2019-2020学年度第 43 期总第 796 期
Young jobs (P4-5)
山东省烟台第二中学 孔洁
Activity 1
What’s your understanding of the title?
Young jobs?
New jobs?
Jobs for young people?
Jobs created by young people?

Can you give some examples?

Hanfu stylist

                                 commercial livestreamers

Designer of escape room games

Activity 2
Read the passage quickly and check your understanding of the title.  
Young jobs refers to jobs that are created by young people and include the personal interests of the creators.

Activity 3

Activity 4
Think and share
•1. Why does the author use Yi Cheng as an example?
•2. What contributes to the rise of new jobs?
•3. What’s your dream job? Is it based on your interest?
Key:
•1. Why does the author use Yi Cheng as an example?
•The author wants to show that young people prefer to make their interest their professions.
•His example also serves as the introduction of the passage to arouse readers’ interest.

•2. What contributes to the rise of young jobs?
•The development of the internet economy is broadening the ambitions and horizons of many young entrepreneurs in China.
•The increased demand for personalization also contributes to the rise.

•3. What’s your dream job? Is it based on your interest?
•Open question

Activity 5  Language focus
Paraphraze the following sentences.
•1. In 2013, he changed his career path and became a scenario designer of escape room games, where one has to find secret clues and passwords within physical spaces in order to gain entry into the next room.
•2. Noticing the rise of hanfu among young Chinese women, she took a class centered around hanfu hairstyles, makeup and clothing, and became a full-time stylist in 2018---an industry worth over $141 million (1.09 billion yuan).

•1. In 2013, he changed his career path and became a scenario designer of escape room games, where one has to find secret clues and passwords within physical spaces in order to gain entry into the next room.
•In 2013, he changed his career and became a scenario designer of escape room games. In these games, players have to figure out secret clues and passwords in the room so that they can enter the next room.
•Gain entry into: have access to/be able to enter…
•After walking around the house for more than an hour, we finally gained entry into it.
•2. Noticing the rise of hanfu among young Chinese women, she took a class centered around hanfu hairstyles, makeup and clothing, and became a full-time stylist in 2018---an industry worth over $141 million (1.09 billion yuan).
•When she noticed that hanfu became popular among young Chinese women, she took a class which focused on hanfu hairstyles, makeup and clothing. In 2018, she became a full-time stylist. The hanfu industry is worth over $141 million.

Find out the following expressions from the passage.
•一提到，一说到
•国企
•密室逃脱
•进入，参与
•占据
•开阔眼界和雄心
•涌现
•把…归因于
•与…相联系

Key:
•when it comes to
•a State-owned company
•escape room games
•gain entry into
•take up
•broadening the ambitions and horizons of sb
•spring up
•attribute sth to
•be associated with

Assignment
•Write a short passage introducing your dream job and illustrate your reasons.