Dangerous Jobs Teacher's Guide

Dangerous Jobs – Teacher's Guide

Overview

The students will read about jobs that are dangerous jobs around the world. The students will prepare a poster or multimedia presentation about one job and a speech explaining why the student thinks he/she would be qualified or not for this job.

Students can access all the Internet sites for the Interactive Activities by clicking on Students' Area in the ECB On-line homepage, then click on:  Interactive Activity links - The links to the Internet sites are listed under the names of the activities. - or -  Elementary, Junior High, High School. Choose their coursebook.

Intermediate and Proficiency (Grades 8 - 11)

Three to four 45-minute lessons

Group Size

Small groups

Students' Prior Knowledge

The students can ...... follow links on the Internet. ... search for specific information using the Internet.

Objectives

The students will be able to ...... understand the main idea and supporting details of a text. ... draw inferences in order to distinguish facts ... extract relevant information

Procedure

Ask: What job do you think is the most dangerous? Why? What make this job so dangerous? Give the students Dangerous Job Activity. Ask them to complete the activity. Discuss their findings.

Presentation

Prepare a poster or multimedia presentation about the job you chose. The poster or multimedia presentation should reflect what you learned above.

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Prepare a speech explaining the job and why you think you would be qualified or not for this it. Student's Worksheet

To find the Internet site you need to complete this activity  Go to: ECB Online: www.ecb.co.il  Click on Student's Area  Click on Interactive Activity Links or look for your course book.  Find the activity: Dangerous Jobs  Use these Internet sites to help you.

A. Go to: World's Most Dangerous Jobs. Fill out the following charts.

Choose at least five jobs from Most perilous jobs and rank them from highest to lowest.

Rank Fatality Rate Number of Fatalities Average Salary

B. Choose one of the jobs above. Go to: Job Profiles Type your job in the box and click Search.

 List at least types three characteristics needed for this job.  List at least three different types of knowledge need for this job.  List at least three different types of skills need for this job.  List at least three different types of abilities need for this job.  List at least five different types of tasks or general activities required of this job.  List at least five different types of specific activities required of this job  What type of education is required for this job?  Is the average wage listed for this job the same or different from the web site in part A and C. If the wage is different, why do you think so?