Can you name some occupations ? barber chef accountant adviser typist

receptionist greengrocer astronaut actor architect butcher tailor carpenter clerk dentist dustman guide interpreter translator journalist lawyer model secretary boxer

Can playing football be an occupation ?

Questions

Football : A Good Career Choice ?

Discussion:Why is the title in a question form ?

A.It indicates that the passage is about football as a career

B.It suggests the writer has doubts about whether football is a good career choice.

C. We can guess the question will be answered in the text .

D. All of above

名字 : 戴维 . 贝克汉姆 (David Beckham)出生： 1975 年 5 月 2 日 身高： 1.80m  体重： 71kg  国籍：英格兰 俱乐部：曼联 场上位置：中场 荣誉： 98/99 赛季欧洲冠军杯冠军、英超冠军、 英格兰足总杯冠军、丰田杯冠军

England’s most famous mid-field player and a world superstar

Fast reading Find out the main idea of the whole passage

The whole passage mainly tells us _____.A.Football is a good career choice.B. It is easy to have a successful career in football.C. It is difficult to have a successful career in football.D.all persons have the same happy ending as David Beckham as footballers.

Ⅰ (Para 1—3) The success of David Beckham in the football career.Ⅱ ( Para 4)

Ⅲ ( Para 5)

Ⅳ ( Para 6—7)

Ⅴ ( Para 8)

The difference between football and other careers.

The special qualities required by footballers.

The programs set up for young footballers in both China and the UK.

Football dreams don’t often come true like David.

Skimming :Find the main idea of each part by reading the first sentence of each paragraph and the conclusion.

Scanning part I (para1-3)

1. In which order did the following things happen to David Beckham ?a. He was invited to join Manchester United as a trainee. ( 曼彻斯特联对 )b. He was chosen to play for the Red Devil’s senior team. ( 红魔 )c. He has become England’s most famous mid-field player and world superstar.d. He attended training sessions with a London club.

e. He and his players won the FA Youth Cup in 1992. ( 英国足球总会青年杯 )A. b,a,e,d,c B. a,b,c,e,d C. e,d,b,a, c D. d,a, e, b, c

In which of the following sentences “ take off “ has the same meaning as in the second paragraph ?

a. When I got to the airport , the plane had taken off.b. He took off his coat and went to bed as soon as he got home.c. When he saw the police coming he took off in the opposite

direction.d. Sales of home computers have taken off in recent years.★★

Explanation take off a. (of plane,helicopter etc)leave the ground and begin to fly 起飞

b.leave hurriedly or suddenly 匆忙离去 ,突然离去

c. of an idea ,a product ,etc )suddenly become successful or popular;

(指观念、产品等）突然大受欢迎

(of sales of a product )rise very quickly （产品的销售量）急升

d. remove （从身上）拿掉，脱下（衣服等）

Explanation take off a. (of plane,helicopter etc)leave the ground and begin to fly 起飞

b.leave hurriedly or suddenly 匆忙离去 ,突然离去

c. of an idea ,a product ,etc )suddenly become successful or popular;

(指观念、产品等）突然大受欢迎

(of sales of a product )rise very quickly （产品的销售量）急升

d. remove （从身上）拿掉，脱下（衣服等）

Part II (para4)Part II (para4)

The text says that football is different from other careers. Why ?

Because employers do not advertise that they have a vacant job in the newspapers or on the Internet. There are no application forms or interviews. instead the employers—the football clubs—find players with the right abilities and offer them employment.

The sentence in paragraph 5 “…but it is not just what they do with their feet that counts.” means._____

a. It is enough for footballers to have excellent skills of playing football.

b. Top players must have excellent ball control.c. Top players must know how to use the space on the

pitch.d. Besides excellent skills of playing football, footballers

must also have good team spirit, a strong character , mental strength and a positive attitude.

Part III (para 5)

Part IV (para 6-7)

1.How do employers find and employ players with the right abilities ?

A. They advertise in the newspapers or on the Internet.B. Players have to fill in application forms and have

interviews in order to be employedC. They themselves go to many football clubs or send

scouts around the country to discover players with the right abilities.

D. They ask schools and universities to find right players for them.

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Explanation

Spot n. mark or stain 斑点，污迹

particular place or area 地点，场所

on the spot 1) immediately 立即，当场

2) at the place where an event happened 在现场

eg.1) He was hit by a falling tree and killed on the spot.

2) 小偷被当场抓获

Vt.) pick out , recognize , discover, catch sight of

找出，辨出，认出，瞥见，发觉

eg. She spotted her friend in the crowd

I can’t spot the difference between them.

2. Who can become a youth trainee and join the club as paid member of staff ?

A. A strong boy of 15 who is good at playing footballB. A young man of 18 who has talent of playing football.C.A man of 35 who has excellent ball skills.D.A strong girl of 16 whose ball skills are just so-so .

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3. Which of the following is wrong ?A. Football is different from most careers.B. Football is not a good career choice for all people.C.All trainees in the club can be offered a contract with a

club and can become professional footballers.D. David Beckham made the red Number 7 shirt famous

throughout the world.

★★

analysing sentence

…and this is where the clubs go to assess athletes and stars of the future. ( para 6 )

Compare the following sentences

1.2004 全国 You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _____ I disagree.

A. why B. where C. what D. how

2.2006 四川— Mom, what did your doctor say?

---He advised me to live ____ the air is fresher.

A. in where B. in which C. the place where D. where

3.2004 吉林 There are dirty marks on her trousers ___ she had wiped her hands.

A. where B. which C. when D. that

4.2003 北京 York , ____ last year, is a nice old city .

A. that I visited B. which I visited C. where I visited D. in which I visited

表语从句

状语从句

定语从句

定语从句

age Working hours & pay Duties &resposibilities

Stage

1 attend club training sessions

play in the junior team

Stage

2

full time

( at college one day a week )

salary (low )

Stage

3 18+

<16in the eveningat weekendsNo salary

16--18

receive football instructionplay for the youth teamclean the changing rooms,toilets and senior collegues’ boots

play as a professional player

full time

salary depend on their performance and how many matches their team win

Find the information from the text about the three stages of becoming a professional footballer

Part V ( para 8)

What is Beckham famous for at present ?

his haircuts and lifestyle as well as for scoring goals.

summary Dose the writer think football is a good career choice ? find evidence in the passage to support your answer

Football is such a fiercely competitive occupation , that many players are not successful and have to leave the profession to find other careers. ※ David’s story has a happy ending, but most children with the same wish will never have the opportunity to wear their favourite team’s shirt.

※

Little David spent all his spare time k_______a ball , as he dreamtof being professional football player, wearing the red shirt and s________goals in front of c_______fans.His career t______off when he was partof the Manchester United’s Youth Team that w___ the FA Youth Cup in 1992. Now he is a world superstar. E___ time David plays football he is watched by thousands of a________Becks fans. David a________ his aim, but more people failed to achieve their ambitions. football is different from most careers because employers do not advertise a v_____ job. Instead ,football clubs go to assess athletes in some programmes.When they s____ young people with talent, they offer them employment.Youth trainees usually receive a low s_______, and do cleaning jobs as well .Only those o_____________ professional footballers like Beck play for a l______club, but many only play as a___________footballers. In a world , Football is a fiercely competitive o__________.

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coring

heering ookon

verydoring ccomplished

acantpot

alary utstanding

mateureading

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