高中英语 Unit2 Getting a job Project课件 牛津译林版选修11.ppt

1、Unit 2 Getting a job,Planning a gap year,Project,“Gap year” is a British English term that refers to a period of time, usually a year, when a student takes time off from full-time education. This year generally taken before a student begins college or university. While the concept of taking a year o

2、ff to prepare for college is a relatively new on in the US and other countries, in the UK, an estimated 50,000 young people take a gap year prior to attending university.,Questions for you:,1. If you have a chance to take a year off before going to university, would you do it? 2. Do you think this w

3、ould help you get a better job once you finished your studies?,List the advantages of taking a gap year. 1. Gives young people an opportunity to learn skills and gain life experience. 2. Helps young people develop and grow. 3. Teaches students how to work with a group of strangers and how to look af

4、ter themselves without the help of family or friends.,4. Makes students better able to work without needing direction, and they tend to work better with colleagues from different backgrounds.,Scan the text and answer the following questions:,How many people have taken a gap year in the passage? Does

5、 the writer have a positive or negative attitude towards taking a gap year?,Three people.,The writer takes a positive attitude.,Para 1,1. What is the traditional course of a student leaving school?,He or she would go straight to university and study for three or four years before joining the world o

6、f work and beginning the slow climb up the career ladder.,Reading:,2. How long is it since thousands of young people took the gap?,Three years.,3. Which part of the world is not a destination of the students who take one year gap?,The Antarctic.,Para 2-4,1. Who are in favour of the gap year?,The gov

7、ernment, universities and companies.,2. Why do more and more companies prefer to hire graduates who have taken a gap year?,Because a gap year gives young people an opportunity to learn skills and gain life experience.,Para 5,1. What was Carols project last year?,To help save the Amazon rainforest.,2

8、. What was the benefits of her gap year?,She became more independent and helped protect the rainforest.,Para 6,1. What did Daniel Jones do in his gap year?,Teaching in Ghana.,2. How did he feel living among poor local people?,Challenging but worthwhile.,3. How bad was the situation there?,No basic t

9、hings like refrigerators or cookers, no electricity.,4. What is he ready to do in the future?,To face challenges.,Para 7,1. What did Martin do in his gap year?,He helped build a school in a poor part of India.,2. What did he want to learn?,How to deal with difficult situations.,3. What had he never

10、done before?,Helping people harvest their crops.,4. How did he feel like being a part of another culture?,Special.,Para 8-9,What are exactly the sort of skills companies are looking for?,The skills of how to work with a group of strangers and how to look after themselves without the help of family o

11、r friends.,2. How do you understand the sentence “taking a gap year may give students an edge in the job market”?,It is more likely to get a job.,Read the text again and take notes of the three examples of taking a gap year. Complete the table using information from the article.,B. Find out the benefits of taking a