what you can learn from this chapter ? lesson how much do you understand this lesson ? practice some...
TRANSCRIPT
What you can learn from this chapter?
LESSON
How much do you
understand this lesson?
PRACTICE
Some more activities
FOLLOW-UP
How many jobs can you find in this video?
1.What is your dream job?
2.Does the job require a lot of training or experience?
3. Is it well-paid?
4.Does it involve working with other people?
5.Is it indoors or outdoors?
6.Do you need to be physically strong to do it?
7.Is it dangerous?
8.Does it involve travel?
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
METEOR
Meteor (n) /’mi:tiə/: a piece of rock
from outer space that makes a bright line
across the night sky
meteorology (n) /:/
Ex: In meteorology, we study the
earth’s atmosphere and its changes.
Meteorologist (n) / : /: the
person who studies meteorology.
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
Hurricane (n)
//
My job as a hurricane hunter is to provide information about hurricane to scientists.
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
Sacrifice (n) /’/
Ex: Uncle Ho had made sacrifice for
the independence of our country.
Sacrifice (v) FOR sb/sth
She sacrificed everything for her
children.
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
Circus (n) //
Ex: We like to go to the circus because we can see many intelligent animals.
Trapeze artist (n) //
The trapeze artist is very skillful.
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
Rehearse (v) //
Ex: the students are rehearsing for their performance.
Rehearsal (n)
Rehearse FOR sth.
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
Iron worker (n) /’/
These iron workers are known as “cowboys in the sky”.
It is as high as the sky => SKYSCRAPER!!
!
Skyscraper
(n) /’/: a very tall
building in a city.
VOCABULAVOCABULARYRY
READ THE PASSAGEREAD THE PASSAGE
THE HURRICANE HUNTER
THE TRAPEZE ARTIST
“THE COWBOY OF THE SKY”
1.Which of the jobs do
you find most
interesting?
2.Would you like to do
any of them?
Complete the table based on the
information in the passages
The Hurricane Hunter
The Trapeze Artist
The Cowboy in the sky
How did he/she get the job
-see a documentary called....................
-come across an add for a meterologist to work in..............
-started work here in ...........in..................
-heard of the ……….......…………………..in Montreal-went to .................and did a trapeze course
Was handed down from father to son
What does he/she like most about it?
-...............-flying-Working with...........................
-the.......................
-the travel-...............................
-the .......of construction-getting on well together-the.....................
What’s an average day like?
Don’t have an average day, it depends on the................
-in the morning: ...................................-in the afternoon: work in the ....................and...................
-in the evening:......................
Moving the ..........................into place all the time
Stormchasers
Florida
Tampa
May 1996
École Nationale du Cirque
Canada
travel
Top scientists
excitement
Language learning
king
Good pay
weather
Hand out flyers
Box-officerehear
se
Do the act
Iron girders
Has he/she made any sacrifices o do this job?
.............................
.....................Not really ............................
What would he/she like to do next?
-join a..........................
-be the.............. meterologist in space
Carry on with her job until she is at least............
Work on something really..................
What advice would he/she give to someone who wanted to do his/her job?
-study ..............and .................-get a degree in........................
-be ........and..........
-have a good head for..................- “....................”
-be really..............
-be OK with...............
Away from his family
Physical health
Space programmefirs
t50
important
Mathsscience
meterology
fit strong
height
Go for it
strong
height
Follow-upFollow-up
Sit in pairs. One student thinks about one job and
the other is the interviewer. Practice asking and answering
some questions like in the text.
