Unit 4

I want to be an actor.

大足中学 李才国

Jay Chou singer

Jackie Chan

actor

I want to be an actor.

Unit 4

Pre-tasks: Preparation

To get the information about some jobs and workplaces.

To find the related English words.

worker boss

housewife teacher

student

cook

sales assistant

reporterdoctoractor

policeofficer

bank clerk

waiter

in a supermarket

in a hospitalat a TV station

in a factory

in a police office

in a restaurant

in a bank at home

in a company

New Words

sales assistant 售货员doctor 医生actor 演员reporter 记者waiter 服务员bank clerk 银行职员 police officer 警官

Match the words and the pictures.

1.sales assistant 2.doctor 3.actor 4.reporter 5.waiter 6.bank clerk 7.student 8.police officer

Task 1: Pair work Ask your partner about his/her parent’s work places and occupations.

Act out: A: Where does your father work? B: He works in a company. A: What does he do? B: He is a boss.

name father’s work place

job mother’swork place

job

 

         

Task 2:Group work Do you have a friend? Where does he/she work?

What does he/she want to be?

friend’s name job work place wants to be

Lily doctor hospital reporter

Report: In my group, Lily is a doctor, she works in a hospital, she wants to be a reporter.

Task 3:Group work Ask your group members, what do they want to be and reasons.

friend’s name wants to be because

Jack reporter It’s interesting.

Anna …. ….

Report: In my group, Jack wants to be a singer, because it’s a good job. Anna wants to be…,because it is….

Task 4: Writing Write a short passage to introduce your friend’s

ideal job and reasons.

Model:

I have three good friends. They are Mary, Helen and Jim. They are all middle school students.Helen wants to be a doctor, because she thinks it’s good. Mary wants to be a reporter, because she thinks it’s exciting. But Jim wants to be an actor, because he thinks it’s fun and cool.

Post-tasks:

Talk about your ideal job, and write a passage.

Model: Now I am a middle school student. I want to be an actor. It needs a lot to be an actor. You must sing, dance, smile, or even cry in a movie or two. I know it is hard to be an actor,but I will work hard.