people they never meet
Changes can’t imagine
More competition from the people all over the world
Report: Changes of the jobs
fixed places, near hometown- to other town or cities or even other countries-work for many companies,work from home
Stay in one job- change jobs-changes can’t imagine
No need to develop new skills-increasing competition, want to and need to-more competition from people all over the world
Talk about:
Which kind of jobs do you like? And why?
I like jobs in the past, because…
In the past
At present
In the future
Future jobs
What jobs do you want to do?
Why do you work?
What skills do you need?
What skills do you need?
Communication skills
Decision-making skills
Problem-solving skills
Who is the writer talking to in the text?
A. college teachers
B. junior high school students
C. company managers
Do you think it is useful for you?
Do you think it is true about future jobs?
What will it be like in the future?
What other skills do you need for the future?
What can you do right now?
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Are you ready for the future?
I hope they make you excited rather than scared.
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