1. Personalities and jobs Listening

2. Objectives ♠ speak out some characteristics needed for certain jobs; ♠ identify opinions by listening to a class discussion; ♠ talk about your future jobs and its qualities needed. At the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to

3. Jobs? Qualities? conductor butcher farmer teacher

4. Jobs? Qualities? bank clerk doctor tour guide computer programmer

5. What qualities are good for the jobs? teacher farmer doctor butcher tour guide computer programmer bank clerk bus conductor athletic unselfish confident independent neatintelligent responsible sharp creative sociable patient sensitive More adjectives:

6. Ensure yourself of the meanings of the new words 3 Word bank 1.confident 2. sharp 3. selfish 4. patient 5. creative 6. intelligent 7. outgoing 8. independent 9. neat 10. athletic Answers

7. Listening Strategies Identifying opinions Before you listen, try to imagine the people and what kind of things they might say. While you listen, write down important words. After you listen, look for synonyms ( 同义词 ) of the words in the questions.

8. words biology 生物学 harvest 收获 peaches pineapples

9. words have a desire to do sth = want to do sth very much get satisfaction out of = feel satisfied/happy for doing sth kindness n. = being kind requirement n. require v. 要求

10. 1st listening What jobs are mentioned? Answers computer people ; tour guides; farmers; cooks ; doctors and nurses

11. Questions and answers Answers 4. They should be caring & helpful. 1. Xiao Dong. 2. They need to be independent, outgoing and able to solve problems. 3. Farming. 5. Cao Wen.

12. 2nd listening—Notes(1) Computer people Cooks W.S.: quiet, shy X.D.: not athletic, creative Tour guides Nurses Farmers Doctors

13. Notes (2) Computer people W.S.: quiet, shy X.D.: not athletic, creative Tour guides L.L.: independent, outgoing, have a desire to share, able to deal with problems & situations C.W. : get satisfaction out of seeing other enjoying Farmers X.D.: patient, know animal biology L.L.: never give up

14. Notes (3) Cooks W.S.: creative, able to handle a kitchen and get work done on time Nurses L.L. : a lot of kindness, very caring, willing to help X.D.: not be selfish Doctors C.W.: kind, good listeners, confident

15. 5 Listen again and write down at least 5 ways of giving opinions. 1. I think… 2. I’d like to… Examples Giving opinions

16. 5 3. It seems to me that… 4. As I see it, … 5. I feel that… 6. I’m certain that… Giving opinions 回应回应 1. To some extent, I agree. 2. That’s a good point. 3. I couldn’t agree more. 4. That’s cool.

17. Example: A: What job do you like to do? B: I’d like to be a computer programmer. A: Why do you like that job? B: Because I am not an outgoing person. And also I feel that I’m creative. A: That’s cool. But as I see it a programmer’s work sometimes seems boring. Don’t you agree? B: To some extent, yes. But I …

18. Homework 1. Memorize the new words. 2. P56—Ex. 1 !