Nonfiction Reading
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Foundations
Cool Jobs
Do you know about
any cool jobs?
Course Contents
Unit 1 Lesson 1 A Mysterious Visitor
Mysteries
Lesson 2 The Lost City of Atlantis
Unit 2 Lesson 3 The World of Speed Eating
Eating Extremes
Lesson 4 The Hottest Chilies
Unit 3 Lesson 5 Digging for the Past
Cool Jobs
Lesson 6 Getting the Shot
Unit 4 Lesson 7 I’ve Found the Titanic!
Shipwrecks
Lesson 8 An Ancient Shipwreck
Unit 5 Lesson 9 The Disease Detective
Science Investigators
Lesson 10 At the Scene of a Crime
Unit 6 Lesson 11 Planting for the Planet
Plants and Trees
Lesson 12 Fatal Attraction
Future Career - What do you want to be in the future?
What is the person’s job?
Do you think this job is interesting?
Why or Why not?
Do you know anything about an archeologist’s work?
What challenges do you think
Nora Shawki might have faced in
her career?
Why did Nora want to be an archeologist?
Did you know anything about King
Tutankhamen?
Dealing with a new vacabulary (1)-Using a Dictionary
history
career
follow
decide
lucky
lost
ready
tired
angry
Activity:
If you are deciding your future career, you might think this is good or
bad advice…..
Why?
What skills would you like to have in the future?
• Mathematical Others:
• Scientific knowledge
• Research
• Creative writing
• Reporting
• Speak other languages
• Critical thinking
• Computer coding
• Video
• Photoshop
• Construction
• Photography
• Electrician
• Print design
• plumbing
• psychology
• Scheduling
• Coaching skills
• Budgeting
• Athletic ability
• Drawing/
painting
Your sentence:
Homework:
What job do would you most like to have in the future?
Why?
If you don’t know what kind of job you would like, tell
me what kinds of skills you would like to have.