Unit 1 Blue-collar Workers

实用综合教程2 Unit 1 Blue-collar Workers

Unit 1 Blue-Collar Workers

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实用综合教程2 Unit 1 Blue-collar Workers

Unit 1 Blue-Collar Workers

Objectives In this unit, you will

— read an article about the demand for blue-collar workers; — enlarge your vocabulary relating to personal qualities; — gain some ideas of what the top 9 blue-collar jobs are; — get some tips about modal verbs in English; — learn how to read and write a thank-you letter.

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Warm-up

Background Information

Discussion

Blue-collar workers White-collar workers

Gold-collar workersRed-collar workers Steel-collar workers

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实用综合教程2 Unit 1 Blue-collar Workers

Unit 1 Blue-Collar Workers

Warm-up

Background Information

Discussion

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实用综合教程2 Unit 1 Blue-collar Workers

Unit 1 Blue-Collar Workers

Warm-up

Background Information

Discussion

1. what advantages does the job as a

blue-collar worker have?2. what kind of job is an ideal one for

you?

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实用综合教程2 Unit 1 Blue-collar Workers

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Questions:1. What advantages does the job as a blue-collar worker have?Hints

the demand is huge; we can get professional training and technical knowledge; and the salary is good.

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Questions: 2. What kind of job is an ideal one in your mind and why?Hints

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Wanted: Blue-Collar Workers

To many, America’s industrial heartland is a placeBut things

that has too little work to offer its residents.

look very different to Karen Wright, the CEO of Ariel Corporation in Ohio. Wright’s biggest problem isn’t a lack of work; it’s a lack of skilled workers. “We have a very

skilled workforce, but they are getting older,” says Wright.“I don’t know where we are going to find replacements.”

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That may sound surprising, given that the state

has suffered from lack of jobs for a generation. Yetacross the heartland, one can almost find the same problem: a shortage of skilled workers. That shortage is surely a problem for manufacturers like Wright.

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The skilled-labor shortage shows a remarkable

recovery in American manufacturing. Since 2009, the

number of job opportunities in manufacturing hasbeen rising, with average annual earnings of

$73,000, well above the average earnings in education,

medical care, and many other fields.

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4 The industrial recovery comes with a price: a quickly rising demand for skilled workers. The shortage of industrial skills points to a wide gap between the American education system and the demands of the world economy. For many years, Americans have been told that the future lies in high-end services, such as law, and “creative” professions, such as softwarewriting and systems design. This has led many bright students to think that the only real way to improve opportunities for the country’s middle class is to increase its chances to get higher education.

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5 Some manufacturers think the shortage of skilled workers results from the decline of vocational education. Today’s young people often do not regard craft work — plumbing, masonry, and carpentry, for instance — as popular, because they’ve been instructed to enter into college. “People go to college not because they want to but because their parents tell them that’s the thing to do,” says Jeff Kirk, manager of human relations at a company in Ohio. “Kids need to better know that much of what they learn in school is not really needed in the workplace. They don’t realize a pipefitter makes three times as much as a social worker.”

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6 Fortunately, more and more schools are coming to understand that message and passing it along to their students. One of these schools, Central Ohio Technical College, has recently expanded by 70 welding students and 50 machinists per year. Many of the college’s …… 此处隐藏：4346字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……