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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 pointsWeak points Teacher Surgeon Secretary Businessman Chef Fashion model boring uncertain difficult Intelligent （聪明的） busy Quick-minded meaningful interesting tiring hard 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