Unit5LaunchingyourcareerLesson1Readingandthinking(I)高二—人教版—英語選擇性必修四—第五單元LookanddiscussWhatcanyouseeinthepicture?Howwouldyouinterpretit?Thephotoshowsabusinessmanwalkingdownaremotecountryroadwithabriefcaseinhand.Itsymbolisesapersonbeginninghisorhercareerwithinfinitepossibilitiesahead.LookanddiscussWhatdoes“l(fā)aunch”meanhere?Whatdoes“l(fā)aunchingyourcareer”mean?Theword“l(fā)aunch”means“start”here.“Launchingyourcareer”meansweshouldstartthinkingaboutwhatwewanttodointhefutureandmakepreparations.LookanddiscussHowdoyouunderstandthequote?ThequoteisfromMohandasGandhi’sautobiography,TheStoryofMyExperimentswithTruth.Itmeansthatthefutureisnotset—wecanchangewhathasalreadyhappenedthroughourpresentactions.MohandasGandhi(1869-1948)wasanIndianstatesmanandactivist.Heisreferredtowiththetitle“Mahatma”,meaning“GreatSoul”.AimsofthisunitInthisunit,youwillreadabouthowtoknowyourselfbetterthroughself-assessment;hearandtalkaboutgoingtouniversityanddecidingonamajor;writealetterofapplicationandaCV(履歷，簡歷).DecideonafuturecareerChooseauniversitymajorApplyforajobAimsofthislessonInthislesson,youwillreadatextabouthowtogetaheadstartonyourfuturecareer;knowaboutthemainideaandstructureofthetext;understandthesubjectofthetextbyusingavisualizedtoolandlearningtheculturalnote.DecideonafuturecareerChooseauniversitymajorApplyforajobBrainstormingWhataresomeofthewaysthatcanhelpusdecidewhichcareerisappropriateforus?waystohelpusdecideonafuturecareerparents,teacherscareercounsellors...PredictionLookatthetitle,thetableonPage50,andthechartonPage51.Predictthestyleandthemainideaofthetext.Languagetip:Ithinkthetextisa/an(narration/exposition...)about...ReadformainideaSkimthetextandfindthemainadvicegiventoreaders.CareerAptitudeTestexampleUseacareeraptitudetesttohelpyoudeterminethecareeryoushouldchoose.(Para.3)ReadforstructureReadthetextandsummarizethemainideaofeachparagraph.★Tip:IdentifythemainideaofaparagraphIdentifyingthemainideasofparagraphsisnecessarywhenanalysingatext.Mostparagraphswillhavea“topicsentence”thattellsyoutheparagraph’smainidea.Itisoftenthefirstsentence,butsometimesitisfoundelsewhereintheparagraph.Sometimesyouwillalsoneedtosummarizethemainideabyusingyourownwords.ReadforstructureReadthetextandsummarizethemainideaofeachparagraph.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(1)(4)(5)(6)Para. MainideaTakingtimetothinkaboutcareerisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.(2)Startingtothinkaboutpossiblecareersatayoungageisnoteasy.(3)Careeraptitudetestscanhelpustogetaheadstartinconsideringourfuturecareer.Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Onepopulartestworkstoindicatetheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Careersuggestionsarealsobasedoneducationandexperiencelevel.Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantforguidance.(7)Readthetextandsummarizethemainideaofeachparagraph.(1)(4)(5)Para. MainideaDividethetextintothreepartsaccordingtothemainideasandsummarizeeachpart.Takingtimetothinkaboutcareerisanessentialexerciseforyoungpeople.(2)Startingtothinkaboutpossiblecareersatayoungageisnoteasy.(3)Careeraptitudetestscanhelpustogetaheadstartinconsideringourfuturecareer.Therearemanydifferentkindsofcareeraptitudetests.Onepopulartestworkstoindicatetheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Careersuggestionsarealsobasedoneducationandexperiencelevel.Careeraptitudetestsareaveryusefultool,buttheyareonlymeantforguidancePart1(Para.1-2):Whyshouldweworkoutwhatwewanttodo?ProblemSolutionPart2(Para.3-6):Howdoweworkoutwhatwewanttodo?Part3(Para.7):ConclusionReadfordetailsReadParagraphs3and4,andthenanswerthequestions.(1)Whatcanwelearnfromacareeraptitudetest?(2)Whatisveryimportantwhenwearecompletingthetest?Readfordetails(1)Whatcanwelearnfromacareeraptitudetest?Para.3Readfordetails(2)Whatisveryimportantwhenwearecompletingthetest?Para.4★Tip:Aflowchartisadiagramthatshowsthesequenceofactionsinaparticularprocessoractivity.ReadfordetailsReadParagraphs5and6,andthendrawaflowcharttoshowhowtheaptitudetestworksforparticipants....ReadfordetailsParticipantsgradetheirpreferencesforavarietyofworktasks.Theanswersareanalysedanddividedupbetweensixdifferenttypesofworkpersonalities.Theparticipantisgivenachartshowingtheirscoreforeachtypeofworkpersonality.Thetopthreescoresareusedtomakeacodethatindicatestheparticipant’soverallworkpersonality.Thecodeisusedtogeneratealistofcareersuggestions.★Tip:Usenext,then,afterthat,etc.tointroducethenextstepintheprocess.ReadParagraphs5and6,andthendrawaflowcharttoshowhowtheaptitudetestworksforparticipants.CulturalNoteThechartatthetopofPage51isbasedonHollandCodes(霍蘭德職業(yè)興趣代碼),alsocalledHollandOccupationalThemes.TheexampletestonPage50isadaptedfromanonlinetestusedbytheUSDepartmentofLabourtohelppeoplefindtheirHollandCodes,whichweredevelopedbyanAmericanpsychologist,JohnL.Holland(1919-2008)in1959.Howdoesthecareeraptitudetestwork?CulturalNoteYoucantakeatestonlineoratacareerguidancecentretofindyourindividualHollandCode,whichwillbethreelettersshowingyourpreferencesforthekindofworkyouwanttodo.YourHollandCodecanthenbematchedtospecificjobs.This,whencombinedwithyourinterests,shouldintheorygiveyouagoodideaofwhatcareeryoushouldchoose.Howdoesthecareerapt