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Unit 7 Careers
Lesson 3
MEET THE NEW BOSS:YOU
In the past, people often...while in the future, people will...I think... cause(s) the changes. To make preparations for future careers, we should...
Pre-reading
Active and share
What do you think are the typical features of careers in the past? What about in the future? What may have caused the changes? How can you get yourself prepared? Use the phrases below to help you.
Tick (√) the topics that you think will be mentioned.
□ How jobs and occupations will change
□ How to become an employer
□ How to adapt to the new job trends
□ How to avoid losing your job in the future
P14 2
Make predictions
Read the article. Check your prediction.
□ How jobs and occupations
will change
□ How to become an employer
□ How to adapt to the new
job trends
□ How to avoid losing yo ur
job in the future
P14 3
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
A. What should you do to succeed in your future jobs?
B. What were jobs like in the past?
C. It’s wrong to think people can’t be replaced by robots.
D. Working in the same field all one’s life will not be practical.
E. One can hardly get great career success by working 8 hours per day.
2.Jobs in the past
1.Jobs in the future
3.How to succeed in a 21st century career
Match the main idea
Jobs in the future
Jobs in the past
How to succeed in a 21st century career
BUSINESS
1980s
_______ in their parents’ footstep
Jobs in the past:
grandparents’time
__ the same job
Now
have no intention of _______...0r
_______...
Read Paragraph 1 to get the gist and basic structure.
follow
do
following
staying
Read the passage carefully and complete the table.
look beyond the little box: career
Technology
keep pace with technolygy
work eight hours a day
hardly a recipe for success
look for smarter ways to do your job
can’t be replaced
can’t be outsourced
Jobs disappear
be prepared for developments and changes
followed in parents’ footsteps
Develop new essential skills
Bring you NO success.
Be experts and specialists.
challenging
Full preparations
Why does the writer think the “new boss” is “you”?
Para 5. If you want to succeed in a 21st century career, you will have to develop new essential skills. Lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain or even likely. The truth is that you are the boss of your career, and it is up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do it.
It is YOU who is supposed to be responsible for your own future.
Read para 5
What does “Are you ready for this?” in the last paragraph imply?
□ A. To make readers recall the key points mentioned above.
□ B. To make readers agree with his/her opinions on future career trends.
□ C. To make readers relate to themselves and think about their future career and walk out of their comfort zone and be their own boss.
Read para 5
Ⅰ.阅读理解
( )1.From the passage we know the careers in the past are ________.
A.to follow in their parents’ footsteps
B.to be a risk taker C.to develop new skills
D.to change their jobs frequently
( )2.If you want to become an expert or a specialist in something one day, you will need to be the followings EXCEPT ________.A.a risk taker B.an innovator
C.a problem solver D.a casual worker
While-reading
A
D
( )3.Why can’t we work in the same field for our entire working life?
A.Because our parents don’t allow it.
B.Because of the development of technology.
C.Because you want to take a risk.
D.Because you want to earn a decent salary
( )3.If you want to succeed in a 21st century career, you should ________.
A.do what your boss tell you to do
B.make your choices regularly
C.follow your parents’ footsteps
D.develop some new necessary skills
B
D
Think and Discuss
How does the writer argue?
(1) Where can you find the writer’s opinion?
(2) Where can you find the supporting ideas?
jobs in the past V.S. now
wrong assumption
wrong assumption
wrong assumption
How to succeed in a 21st century career
suggestions
reasons
Why does the writer argue in this way?
To make his points more convincing and persuasive!
1. Adaptability and flexibility:
the skills that equip you for any challenge
2.Creativity:
fresh thinking is of great importance
3. Communication skills:
the skill that sustains information flow
4.Emotional intelligence(EQ):
a secret ingredient for career success
5.Leadership and management:
prove you are more than an entry-level hire
What ability should we have to adapt to the career changes?
Summary
Up until the 1980s, people in many countries1_________(regular) followed in their parents' footsteps when choosing jobs. How times have changed! Most people now have no2________(intend) of staying at one job for very long. In fact,3_________(plan) to work in the same field or industry for your entire working life just isn't practical anymore. The skills you have now are unlikely to remain relevant and be enough4_________(help) you through your entire career.5_________(build) a career,you’d better keep looking for 6_________(smart) ways to do your work. You'll need to be a risk taker, an innovator,a problem solver, and a hard worker. Keep doing this,7__________you can become an expert or a specialist in something one day. Jobs and occupations come and go at 8_________amazing pace these days. You may have to go back to the classroom and be retrained in order to qualify to work in another field. The truth is 9_________you are the boss of your career, and it is up to you__________(decide) what you can do and how well you can do it.
regularly
intention
planning
to help
To build
smarter
and
an
that
to decide
jobs in the future
Reason:
soft skills:
technology
communication
self-motivation
responsibility
felxibility
Conclusion
you are the boss of your career, and it is up to you to decide what you can do and how well you can do.
Group Work Think and share. (Ex5)
1. Why does the writer think the “new boss” is “you”?
2. On what points do you agree or disagree with the writer? Give your reasons.
3. In paragraphs 2-4, the writer discusses some of the wrong assumptions. Why does the writer do this?
Post- reading
Group Work Think and share. (Ex5)
1. Why does the writer think the “new boss” is “you”?
The author stated clearly at the end: If you want to succeed in the 21st century career, you will have to develop new essential skills. Lifetime security from one employer is no longer certain
or even likely. The truth is that you are the boss of your career, and it is up to you to decide what you can do and how well you
can do it. This means that you are responsible for your future.
Post- reading
2. On what points do you agree or disagree with the writer? Give your reasons.
The answers can be varied.
3. In paragraphs 2-4, the writer discusses some of the wrong assumptions. Why does the writer do this?
Post- reading
1. ______ in one’s parents’ footsteps 2. ______ the same profession
3. ______ the lottery 4. ______ a decent salary
5. ______ a career 6. ______ new essential skills
follow
join
win
earn
build
develop
Post- reading
Complete the sentences with the collocations.
Discussion
P17 10
∙ What jobs have disappeared in the past 10
years?
∙ What new jobs do you think will appear
in the next 10 years?
Disappear:
∙ Truck drivers
∙ Internet influencer
∙ Security guards…
Appear:
∙ Robot teacher…
∙ Space travel agent...
1. Write a short passage about one job that you'd
like to do (but your parents might strongly oppose).
2. Try to argue reasonably and state how you will
get prepared for the job to meet the new boss“you”.
Homework
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